Built Ford Tough!
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Built Ford Tough!
I parted the truck in the picture out for the E4OD to ZF swap I did on my F350 and figured it would be much easier to remove the transmission, clutch and flywheel if the cab was off. Now, this truck is so rusty I thought I could just pull on the cab and break the mounts right out of the floor.
The loader could easily snap the strap i was using, so I cut the rear cab mount bolts and tried again, this time with the backhoe...
First to go was the seat (I wish I had a video camera - it practically ejected out the side just by curling the bucket) then I munched on the floor near the front mounts with the teeth on the bucket and started lifting with the hoe. The floor of the cab was pretty rusty and I chewed it up pretty well with the bucket, but I had to yank it several times picking the truck up off the ground a bit before the cab came off.
This gives me a new respect for how well made these trucks are.
The loader could easily snap the strap i was using, so I cut the rear cab mount bolts and tried again, this time with the backhoe...
First to go was the seat (I wish I had a video camera - it practically ejected out the side just by curling the bucket) then I munched on the floor near the front mounts with the teeth on the bucket and started lifting with the hoe. The floor of the cab was pretty rusty and I chewed it up pretty well with the bucket, but I had to yank it several times picking the truck up off the ground a bit before the cab came off.
This gives me a new respect for how well made these trucks are.
Last edited by chevenstein; Oct 4, 2008 at 07:14 PM. Reason: Fixed photo links
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Haha, no old nags in there sorry Big Orn, but I'm always surprised what people leave in old vehicles sometimes (this one had a building permit application under the seat and ceramic tiles).
Dustball - I'm in Petersburg NY, near the Vermont border. This truck came from Mayfield NY and was alleged to be a commuter vehicle for someone working in Albany before it came off the road.
Dustball - I'm in Petersburg NY, near the Vermont border. This truck came from Mayfield NY and was alleged to be a commuter vehicle for someone working in Albany before it came off the road.
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From: Sammamish, WA / U.S. VI
Ah, the heart of the salt belt - that explains it (I'm originally from Plattsburgh myself and remember back in the 70s it was harder to find a car without rust of any age than one with.)
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