Greetings!
I am headed out to look at a 1969 N700 dump truck and realized that I have no idea what the value of a truck this old might be. I have searched online and have seen a few F700s in this year, but no N700 to speak of. It was originally owned and operated as a city plow truck here in Washington state. While they do use a chemical on the highways to speed snow and ice melt, they do not use salt, so some of these older trucks are not as rotted out as in other places. My question is, what is a truck like this worth? It has the 361 with a 5 speed split rear axle. It is apparently running and is currently registered. The dump bed works and the tires are "ok" and comes with snow chains. It does come with a plow, which is 11 foot and hydraulic (PTO driven) up down and side to side. The owner is asking 7k but says he is negotiable. Seems kind of steep for a truck of this vintage but I could be mistaken? Are parts still available for a dump truck this old? The truck is definitely a neat old ride.
Thank you for any help!

 

Brake drums are not available. Most other stuff is available though you may have some detective work for some of it.

On value check truck trader and similar sites on line.

Are the tires tubeless? Split ring tube type are ok. Widow maker rh5 rims are not. I can get you links for those but Google is quicker.

 

Not sure about the wheels, will have to look, but to be honest, the brake drum situation is a deal breaker.

 

It's a gamble. Many if not most of these worked local or farm type jobs. This one as a snow plow. That duty is not particularly hard on brakes. But if you did buy it and discover bad drums, you would have some time consuming and/or expensive choices in repairing it.

For $7000 he should pull a front and rear wheel and show you the brakes. Check the prices here. Short version: '87 F700 seed truck, 370, runner, 206k all for $6500.

https://www.truckpaper.com/listings/...ucks?Manu=FORD

 

Thank you for the info. This is very helpful. I have to say it is a very clean looking truck but not being able to replace consumables like brake parts is a definite dead end. The truck would only be useful for a finite amount of time and even with doing minimal miles per year, that time could be short. Going to look at it tomorrow, and will post some pics.

 

Shoes and cylinders etc are available. It's those pesky drums.... But, the drums were quite stout when new and may be serviceable.

'The future is uncertain and the end is always near'. Everything is finite.

But buy it right if you step into it. Good luck!

 

Has @NumberDummy confirmed that the drums are unavailable?

 

OP has a similar thread in the 1967/72 forum. I gave him the brake drum and other info there.

You or Ed could post a link to that thread. I cannot do it. When Chris (ctubutis) offered to show me how, I said I wasn't interested, had too much to do already.

Chris has stayed at my residencia 3 times over the past several years. Plus we spent two weeks driving 2,300 miles in OK and bits of KS & TX last September.

I did most of the driving because when he hit the brakes the first coupla times on our rented 2017 F150, if I hadn't been wearing a seat belt, I woulda ended up as a hood ornament!

I have a pic if y'all wanna see it.

 

Related post:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post17807452

 

Looked at this truck today and completely forgot to snap a picture of the vin plate. Here are a few pics though. Truck looked really clean for one this old. Odometer read 36k but who knows how many times around that has gone. So are these the dreaded widow maker wheels? Widow maker????

 

 

Yellow

 

Not a Widow maker.

 

Well that is one for the plus column, the rear rims look like something else all together.
Different wheel on the rears.

 

The locking rings are on the insides of the duals facing each other. They probably are the same wheel as the front.

As to the front, they appear to be something like the wheels depicted here:

Figure 3-31.Locking ring rim

The widow maker rh5 doesn't use a ring like that. Rather, to halves of the wheel snap together and somehow stay together. Somehow.

Ford two piece rims

AFAIK they were 5 and 6 hole, and maybe GM 10 hole, but not 10 hole as depicted in your pictures.