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Coulda been a leftover. When was your truck made?
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I don't know when it was made. Sadly I sold it many years ago. I've owned two bumpsides in my life and enjoyed both of them. A 70 F100 4X4 and my F250 Camper Special. I bought my F250 with almost 60,000 miles on it. It had a 360 and a 4 speed with the granny low. When I finally got rid of it, it had just rolled over 200,000 miles. Stupid me, I didn't know what I had back then. 
Man that granny low was soooo handy out in the hay fields. Even when pulling a hay wagon half full I could still jump out of the truck and help throw the bales on the wagon and then jump back in the truck without stalling.
When I sell my bike next year I'm going to shop for another bumpside. F250 4X4 Crew Cab and, I hope, a short box. I don't care what year and if it doesn't have the same grill as yours I'll replace it. Hell, while I'm dreaming of the perfect truck I might as well wish for a blue truck with a 300 I6 too.
Man that granny low was soooo handy out in the hay fields. Even when pulling a hay wagon half full I could still jump out of the truck and help throw the bales on the wagon and then jump back in the truck without stalling.
When I sell my bike next year I'm going to shop for another bumpside. F250 4X4 Crew Cab and, I hope, a short box. I don't care what year and if it doesn't have the same grill as yours I'll replace it. Hell, while I'm dreaming of the perfect truck I might as well wish for a blue truck with a 300 I6 too.
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Good luck on finding that truck...
Granny low gears are awesome for hauling stuff and doing things like you mentioned. My brother has a bronco with 4speed granny. Pair that with low-range 4wd and you've got some serious gear reduction!!!
Granny low gears are awesome for hauling stuff and doing things like you mentioned. My brother has a bronco with 4speed granny. Pair that with low-range 4wd and you've got some serious gear reduction!!!
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2X 351. Back in 1979 I had a new Bronco. 351M,granny,3.50 gears,and a NP205. With T/C in low and in granny gear the engine was about to blow up at about 4-5 MPH as I recall.
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I don't know what my rear diff gearing was but I think 4 or 5 mph was about max in granny low. I never used it except when starting out with HEAVY loads or, as mentioned, haying. I didn't have a tach but based on the sound of the engine that's about all I had for speed in low. I also only got about 9 mpg too 
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I know in our super duty with the 4r100, 1st gear is 2.4:1, transfer case is 2.8:1, and axles are 3.73. That makes for a 25:1 crawl ratio. With the big ol' 7.3 diesel, you have to step on the brakes firmly to hold it back.
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351. You reminded me of that old Ford commercial where they showed a Ford truck pulling a train. I think it was a Dent. Maybe Bump.
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Or what about the 80's bullnose hauling a chevy and towing a dodge up that Boulder mountain? Lol
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OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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70-74 Clevelands ...
Love the Clevelands! At 18, sold my 72 351 4v Torino to a wrecking yard (just like one in the movie except steelies w and whitewalls),had no idea the difference in the 2 and 4V motors were except carbs..car was trashed and went thru front tires once a month..totally ragged..went back later that year and nothing left but the hull! Thought it was a neat old car,but bought for a cheap old work beater...shure wish I had that motor back!!
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Lots of people don't know what the Cleveland's really are. They think they are crap because they were only around for a few years. Little do they know. Massive ports, canted valves, closed chamber quench heads. They were factory production race engines!
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I put a 72 351C 2bbl and a C-6 in my 72 E-300.
I drove it for 25 years.
It seems like it had more power than my V-10, in my E-350.
It got a lot better gas mileage, even when towing, maybe because it was in the optimum power band.
I drove it for 25 years.
It seems like it had more power than my V-10, in my E-350.
It got a lot better gas mileage, even when towing, maybe because it was in the optimum power band.
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They do get good MPG. Mine gets 15-16 on the highway in my truck. And that's boggin along at 1500rpm/65mph. I'm switching to 4.11 gears to bring rpm up about 500. 2000@ 65 should lessen the load and improve MPG and power.
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