Turned out real nice Gary and you should be proud. Does the 2 speed axle work on your truck? I would like to add a 2 speed to my truck as I think I have all pieces.

 

Thanks for all the nice comments. The 2 speed axle works well. It's operation is still a bit confusing to me. I have read the dash plate describing how to shift it a couple times, but 'keeping the accelerator down' while shifting it is hard to do, but seems to work fine. I don't have the speedometer compensator gizmo hooked up. Actually I don't have any cable attached to the speedometer yet. I have an oil pressure gauge screwed directly into the block, only visible with hood open, and an aftermarket ammeter below the dash. So far the only instruments. The filler cap was ripped out of the radiator tank, so that's still just an open wound. The engine I picked up for it had 2 new manufacture sealed ball bearing water pumps and the rad seems to cool this thing well. Next week I will install a temp gauge I found in a box of stuff from another old build. Working with ford's electrical gauges has always been frustrating for me and the 12 volt conversion. Now add to this I hate working under the dash and my vision isn't what it used to be and this thing isn't original anyways. My rule is to not drill holes or anything that messes things up for the next owner/restorer who wants to put it back the way Henry built it. Ok, two more long work days before I go to the Gas-up at Lynden.

 

its got a few modification .1984 jimmy 6.2 diesel with a banks turbo charger. pulling my ford trailer.

 

EXTREMELY cool rig you got there! I deliver cabinets in a grumman aluminum stepvan built for the postal service with a 6.2. I love how it runs. Funny, so many people relate the 6.2 and 6.5 to the Ill concieved 350 gas conversion done in oldsmobiles etc back in the eighties. The 6.2 is a fine diesel engine IMHO. It was really hard to imagine what your 4x4 turbodiesel convertible was. I like it!

 

thanks! had it for 20 years now.

 

Here is the '47 with a load of old fencing and barnboard getting ready to head to the kiln. This wood will become flooring, cabinets and doors, both interior and exterior. About 1/2 of this wood has some bug damage, so it's off to a dry kiln a couple miles down the road. 140 degrees for 3 hours will kill any live bugs still in it. I'm looking at a large house remodeling project where they have removed all the old 1 x 12 fir siding and have it waiting for me to pick up. It might end up on top of this load. I don't think the truck has settled more than an inch.

 

Looks like the old girl is still earning her keep! Wonder how many 2014 model year trucks will still be gettin done in 2075 or so?

 

Hopefully most as I suspect some guys will still be making payments

 

^^^Aint that the truth^^^

 

That's what I like about you and your trucks: you DRIVE them and use them as they are meant to be. If I ever finish mine, I will use it like a truck, the way it was intended. Just because a thing is old doesn't mean it's used up. Unless we are talking about me...

 

Using them is what I like most. I took one truck to a car show in a mall parking lot. It was a '54 gmc 3/4 ton flatbed dually with a cummins 6at. Faded paint, Mt Pickett Salvage on the door. Truth be told, I had been driving past the place after a delivery on the mainland, and decided to go in and join them. I got a spot at the far end, and I met a guy who had put a 350 in his '51 gmc, and I was asking about cooling and radiator options etc, but he wouldn't get out of his lawn chair to go see my dirty old truck. Made loading a couple thousand pounds of dirty old wood seem fun compared to car shows.....

 

Looking good!
I really like the working but not abused quality of your truck.

How does it compare to the 37?

 

Thanks so much! The '47 is a larger and more sturdy truck. It steers better but the main thing is the hydraulic brakes. As stated 5 minutes ago in the newby post, I do like my 12 volt conversion too. Neither has any lighting except for brake lights as I can't imagine driving them at night, but would like to wire them up on the '47. The '47 also has the 2 speed axle which is nice, and a brake booster, but that is currently bypassed. Next winter I'll get it rebuilt and hooked up. The '47 feels more roomy in the cab too. Let's face it the newer they are, the better they run and drive. I have a '28 1 1/2 ton, a '37, a '47 and now the '58 f600 fire truck which I have been eliminating all fire stuff from. Which one would I prefer to take a trip in? The '92 haha. All kidding aside, I like the '47 best of all, for combination of cool style truck, drivability and just because I like it. Of course I'd be lost without the '92 for hauling my trailers hunting down and hauling old beams and lumber over on the mainland. I hope I haven't confused you. Goodnight

 

Ohhh so COOL, I LOVE these old BIG Trucks SO Much, and you have an AWESOME collection of them

 

any updates on this beauty?