Might have to do a DNA test on that chicken abe...

 

From an old Smothers Brother's routine...


"My ol' man's a cotton pickin' finger lickin' chicken plucker!
What d'ya think about that?"

 

Here is one I have heard of before. Semi sized pumper truck for the city of New York. Could pump 10,000 GPM at low pressure and 8,000 at high. Pumping through one of it's support trucks could send water 600 feet.



Used a massive Deltic diesel engine that had three crankshafts and opposed cilinders.




Here is a link to the article.

BangShift.com Mack Super Pumper

 

Here is an Oddball Ford I found.

It is a Meadow Green 1953 All wheel drive dump. I am not sure what size, F500 or F600, nor can I tell if it is a Marmon Herrington. But it sure is neat.

It looks like it is in the Netherlands (Holland) asnthat is the Dutch flag flying in the background.

 

Did you forget something Abe? I don't see anything.

 

Oops, thanks, Toby! Here is the Dutch all wheel drive.

 

That's better. That is one tuff looking truck. From my great grandpas' x8 or so homeland too. Always liked the Meadow Green too.

 

Sure looks like it's a M-H. A shadow, but no obvious hood badge below the Ford model badge. Nice truck, even though it needs a diaper to keep it from marking its turf. Stu

 

Good eyes, Stu! I didn't see that until I enlarged the picture. Suppose the front differential is leaking? Or the old flathead?

Are those stock Ford tow hooks?

 

One or both are weeping I'd say. Those hooks don't look Ford, nor do they look M-H, at least none that I've seen. Pretty aggressive items. Stu

 

TAAA-18245-A .. Tow Hook Kit / Obsolete

1953/56 trucks.

KLIMESH MOTOR SALES in Calmar IA has 1 = 563-562-3241.

 

Rain ? lot's of water in the grass on the side .

 

I found some more pictures of the all wheel drive 53. It is an F500. The name on the door looks Dutch to me. You could probably tell what country it is registered in by the front license plate?

Can you tell what make of all wheel drive conversion it is by the front hub? M-H, NAPCO, etc?

 

Marmon-Herrington. Stu

 

Bedford trucks were made in England, sold new in Europe and Canada, possibly other countries as well.

The name on the green truck door appears to be Dutch (aka Holland), but it could also be Belgium or Denmark.

The Ford & the Bedford do not have British license (number) plates, they don't appear to be German either.