factory pto
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factory pto
Hey there,
My 70 had a factory T-case pto in it, but now all I have is the bracket under the dash. anybody know what the original pto cable looked like or where to find one?
My 70 had a factory T-case pto in it, but now all I have is the bracket under the dash. anybody know what the original pto cable looked like or where to find one?
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Probably what ever was around at the time, I have a fairly original 57 F350 with the a fairly ugly pto cable. Don`t know if there was a "factory" setup offered in 1970. If there was a factory/original not many went for it as it would have been easier to source one locally when the hoist (or other equipment) was installed.
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It may not be original, but the pto cable bracket has a ford part # on it and is definately made specifically for the truck by the way it uses existing bolts. The truck was custom ordered by pacific power with other odd options like factory flatbed and 300 six in the highest GVW 4x4 pickup ford made.
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When I bought the truck it had monster 1/2" thick brackets bolted to the frame. They likely held a pto winch and bumper. The man who bought the truck from pacific power in 1980 died and I bought the truck from his father who didn't know alot about the truck or want to talk about it. I built a very stout front bumper off of those brackets and installed a 20K pound garwood pto winch and ran it off the existing pto and driveshaft. The strangest thing about the truck has to be the "twisting frame". The father was able to tell me pacific power had this joint added between the cab and bed allowing for increased articulation for climbing in the hills. I plan on swapping out a standard frame soon as I tow alot and the twisting joint has some slop in it causing it to bounce and also causes the front half of the truck to twist up under engine torque when starting off with a trailer.
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Actually, my plan is to return the truck to original with the twisting frame, 300 six, stock axles, original paint and flatbed. But before I get to that point I'm restoring a seperate "shell" of a 1970 f250 4x4 that will recieve the current drivetrain that the twisting truck has now. I'm very suprised you've heard of other trucks like this one! I've heard friend of a friend cousin's brother in law stories about trucks like mine, but nothing I'd take for fact. What can you tell me about my truck?
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Not much, I have read several posts here at FTE on this modification. You might want to search 73-9 for them also. If memory serves me right I think I even saw one on a TV program once that was showing "different" historical trucks. Seems like power companies and loggers used most of them. Maybe even the military???
Marmon-Herrington made a lot of "custom conversions" for Ford.
Marmon-Herrington made a lot of "custom conversions" for Ford.
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I have a 70 F250 with factory PTO. the cable looks a lot like an emergency brake cable. got a big red button on the dash too. I'll try to remember to take a better look at it today and get you more info. What t-case do you have. Mine is a Dana 24.
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I've got the dana 24, but no big red button. Now that I think about it, there's an F600 conventional cab of this era sitting in the weeds a few miles down the road. It's got a dump box, likely a PTO in that thing.