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Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 16,138
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From: Burbank, WA
You got me beat on the vehicle count, I only have 9 trucks, 3 cars and 1 garden tractor. But I have more than 3 yard sticks. Here's a couple of my faves. One is from a Ford dealer from 1969, one from a defunct lumber yard, and one from an oil company that's so old it has letters in the phone number, and a street name that doesn't exist in my town anymore. It's been changed at some point before I was born.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,363
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From: Utah
Sorry i never saw your original question.
I would say go with the 3 speed. You can always swap a c4 in later if you wanted to change.
You can always hack your crossmember anytime you want but may be a bit more work to fix the hacked crossmember if you decide to go back to the 3 speed.
Scott.
Ive currently got 11 trucks. 48 to 53. Was 12 last week but parted one out and most all the parts are gone
So you've got me beat.
One runs drives.
Two are all taken apart.
Two are future projects the f2 and f3 mh
3 parts trucks
1 coe to sell or build someday
1 f3 stakbed should run.
1 49 f1 stakbed with 0BAS v8. Just picked up last week
Got my eye on a few more for when i need my next fix.
I would say go with the 3 speed. You can always swap a c4 in later if you wanted to change.
You can always hack your crossmember anytime you want but may be a bit more work to fix the hacked crossmember if you decide to go back to the 3 speed.
Scott.
Ive currently got 11 trucks. 48 to 53. Was 12 last week but parted one out and most all the parts are gone
So you've got me beat.
One runs drives.
Two are all taken apart.
Two are future projects the f2 and f3 mh
3 parts trucks
1 coe to sell or build someday
1 f3 stakbed should run.
1 49 f1 stakbed with 0BAS v8. Just picked up last week
Got my eye on a few more for when i need my next fix.
Logistics Pro
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,793
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From: Austin
I was sitting in Mrs Harrison's 5th grade class about 45 years ago &
she had (3) yardsticks taped together for whacking people who needed encouragement. She would walk up & down the aisles between our desks & you would just pray it wasn't your turn. I remember like it was yesterday - she walked past me & then turned & wailed on Erasmus sitting right beside me. I thought I was a goner - it broke into 3 pieces on poor Erasmus. I've always been very impressed with yardsticks.
5th Grade at Estes Hills Elementary in Chapel Hill, NC. We moved to a more enlightened Austin TX soon after.
Someone brought up yardsticks....
Ben in Austin
1950 F1
she had (3) yardsticks taped together for whacking people who needed encouragement. She would walk up & down the aisles between our desks & you would just pray it wasn't your turn. I remember like it was yesterday - she walked past me & then turned & wailed on Erasmus sitting right beside me. I thought I was a goner - it broke into 3 pieces on poor Erasmus. I've always been very impressed with yardsticks.
5th Grade at Estes Hills Elementary in Chapel Hill, NC. We moved to a more enlightened Austin TX soon after.
Someone brought up yardsticks....
Ben in Austin
1950 F1
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Utah
Wayne. Ive been in that Ernst. Back in probably 93 94 . they still around?
I'll see if i can borrow one of my wifes yardsticks. Thats one thing i havent started collecting yet. Looks like ive got some catching up to do.
I got my wife one of these yesterday for an early christmas present. Or only christmas present!
. Can you correctly identify what it is?
I'll see if i can borrow one of my wifes yardsticks. Thats one thing i havent started collecting yet. Looks like ive got some catching up to do.
I got my wife one of these yesterday for an early christmas present. Or only christmas present!
. Can you correctly identify what it is?
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 16,138
Likes: 4,735
From: Burbank, WA
If you were there that late, you may have been their last customer. I thought they all folded up before then. Ernst, Pay n Pak, they're all gone. They all closed up before the big box giants moved in. I think they were scared.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,599
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From: Rockingham, VA
We went to see the last Hobbit movie. It was terrible.
I read the book multiple times in the 70s, and the movies, as so often happens, stray far from the original story line. There was no love affair between a dwarf and an elf in the original.
I read the book multiple times in the 70s, and the movies, as so often happens, stray far from the original story line. There was no love affair between a dwarf and an elf in the original.
Lead Driver
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Posts: 6,599
Likes: 34
From: Rockingham, VA
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Logistics Pro
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From: u-rah-rah Wisconsin
Honestly
I meant what I said about wasting your time. My question was poorly written. Since no one had responded I thought it best to delete.
I had a feeling a delete would get more responses, so I guess that tells me how bad/unclear my topic was.
The poorly written topic was about my 50 F-1
I cant decide what transmission to run.
302 + 1950 3 speed
302 + C-4
I meant what I said about wasting your time. My question was poorly written. Since no one had responded I thought it best to delete.
I had a feeling a delete would get more responses, so I guess that tells me how bad/unclear my topic was.
The poorly written topic was about my 50 F-1
I cant decide what transmission to run.
302 + 1950 3 speed
302 + C-4
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 15,882
Likes: 88
From: Durham NC
F one:
Best you ask again in a new topic, this one is about to get quite silly.
For best response put truck model in topic name and short subject of your question. A question mark at the end helps indicate it's a question looking for an answer. ex: Tranny choice for 302 in F1?
Best you ask again in a new topic, this one is about to get quite silly.
For best response put truck model in topic name and short subject of your question. A question mark at the end helps indicate it's a question looking for an answer. ex: Tranny choice for 302 in F1?
Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 25,312
Likes: 5,354
From: Central PA
F one:
Best you ask again in a new topic, this one is about to get quite silly.
For best response put truck model in topic name and short subject of your question. A question mark at the end helps indicate it's a question looking for an answer. ex: Tranny choice for 302 in F1?
Best you ask again in a new topic, this one is about to get quite silly.
For best response put truck model in topic name and short subject of your question. A question mark at the end helps indicate it's a question looking for an answer. ex: Tranny choice for 302 in F1?
Postmaster
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,525
Likes: 1
From: oh
Wow you guys are bored. Ready to head back south and pulling the 56 . Dad is ready for a cruise to Key west and have to do a few things to his 56 before the trip. Dad has about 5-6 yard sticks. I have maybe 3. One is from Ford dealer in Canfield.
Merry Christmas to everybody.
Merry Christmas to everybody.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 7,493
Likes: 7
From: Erie, pa
Wayne. Ive been in that Ernst. Back in probably 93 94 . they still around?
I'll see if i can borrow one of my wifes yardsticks. Thats one thing i havent started collecting yet. Looks like ive got some catching up to do.
I got my wife one of these yesterday for an early christmas present. Or only christmas present!
. Can you correctly identify what it is?
I'll see if i can borrow one of my wifes yardsticks. Thats one thing i havent started collecting yet. Looks like ive got some catching up to do.
I got my wife one of these yesterday for an early christmas present. Or only christmas present!
. Can you correctly identify what it is?
Welder User
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,269
Likes: 50
From: northwest MT
Also, only 7 of my trucks are 47-53, but the rest are Fords too!
