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That's a really cool shot, Whiskey Runner. That boom lift looks like a nice addition, and a real pain in the butt saver. Your truck is definitely built for work.
It really does. The brakes are the only short coming. If I really wanted to nit pick, power steering would come in handy backing up.
A couple months ago I was pulling a 18' flatbed lightly loaded with some steel. (4,000lbs maybe)
Anyway, I had to make a pass going up over a bridge. Dropped into 3rd gear and went about 3/4 throttle, it picked up and went from 55-75 in not much time. It's got the power!
Quick question - how are these trucks at stopping with a load with no power breaks? I have a 68 with manual drums and Im curious under load how they do.
i have been driving pick-ups since the mid 60's.. most of the trucks back then were manual(manpower) steering and brakes.. they will work fine as long as you drive looking and planning ahead .. using your gears to slow down before hitting the brakes works well.. keeping the kinpins, tie rod ends, idler arm and drag link greased after checking the gear oil in the steering box makes it easy to steer with the bigger steering wheel most had.. my 71 still has manual steering and drum brakes and so far i lived thru it..
Not that the load was that heavy for the truck, just a bulky truck full of furniture and housewares. Me and the '68 helped my son move to a new apartment in Chicago. The hardest part of the move....lugging heavy couches, chairs, and beds up three flights of narrow stairs in an old apartment building. Truck handled it great. My old body can't handle those heavy loads any more! Every muscle in my body was sore this AM. A little fine tuning on the truck before I left, and she ran great. I am going to need to install A/C in the truck. Even with the heat off, hot water still flows through the heater core, and about blasted me out of the cab. It was HOT!!
i have been driving pick-ups since the mid 60's.. most of the trucks back then were manual(manpower) steering and brakes.. they will work fine as long as you drive looking and planning ahead .. using your gears to slow down before hitting the brakes works well.. keeping the kinpins, tie rod ends, idler arm and drag link greased after checking the gear oil in the steering box makes it easy to steer with the bigger steering wheel most had.. my 71 still has manual steering and drum brakes and so far i lived thru it..
Thanks for that info. Pretty excited for it, I drove my moms 78 super beetle and it was similar with using the gears for help. Makes you a better driver I think because you have to look out and plan you're totally right. I will get the grease gun out when I'm home unless I get the chance to do it on the way. Will the idler arm bushing be something that might need replacing?
Quick question - how are these trucks at stopping with a load with no power breaks? I have a 68 with manual drums and Im curious under load how they do.
Thanks!
Nothing to be impressed about, for sure. I drove mine with 4x manual drums for 4 or 5 years until I had the heart-pounding blood-pumping come-to-Jesus near-miss that convinced me it was time for an upgrade (trailer with 2 yards of topsoil, came around a curve and traffic was backed up at a standstill, it was all I could do to bring it to a stop about a foot away from the car in front of me). Got disc brake setup from a 78 F100, then a hydroboost from a 2004 F450, and m/c from a 79 Lincoln. Now it will stop on a dime and give you change - even when loaded!
Nothing to be impressed about, for sure. I drove mine with 4x manual drums for 4 or 5 years until I had the heart-pounding blood-pumping come-to-Jesus near-miss that convinced me it was time for an upgrade (trailer with 2 yards of topsoil, came around a curve and traffic was backed up at a standstill, it was all I could do to bring it to a stop about a foot away from the car in front of me). Got disc brake setup from a 78 F100, then a hydroboost from a 2004 F450, and m/c from a 79 Lincoln. Now it will stop on a dime and give you change - even when loaded!
I showed up to load them and the gal says to me in a concerned voice "you didn't bring a trailer?" I just said, "it's ONLY 20 bales..." and then once I had them loaded it was "you're not gonna tie them down?" Nope haha
Haven't been hauling much lately. Took a new job and have been working a minimum of 55 hours a week. So my side work has dwindled.
This is an older picture that I forgot to share with you all. It was heavy, but only had to go a couple of miles down the road. Went slow and easy, did fine.
Hauled a few loads of brush from the church on Saturday. Very light in weight, but, bulky. Got to the drop off area, went to back up, and the gear selector was no longer attached to the transmission. I knew right away that little C clip that holds the linkage rod in the trans lever had come off. Sure 'nuff. Crawled underneath, put the rod in, and . got it home. While at the brush drop off, a guy says, "Hey, that is too nice of truck to haul brush". I said "Hey, the truck works for me, I don't work for it". Although that isn't really true!
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