First it has a with a PTO for bed and winch. Making some funny grinding like sounds when you operate it. Also could use some vin decode help. ....actually everything help. Like what the electric button is on the shiftier. Will post photo later of that.







The ad on craigslist said "RUNS GREAT JUST NEEDS A MASTER CYLINDER"

Yeah right,

So far I needed to replace the master cylinder, 2 wheel cylinders, a starter, belts, and a partial carb rebuild... just to get it off the property of the seller.

 

Welcome to FTE!

Grinding with the PTO. Does it grind all the time, or just when operating the controls? What kind of controls does it have? Did you have the clutch pushed in when operating the PTO control?

VIN and warranty plate decode--stand by, I don't have the decoder ring. Some is obvious like wheel base and GVWR. The "164" for HP indicates a 330, not sure which one.

Electric button on the shifter, a red button that clicks up or down? That would be the two speed rear axle. I has a high and low range, and can be used to split gears once you develop the technique. You MUST follow the guidelines on shifting or you will have unsatisfactory results. You can not shift it down like a transmission to use engine braking for example. You must never try to shift it at all going down hill. (you crest the hill in low and leave it there)

Post 5 here has the Eaton videos. Note my comments and others--some shift any old way, but assume Eaton is correct about how they should be shifted:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ml#post9565523

 

Had hopes the button on the shifter was some kind of overdrive.... sadly it is just a horn.
2 Questions:
1) Anybody know how to rebuild a Ramsey PTO winch or where to get it done in Los Angeles area?
2) Any idea what this thing might be worth?

 

Take some close up pictures of your wheels, front and rear, and post them.

As to what it's worth, you just bought it, so.....???

 

C55 = C550 Tilt Cab (gas).

C = 330 2V Medium Duty FT engine.

U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.

E93613 = 1969.

135" Wheelbase.

COLOR = Blank.*

C554 = C550 Tilt Cab (gas), 21000 lbs. GVWR

4B91: 4B = Black all Vinyl // 91 = 91A Standard Cab.

A = New Process 435 4 Speed Manual Transmission.

64C:

64 = Timken model F106N Single Speed Rear Axle / 6.80-1 / 15,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

C = Ford-Rockwell/Timken 6,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle.

21,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

164 net HP @ 3800 RPM

710395:

71 = Los Angeles (SoCal) Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

0395 = Domestic Special Order number, truck ordered special by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."

*When there is no COLOR code stamped on the Warranty Plate, truck painted a non standard color specified by the original purchaser, making it a Domestic Special Order.

Call Marty @ SoCal Truck Wrecking (323-587-3144 - just north of Firestone on Alameda), he may rebuild the PTO, but if not, he'll know who does. Marty also has used parts for C series Tilt Cabs.

 

Since the truck does not have an air system, PTO is likely operated either by a choke cable or a lever linkage. You would have to use the clutch pedal to engage and disengage it. the same hydraulic system that raises the body would also operate the winch. Winch would have a dog clutch on it to allow the cable to be free spooled.

 

I would also get at least 1 ****** block to use with the winch. A 1/2" cable requires a block with a 6" sheeve.