I am thinking about buying an F6 for the motor, transmission and cab parts for my F1 both are 1950. What problems if any will I face. I also am wondering if I'd be able to move the F6 with a regular double axel car trailer (18ft) and my drive is 4 hrs. The vehicle doing the towing would be a 1999 expedition with a 5.4 in it. I also thought about just cutting the frame behind the cab and scrapping the rest of the truck. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. The sooner the better.

 

Granite I have an F-600 so I don't know if there will be any differences.

Things to consider; weight difference, my F-600 has a lot more frame and axle and suspension and transmission... Check the weight first to be sure your car hauler can handle it.

My truck was eventually towed to me, using it's own wheels (he used a bracket he made that pulled it stiff, about 6 hours on the free way). Mine didn't have a bed on it, those things add A LOT of weight

Engine and transmission are different, again I have a F600 so I don't know the F6's, so be sure to check into that.



Keep all the truck you can, someone out there could use it. Besides these 2 ton trucks have a lot heavier of a frame which makes some builds, like my 4x4 build, a whole lot easier.

 

I have an 18' extra wide 7500# dropped axle car trailer. I once attempted to haul a 52 F6 with a 16' flatbed. The drive was about 3.5 hours.

The loading part was no problem. It's the driving that was the issue. Since most of the weight was in the rear of the trailer, because of the heavy 2 ton rated rear axle and the heavy flatbed on the truck, I couldn't drive more than 30-35 mph. Otherwise, the rear end of the trailer would start to sway. Additionally, since my trailer was a drop axle and only a max 7500#, I was scraping the rear end of the trailer most of the time.

I had no problems pulling it with my 01 Lincoln Navigator. Your Expedition shouldn't have a problem pulling it. The Expy also has air (self-leveling) suspension like the Navi, correct?

Not knowing the axle rating of your trailer, it's hard to tell whether the trailer will be able to support the load properly. If you don't care about anything behind the cab, cut the frame and transport anything from the cut forward. However, you may want to rethink that if the bed happens to be a factory FORD script stakeside bed. The bed is worth some money.

If you do end up scrapping everything rearward from the cab, I'd suggest pulling the vacuum diaphragm that's on the rear axle and the brake master cyl and booster, if it has it. These parts are easy to remove and can be resold.

 

the truck is all original so I am second guessing my scrapping idea and might try to sell parts off of it. I have no idea what people need or would pay for stuff off of this truck. Yes the Exp has air ride but I am not sure of my trailers capacity I'll have to check. Thanks for the input. Do you know if the Flathead V8 in an F6 would be the same as an F1 they both have 8BA on the engine, also curious about the tranny as well

 

The front sheet metal, cabs and engines are the same F1-F6 except that the wheel openings in the F2+ front fenders is larger. On the pick-up models, the F2+ running boards are longer to support the longer wheel base, and the 8 foot "Express Box" was used on F2+ instead of the 6 1/2 foot "Pick-up Box" used on the F1. On the F2+ the back fenders are 2.5 inches more narrow than on the F1, and were notched to support fit to the panneled sides of the Express bed. Engines are the same F1-F6 239 V8, 226 IL6.

8BA heads were used on the 239s up to 1951, the 8RTs were from the 239s 1952and up. The EAB engine was the 239 used in the cars in 1952, has increased compression and horsepower.

Transmission options and rear end options were different (and sometime intermixed) between all models. Frame, brakes, and suspension were different between all models.

The highest (with the largest tires) normal curb weight of an F1 is 3220 lbs. On the F6 conventional it is 5605 max for the platform and 5965 for the stake bed.

 

I hauled my F5 on a heavy flatbed trailer (bumper pull) about 300 miles with a half ton truck no problem... Dallas to Shiner, no real hills. Had to take off the outside duals because the trailer has rails.
Hate to see anything parted out, unless of course I'm looking for parts.

 

I've got a '52 F6 with a 13 ft. grain box on it. Scale weight empty on this truck is 7400# which should give you an idea of what the upper weight could be with that type of bed. Mine was delivered on 24' roll-back tow truck and cost me about $150.00 from Minot, ND to Mpls., MN area. That might give you some idea on cost. I waited about 3 weeks for the truck to show up since the guy delivering had come down to the Twin Cities to pick up something to haul back so patience can give you some cost savings on shipping if you're not in a hurry.

 

I have hauled quite a few dual axle trucks including F600 and F700/800s.
I use a deck-over 24' trailer,but am sure a 18' would work,and in fact now that I think about it,hauled a 1956 F600 from Mass-Ohio with a dodge diesel and a 18' car trailer and it was fine.
You need to load it , and remove the rear outside dual wheel on both sides to be legal width.
They are quite heavy....and loaded correctly and chained correctly will be no problem.
Don't cut the frame off till you see what you will need and then do as you please.
Keep another big ole truck going is very good of you.

 

Good luck!