Here is my latest score that i picked up over the weekend: '77 F350 Dump. Didn't really need it, but I just had to have it, you guys know what I mean...











It is powered by the mighty 300 inline 6, and a granny-geared four speed. Rearend gears are... slow. Drove the thing home for $500 cash...
It has been owned by a relative of mine and used on his dairy farm for the last 15 or so years. Painted back in the early 90s with the bright red paint and cool silver stripes. Paint is crap now, but still neat looking. It is surprisingly solid for a PA truck, but still suffers from the usual rot in the floors, bottoms of the doors, and cab corners. Frame is beautiful and clean. The major issue that needs attention right now is the stripped starter ring gear, so I plan to pull the motor this weekend and get that fixed. After that will be some metal work to the floors and cab corners, then I will be swapping the split-ring rims for a set of solid tubeless 16.5s and some new tires, then I'll put it on the road. Later I will pick up a better set of doors and my neighbor (and part investor in this deal) will spray some fresh paint on the thing.

I tinkered with it some last night, checking fluids, fixing lights, changing plugs and wires, etc. After that I took it to the gas station for a drink and then stopped by the car wash for a thorough bath. After that was a slow drive on windy back road, which was just pure blissss... Man I love driving this thing... The 300 isn't going to win any races, but I loved listening to the old girl purr along as I rowed the gears. The thing handles like, well, a dump truck, but that just adds to the character. Most people think I should be committed for being so excited about such a crappy old, slow, ill-handling piece of crap, but I knew you guys would understand.

 

I understand totally! I just dragged home #15 ( I think ), to scavenge for parts.'77( I think, haven't checked v.i.n.) F250 Ranger XLT Camper Special.460 auto, Ac, tool box in bed side, bumperettes, etc. So, while you have the engine out for the ring gear, are you gonna change the clutch, t.o. bearing, pilot bushing, etc? Good time to do it.

 

Still debating that. This motor was replaced in the mid-90s with a reman, and had a clutch put in at that time. I don't think it has had many miles on it since then (maybe 10K). I'll look everything over, but if it looks good it will probably stay in. It is possible that this motor may get pulled at some point further down the road in favor of a 460, so I don't want to get a lot tied up in it. Just need to get it roadworthy and reliable for now.

 

I have a 76 with a contractors dump box on it that I love. That can be seen in my avatar. I can't even begin to list here the things I have used it for. You will love having it.

 

thats pretty cool! i like the red paint... but im a little bias lol

 

1979 Ford F350 Custom Cab Dump Truck 351M with electrical problems.
Please help me with some observations on your truck.
1. Look on your firewall above the master cylinder and see if it has a two post factory mounted relay – I think one wire will trace back to the starter solenoid.
Question 1. – What does this relay do and connect to? Can you trace the wires from the firewall relay back to whatever they connect too? Both relay wires.
2. Passenger side fender well near solenoid and voltage regulator. From the solenoid a wire goes to a passenger fender relay (small rectangle box ½-inch by 2-inches) with two posts, connected to these posts, are two (2) in-line blade fuses; one on an inline orange wire and one on an inline black wire. Orange wire has a 30amp bade fuse; Black has an inline 25amp fuse, both appear to be factory produced with the wire.
Question 2. – Where does the Orange wire from the relay go? It appears to trace to the firewall and then go to the driver’s side. However the wire is broken and I cannot see what in connects to. Can you identify the connection point on your truck?
Question 3. Does your truck have any modern blade fuses or are they all glass?

 

Wiring diagram here: 1973-1979 Ford Truck Wiring Diagrams & Schematics - FORDification.net

As far as I know, all the fuses should be in the fuse block and all are glass. Anything factory under the hood would be a fuseable link.

As with any of these trucks, anything could have been added or changed in 40 years. Dump trucks were not made by Ford so lots of things could of been added when made as a dump truck. Close ups of the things you are looking at would help.

 

What a deal,areal work truck.I assume a pto