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Old Apr 10, 2016 | 10:02 PM
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VIN help F600

I have a 1967 F600 and was wondering what gear ratio it has in the 2 speed rear. I can't find any numbers on the axle housing like it's supposed to have. The door plate says F7C under axle code.






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Old Apr 12, 2016 | 10:28 PM
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I can't tell you for sure but most of those F600's came with an Eaton 2 speed and the most common ratios were 5.83/8.12 and 6.33/8.81. Not a whole lot of difference there.

Hopefully Bill (NumberDummy) will be along soon and he can decode the entire warranty plate for you.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2016 | 10:34 PM
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Welcome to FTE!

Are you familiar with the 2 speed axle? I can find you the Eaton videos regarding operation if you'd like.

Probably the most important warning is to never shift it going downhill, especially trying to downshift it.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2016 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 85e150six4mtod
Welcome to FTE!

Are you familiar with the 2 speed axle? I can find you the Eaton videos regarding operation if you'd like.

Probably the most important warning is to never shift it going downhill, especially trying to downshift it.
Thanks for the advice. I'll ask some of the guys at ATHS meets to show me. I'm probably going to keep it it high range for most of the driving and not shift on the go. I'll never have that much load in it.
 
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My dad would use it as "5th gear" for the most part. Any little hill would force him to downshift it as the 292 wasn't exactly a powerhouse. He did not split shift it and I thought he was going to come unglued when I did once.
 
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Originally Posted by Stretchmobile
I have a 1967 F600 and was wondering what gear ratio it has in the 2 speed rear. I can't find any numbers on the axle housing like it's supposed to have. The door plate says F7C under axle code.


1967 F600 330 2V Medium Duty FT engine; New Process 435 4 speed; Eaton model 13802 rear axle (5.83/8.11); optional Rockwell-Timken front axle of 6,000 lbs. capacity.

City of Culver City tag behind Warranty Plate: The truck could have been purchased from Culver Motors Ford, located on the south side of Washington Blvd., just east of Higuera Street.

The TV show Knots Landing featured a character that owned a car dealer (brand never mentioned). The first few years were filmed at Culver Motors, when they closed, filming switched to Crenshaw Motors.

Before filming began, the production company painted the inside of the shop at Crenshaw, it was dark as a tomb since it hadn't been painted since 1939!
 
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Thank you Number guy. It was bought new by Culver City and used as their water truck. The guy I bought it from, bought it at the city's auction in the 90's. He used it to haul water to his house from the other side of his property, about 2 1/2 acres. 4-5 trips a year. Said he's put on about 200 miles in the last 25 years. He's 86 years old and had a water line run to his house and didn't have the energy to work on the truck any more.
 
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