Nice old Ford! I'm late for the party here, I see. I'm also no longer 1952henry. I guess when you're long between postings, your name shortens in relation, as well as the number of postings??


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I have an axle, F250, as Stu stated, I have to check to see if a fellow still wants it. I realize you have an F350. When you are read for carb work, give me a thought!

well ken i'll take the blame if your wife want's to hurt someone ! if you don't want it just pack it up into a flat rate box and send it down here ! i'm sure stu or i would be more than happy to park that beauty in the drive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheez that thing is cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-X22

it's a 30 foot truck ...it look's best from 30 feet back ..it has some problems and I will be happy to share with you as I learn more about the ol' girl tomorrow,the beast has already inhaled a full tube of grease I have gone from one end to the other flushing out the old grease, steering, drive shafts ,springs , linkages and some I'm not sure were grease nipples..but they got a shot anyway ,gonna pump up the tyres then get the front on jacks to see what if anything is wrong..the owner hasn't moved it in years ,,and at 84 he has a hard time remembering dates ..anyway updates later..

mine looks great in pics and from about 30-50 feet out too . i don't care . i like my beat up old truck . at least it's not another broken down late model turd , or a jacked up shiny mall cruiser 4x4 that never see's dirt ..................:-missingt gotta laugh at 'em . all the posing and no b---s to back it up in most cases . i'd be happy to park that ol' girl in my drive ........... no room now though . gotta go drag that s10 home from my cuz's ( he took it for a project for him and his , the boy won't do a damn thing, got a 400 sbc and all for it now . gave it to him minus the parts i wanted ) , a 91 for my 5 speed and parts for the 53 , got the 52 and my 53 here , my bird , and her van , and the other drive , papa's truck drive is full of grand kids toys so ............................:-innocent

Owen - Have you determined what gear ratio your spare has? I'd guess 4.86, but am curious to know.

And I'll vouch for Owen's talent with carbs. I've got a picture perfect 94 7RT that he worked his magic on sitting on the shelf waiting for me to produce a truck that will do it justice. Stu

really that good huh stu ???? owen i may have too talk to you . i got a couple spares and im just gonna throw the oe ignition back in her for now to get her running again , and i need a good carb so....................:D

It is 4.86:1 and the tag says F150_. Whether it goes somewhere or not now I'm going to dismantle it so it would be easier to ship.

good morning guy's .. today is the day of discovery..fresh gas an' a charged battery..and a jack ...see you later

I have a "few" 7RT (8RT) carb cores, with and without hand throttles.:-X21

YYYYEEEeeeHhhhhhaaaaa she runs !!!not happy but she runs..the carb was clean an the fuel pump doesn't pump ..the gravity supply works and she idles and has oil pressure the clutch works ...the generator doesn't ..anyone remember how to polerize ..or flash the fields ..it's been awhile since I had to do this,,hardly any smoke after the sea foam burned away..damm this feels good!!!

OK i have found the front knuckle is broken,,sorta looks like a cv joint..where can you get parts the guy's here havn't a clue they have no listings for this truck..is there a crossover in part numbers??so I don't need a lot of parts ,,breaks are next..

now aren't ya glad ya bought her ??????????? a running mh 4x4 for 1500 . you did good . stu will be along shortly i imagine to let ya know for sure 'bout the parts but i'd say try chicks trucks first ............ '52 ya may be hearing from me soon . just spent some cash i didn't have as usual , so ............... :eek:

The rarity of the truck is a two edged sword. Unique, but finding parts a real p.i.t.a. And probably an expensive p.i.t.a. This is why early on I defaulted to the suggestion of a donor axle. But before doing that it does make sense to try contacting Chuck Mantiglia or Don Chew to see if either has your parts. And you might also investigate to see if a joint from a different type axle could be adapted. I've wondered myself whether a joint from an old Dodge Power Wagon or IHC could be modified to work, but have never seriously looked into it. In the mean time I'd think you could pull the fractured pieces to allow the truck to be driven in two wheel drive. Stu

I wonder if the joint for the F350 would be the same as the F250?

That's where having the parts manual would be a big help. And like we discussed in regard to the other person interested in your axle, we don't know whether MH might have used the lighter duty A-150 on the front of an F-350 in combo with the heavier B-150 rear. Modern trucks have the D-60 rear in combo with a D-44 front, so maybe the same was done back then. Stu