"Grind me a pound!" I remember that phrase well. We would shout it from the back of the school bus when our bus driver would miss a gear! I wonder how many young guys knows what it means? Does anyone say it anymore?

 

Being a high school soccer coach, I ride in a lot of school buses and charter buses and they are all automatics now. No more fun!

 

abe, never herd of grind me a pound lol, we always said "if you cant find it grind it"

 

I have a 66 F600 with the np435 4 speed and the eaton 13802 2-speed rear.
I drive it in 2,3,4-Hi all the time. The only time I go to low on the rear is if I am planning to pull my mother in laws house down with her in it. The thought has crossed my mind. Just kidding!
I will say that these transmissions are noisy. They take some getting used to when it comes to the shifting....not as smooth as a porsche of course. the gears are low too, the engine reaches high rpms quickly in 2nd and 3rd even with the rear set in high. Of course these trucks aren't speed demons but they move on down the road fine and turn well, even without power steering. I really enjoy driving mine.
Erich

 

I don't plan to shift mine whilst running.......I think it would be bad with an automatic....

 

In High School, I drove a Ford F-6 with a dump body. I think it was a 1948 or 49. Two speed rearend. Without that two speed rear, the truck wouldn't have been able to move a load. Only 100 hp gasoline V-8 flattie. I can remember climbing out of Cuyahoga Valley near Cleveland, OH. with that thing in 1st gear/ low range. That engine was screaming, but if I went to second or high range it would choke. So up we went, 1st gear/ low range, 2 mph all the way reving the heck out of that little flathead. Trip after trip. Gravel, sand or whatever the customer ordered. What can I say, it was a paycheck...

 

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BTW, PA’s jaggers don’t compare to those in AZ.

 

There are a set of points in the shift motor that go bad and it seems like they like to go bad in lo - lol. Any parts supply source for medium to heavy trucks should have the parts or can order them. I bought a new ruxel switch from our local FORD dealer a few years back for my F-600. The two speed is easy to shift when you get the hang of it.

 

I know the Pittsburgh-Cleveland slang well.....and yes said grind me a pound many times...LOL
I have an extra 1956 F600 shifter and button and electric motor for the rear if interested.
I love my ole 56 big truck.....and I generally just use high gear on the button....and in 1st low.......can really pull down a house......for sure....LOL
Bill

 

Isn't "jaggerbush" a real word? I live in north Central PA and we call it soda not pop!

In high school and first year in college I drove a lumber truck. The lumber yard had several Fords. They were F-600 with 14 foot flat beds, some flat bed dumps, some flat bed high lifts to reach the second story or a roof of a ranch house. These trucks varied from 1964 to 1973. They also had several Internationals and one old REO with a 16 foot bed. When fully loaded we had to pull out in low-low and work our way up to 4th high. It was a lot of fun and I thought I was a real big shot driving these big trucks. That old REO was a beast. I don;t know the year but it was old. You had to double clutch.