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Thank you I'm going to go through everything and take your advice and switch over to the more common style. The pto engages by an air switch on dash that sends air down an 1/8" line or so to pto. I figure I have about a year or so before I get it all worked out will post more pics when I get other rigs at my place. Also a little off topic but wanted to show my loyalty to ford. Here is my 1989 ford f250 300 straight six. Started its life as a 2wd t-18 4speed. I converted it to 4x4 using f350 axles with 4.10s and put a ranger torque splitter in it. I love this truck
👍🏻 My dad ordered a 150 4x4 standard cab 5 speed 300-6in ‘95. Was hard to find even then a 4x4 stick 6cyl. But he had over 200k on the ‘78 it was replacing so that’s what he wanted. I’m pretty sure he ordered it with 3.08 axles for better economy and that made it a bit more of a dog. Probably the worst part was reverse with a ratio like that is WAY too fast. But I think the old man still looses sleep over letting that one go. Was his first brand new one and he was 50 back then!!! The poor 300 gets no glory for all it’s years of reliability.
Hey got the 1971 to my house and had some questions for everyone. I believe it has a 5 speed and is more heavy duty than the white '68 I have. But it only has one wheel cylinder for the front brakes and the '68 has two just like the rear? Also here is some pics wanted to know if both sets of rims are widow makers. I'm getting some 22.5 but I like the shorter 8.25r20 so loading the dump bed will be easier for my mini skidsteer. Thanks 1971 1968? 1968? 1971 1971
Those appear to be split rims but not of the widow maker type if I’m not mistaken, but please don’t quote me on that one there are more knowledge folks here on that. I would recommend though thinking about low profile 22.5 tires that would be similar in size to a 8.25. Particularly on the front I feel like It really improves the drivability of these trucks without the extra weight of the heavier rims, boot, tube and tube type tire flinging around when you get up to 25-30+mph. Some of those tires look to be balanced with more lead then the army. I can still feel the shimmy in our f600 as I think about it. Best part is when you get a nail in the tire you can put a plug in without even dismounting and keep right on trucking. We had a ‘67 f600 just like these growing up, ironically also had a 300-6 in it.
Was wondering about changing my lug centric budd wheels over to hub centric 22.5. I'm going to pull some 22.5 off of a 1965 or so f500. They are firestone 22.5 x 6 rims but are hub centric. Do i just change out studs to longer right hand threads and I'm good to go? It seems to me that the hubs are both very similar as to the ones on my 1968 just need new studs and lugs. Any help would be great.
Thanks.
The hubs are what keep the rims centered on hub centric rims. They use lugs with washers made into the lugs. Lug centric rims depend on the cone shaped inner and outer lugs to keep the wheels centered. One won't interchange with the other.
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