Here are some pics of my wood,gravel,dirt hauler. It is a 1 ton with a dump bed with old school hydraulics that has levers in cab. One for engaging the pump and other for lifting. It has twin telescoping rams and never refuses to lift any load. 4 ft hi sides and rear opening doors that swing open and can be chained to sides. It was an old shingle hauling truck and came with lots of rust, but also had an extra cab with it and I changed to rust free cab which took about 6 months off and on to replace and repaint.
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Here are some pics of my wood,gravel,dirt hauler. It is a 1 ton with a dump bed with old school hydraulics that has levers in cab. One for engaging the pump and other for lifting. It has twin telescoping rams and never refuses to lift any load. 4 ft hi sides and rear opening doors that swing open and can be chained to sides. It was an old shingle hauling truck and came with lots of rust, but also had an extra cab with it and I changed to rust free cab which took about 6 months off and on to replace and repaint.
bigjake
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Thats a good old truck does it have a fe 390 or 352 in it
KsWoodsMan
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Sweet looking "old iron" you got there. Those FE motors were stout from the word GO ! And heavier than a green log.
wdchuck
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Nice.
I looked at a '73 this fall, same setup as yours, $1500, but there were no fluids in it, and it was being driven, so I passed on it.
I looked at a '73 this fall, same setup as yours, $1500, but there were no fluids in it, and it was being driven, so I passed on it.
brisawyer
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What year is that? 72? I have a 72 with the 12' bed dump would be nice. No power anything I love it. Best of all if you are broke down usually a hammer crescent wrench and screwdriver will put you on the road again.
I was told it was a 360 ci, the only FE that was put in trucks solely. You can't tell if it's 360 or 390 from the outside.
It's a 71, but u spotted the 72 grille insert. It does have power steering thank goodness.
brisawyer
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Look @ the tag in the door of the old cab. It should say F35 then a letter the letter is the engine code H=390 Y=360.
Stihl051master
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I like it, that truck looks tough. One thing I noticed is that the truck seems to be begging for a set of twin 4' firesticks on those sweet mirrors.
It came with a 360 37 years ago, but it's not the original engine. The only way to differentiate a 360 from a 390 is to check the stroke.
I don't know what "firesticks" are. It has dual exhaust.
Think of the Alan Jackson song.....
...Dual antennas wippin in the wind....
They are CB antennas..
