saved from certain death sitting in a field. We loaded this F350 up 130 miles from here, and brought it home for the assessment. Brake pedal to the floor, clutch pedal to the floor, flexible fuel lines torn and hanging, and gas tank full of sludge, it was a coin flip.<o></o

After rebuilding both master cylinders, removing the gas tank and cleaning, putting on a fuel pump, lines, and filter,the old beast fired up, moved and stopped under its' own power. Now, I'm "going in"!

I’ll pull the drums and go through the brakes and replace the lines.

It's a one owner, 64,000 mile, custom cab, 130" frame, with a 160bu. grain box, pto driven hoist, and 223-4 spd with 5.83 rear end.<o></o

Eventually, I'll weld in some new floor panels, cab corners, and find a couple front fenders from the desert, to make it look a little better. I plan on putting it back into service as a grain hauler for at least a couple years. With those gears, it should pull a 400bu. gravity box just fine.

 

Good to see another one getting saved!

 

Agree, great find. And could my eyes be seeing correctly that it has the safe tubeless 17.5" wheels and tires? That sure would make the truck immensely practical. Stu

 

Stu- There's sure nothing wrong with your eyes, good catch! They are indeed the 17.5's, and the rear duals are not too bad. I've already found, and picked up a pair of new take-offs from a Winnebago for the front. Just have to swap them onto my wheels.
Question: Are parts like axle seals and gaskets readily available for these big full floaters? I pulled the left rear, just now, and she's soaked and ugly! I can't put new shoes in there without a new seal. What kind of axle is this?
GB, anyone?

 

I'd think Job Lot in Queens NY would have your parts. They seem to have the big models covered better than most. Stu

http://www.joblotauto.com

 

Much appreciated, Stu....I'll check them out.

 

Update- I found the big brake shoes 13x2.5 and wheel cyls. at rockauto.
Napa had the axle gaskets.

 

Great looking truck And back to work, as well! I have a complete take-out rear axle. I think it's a timken. The axle will most likely go to scrap someday, but with 10 acres of woods to hide stuff in, that could be a while. Let me know if you need anything. Welcome to the orphanage!

 

Thanks GB! I've spent a bit of time out your way, fishing between Whidbey Is. and Port Angeles. Also, have a brother that lives in Port Hadlock. Spectacular country!
I'm happy to have found this 1 ton, as I recently sold my F-750 single axle dump. Have a carb kit coming from Mike's, and brakes on the way, so should be road worthy in a week or two.
Just out of curiosity, what gears are in your "spare" axle?

 

Not sure on ratio. Anyone know how to tell? I can see Whidbey Island from my kitchen window.

 

Roll the rear end on its tires or turn the pinion by hand. Count the number of turns of the pinion vs. one turn of the axle, the result is the ratio. (Both axles have to turn forward at the same time, can't let one stop or turn the opposite way.)
If its open, divide the number of ring gear teeth by the pinion gear teeth.

 

A Timken will commonly have the ring and pinion tooth count numbers stamped into the case. Stu

 

Nice looking rig!
Just remeber if you rotate the axle with one wheel stationary on the ground you will have to double the ratio you come up with. Just as an example, if you rotate the one wheel/compare to pinion and come up with 3:1 then the actual ratio would be 6:1.

If both wheels are jacked up and are rotated at the same speed them you will come up with the correct ratio right off the back as described.

 

Moving back to the "ugly end", here's what the left rear looked like when I opened her up. Both rear wheel cylinders are leaking, and apparently, the wheel seals aren't too good either!

 

Looks like they gave you a nice coat of preservation medium!