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With apologies to James Fenimore Cooper. ... Was playing musical brake drums with parts trucks and having a glass of wine from my latest box of malbec. My cardiologist prefers it over beer. I have the brake parts, but still need to order the spring bushings. Gonna try Chuck's Trucks tomorrow.
GB,
I've got some big truck brake parts left over from when I had my '40 1 1/2 ton. Don't know if they would work on your truck or if they are worth a ***** but you seem to be damn good at making honey out of dog *****. That said I'm going to the Portland Swap meet in April and then north to Seattle to visit the boy. I'll be glad to bring them with me if you think you can use them. I'm actually going to have some free time in the Seattle area this trip so I could even deliver them to the island. PM me if interested or if you need more details.
Tim
With apologies to James Fenimore Cooper. ... Was playing musical brake drums with parts trucks and having a glass of wine from my latest box of malbec. My cardiologist prefers it over beer. I have the brake parts, but still need to order the spring bushings. Gonna try Chuck's Trucks tomorrow.
GB,
I've got some big truck brake parts left over from when I had my '40 1 1/2 ton. Don't know if they would work on your truck or if they are worth a ***** but you seem to be damn good at making honey out of dog *****. That said I'm going to the Portland Swap meet in April and then north to Seattle to visit the boy. I'll be glad to bring them with me if you think you can use them. I'm actually going to have some free time in the Seattle area this trip so I could even deliver them to the island. PM me if interested or if you need more details.
Tim
I'll see you in Portland! I have the green bible and will see what interchanges. Thanks!
It's my canon digital rebel slr on a tripod with an aperture value setting . AND the malbec. The first pic is of the shoes that will go on the red truck I bought at Portland last April. They are now on the rusty tonner out front. It was the home of rodents for years and has no header above the windshield or floors. The box is quite good, all things considered. Pan rails cracked big time on the block.
I'll check tomorrow to see what I have. Might all be junk but you never know.
I have 2 big truck USA Wagner M/C's and what I believe are 2 front and 2 rear wheel cylinders. The wheel cylinders have the cups but they are stuck. Don't know if they can be freed up or if its even worth the effort. The M/C's are complete and the plungers are free and out of the cylinders. PM me if you want details or photos.
Tim
No offense intended here! Drums Along The Mohawk was written by Walter Edmonds, not James Fenimore Cooper. Although they both hailed from central, upstate New York, which is how they often get confused. And I'm only clarifying this because I love this forum and I live, basically, in between where those two guys lived- the Mohawk Valley!
And that is a great shot of your garage with the toys!
No offense intended here! Drums Along The Mohawk was written by Walter Edmonds, not James Fenimore Cooper. Although they both hailed from central, upstate New York, which is how they often get confused. And I'm only clarifying this because I love this forum and I live, basically, in between where those two guys lived- the Mohawk Valley!
And that is a great shot of your garage with the toys!
Steve
Funny... I knew I should have checked that out. What did Cooper write, the poem about 'by the shores of Gitchee Goomy'.. Oh never mind I'll look it up. Thanks for the correction. Pulled all the parts off the rear backing plates and freed up the parking brake cables. The cables were stuck hard! EDIT: Ok, it was 'The last of the Mohicans'. I'll work that into another thread some day.
No offense intended here! Drums Along The Mohawk was written by Walter Edmonds, not James Fenimore Cooper. Although they both hailed from central, upstate New York, which is how they often get confused. And I'm only clarifying this because I love this forum and I live, basically, in between where those two guys lived- the Mohawk Valley!
And that is a great shot of your garage with the toys!
Steve
great job on the "central, upstate New York " I'm not far from you. Most out of state people think we live in the city.
[QUOTE=1952 Ford Coe;17822767]great job on the "central, upstate New York " I'm not far from you. Most out of state people think we live in the city. Quote
Seattle native, but my dad's work took us to Massachusetts for my high school years. I did a lot of traveling in the East and I'm here to tell you, Central upstate NY is about as far from city life as you can get... And I sincerely mean that in a VERY good way. Old fashioned, hard working , good honest folks.
No BS
Got my pins and bushings and seals etc from Chuck. We were pretty much caught up with our recent rush jobs at work and it got into the mid 50's so I ditched the cabinet shop and started heating, pounding and then cutting to free up the leaf springs. Normally I re-use the U bolts but the diver side drove me crazy taking an hour and only one U bolt survived. I made a call to a spring shop, ordered new U bolts for 13 bucks apiece and went after the passenger side with a cuttoff wheel. About 5 seconds to cut each leg and tap tap out.Money well spent. I also got some new center bolts so I can add a couple of short bottom leaves to the spring pack. I like the rear of these HD pickups to be sittin' pretty. I see a lot of posts about removing spring leaves for a 'better stance' or a better ride. Whatever.... EDIT: WOW!!! What is up with posting pictures all the sudden. It's like I'm in a foreign country
Your progress looks good! I am looking forward to seeing the stance of this pickup with a full load of lumber. So far I don't like the update to this forum either. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...um-update.html
Thanks Mike, In the second photo above you can see the egg shaped bore in the spring hanger. The whole weight of the vehicle hangs from the thin spot where it is 'wallered out'. Gonna have to solve that or find new.... That would be a forging, correct? Not a casting so I could weld on it?
Common problem, Gary. It’s number 59Y 5776, same as my trucks use. I think they are NLA, at least that’s how I recall it from when I combed the web to find mine. You can buy the 53-56 version from Carpenter and others, but they are a little different by appearance. Don’t know whether they work. A call to Chuck would be worth while to see if he has rat holed away any NOS ones, or to ask if the later version works. I’m sure they are forged if welding is the answer. Stu
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hard! EDIT: Ok, it was 'The last of the Mohicans'. I'll work that into another thread some day.
