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Hi there,
New to the forum. Just picked up a 1968 F500 dump truck and need some help making sure what I have. The title says ”F550 Super Duty” but the emblem on the hood says F500 and what I can make out from trying to do searches with the vin, I think it is a F500. I found your forum and was hoping you can help. The previous owner said it sat for 5 plus years when I got there to look at it. I hooked up the starter , threw a battery in it, filed the points and put some gas down the carb and she fired right up. I want to really go through this and get it on the road but I need to know what I’m working with. I plan on changing all fluids, plugs, etc and fixing the brakes.It has a in line 6 cylinder with a manual tranny. I plan on using this to haul wood for my outdoor furnace. Here’s the VIN:
1st line F50BCD50854
2nd line. 156 M F500 4381 A 42
3rd line. 15000 139 3600 46
FIRST LINE
F50 is the Truck Series code: where F is Conventional 2 axle gas and 50 is the first two numbers of the truck series:500
B is the Engine code: 6 cylinder 300-1V
C is the assembly plant code: Ontario
The rest of the top of the Warranty Plate are the Consecutive Unit numbers: D50854, Made in June
SECOND SECTION
156 is the wheel base
M is the exterior paint code (since your plate is red, this truck was painted) but M is white
F500 is the Model Code, so F500 it is
4381 is the trim and cab or body type: Black interior
A is transmission code: 4-speed New Process 435
42 Real Axle code: Rockwell D-100 ratio is 6.2 and capacity is 13,000 pounds
THIRD SECTION:
15,000 is the recommended max. gross vehicle weight
139 is your certified net horsepower
3600 means at this specified RPM
46 is the Special Order code/ no info on this for you.
FIRST LINE
F50 is the Truck Series code: where F is Conventional 2 axle gas and 50 is the first two numbers of the truck series:500
B is the Engine code: 6 cylinder 300-1V
C is the assembly plant code: Ontario
The rest of the top of the Warranty Plate are the Consecutive Unit numbers: D50854, Made in June
SECOND SECTION
156 is the wheel base
M is the exterior paint code (since your plate is red, this truck was painted) but M is white
F500 is the Model Code, so F500 it is
4381 is the trim and cab or body type: Black interior
A is transmission code: 4-speed New Process 435
42 Real Axle code: Rockwell D-100 ratio is 6.2 and capacity is 13,000 pounds
THIRD SECTION:
15,000 is the recommended max. gross vehicle weight
139 is your certified net horsepower
3600 means at this specified RPM
46 is the Special Order code/ no info on this for you.
Have fun and best of luck!
Hi Jim,
Thanks for all the great info! That will give me a starting point for getting parts for a tuneup. I still have to go through the brakes and find what I might need for that as well. The title says F550 on it, should I have that changed to F500 when I get the title work done? Thanks agin, Brian
FIRST LINE
F50 is the Truck Series code: where F is Conventional 2 axle gas and 50 is the first two numbers of the truck series:500
B is the Engine code: 6 cylinder 300-1V
C is the assembly plant code: Ontario
The rest of the top of the Warranty Plate are the Consecutive Unit numbers: D50854, Made in June
SECOND SECTION
156 is the wheel base
M is the exterior paint code (since your plate is red, this truck was painted) but M is white
F500 is the Model Code, so F500 it is
4381 is the trim and cab or body type: Black interior
A is transmission code: 4-speed New Process 435
42 Real Axle code: Rockwell D-100 ratio is 6.2 and capacity is 13,000 pounds
THIRD SECTION:
15,000 is the recommended max. gross vehicle weight
139 is your certified net horsepower
3600 means at this specified RPM
46 is the Special Order code/ no info on this for you.
Have fun and best of luck!
Hi Jim,
Thanks for all the great info! That will give me a starting point for getting parts for a tuneup. I still have to go through the brakes and find what I might need for that as well. The title says F550 on it, should I have that changed to F500 when I get the title work done? Thanks agin, Brian
Okay, Was there a F550 model? I finally got all my parts together to do a tuneup tomorrow and after that I’ll dive into the brakes and see what I need there. I’d like to have this on the road before spring.
