they arent tractors,,but they are Fords

larry@stinescorner · Mar 6, 2018

Went on and errand yesterday and took some new pictures.This is at a friends house,,asked him if I could take pictures for the tractor site,,he said,,knock your self out!! lol

It had a two speed shifter switch too!

Its a heavy old beast for sure!

centash · Mar 6, 2018

What about the 67 or 68 Galaxie in front of it?
Ben

jon f mn · Mar 6, 2018

Man I could use that!

Traditional Farmer · Mar 6, 2018

Always thought they were some good looking trucks.

Larry EC-OH · Mar 6, 2018

Oh man Larry!
We had a truck exactly like that. That old flat head V8 would really chug up the hills with a full load of corn.
The only thing, the heater never did work right, made way more noise that it ever made heat. Good thing it never got cold in Iowa....Oh wait....

Larry

larry@stinescorner · Mar 6, 2018

Ill bet they were thirsty and drank a lot of gas?

jeffcat · Mar 6, 2018

Those nice curved lines make them s...y looking. You could sure hear
those transmissions! Here is a 1953 that at one time was in very good
shape !!!!!! They needed space in the building and shoved it out back.
Couldn't sell it due to some regulations. This is it last year. Cry
cry cry.

larry@stinescorner · Mar 6, 2018

heres a rerun of one my nephew has,,a little older..it was mint when he got it years ago

merlynr · Mar 6, 2018

Is that a F6 Ford or larger maybe F8?

larry@stinescorner · Mar 6, 2018

Jeffcat,,you got me started on rerun pictures I Have of old trucks,,,you hadnt outa done that,,,lol

larry@stinescorner · Mar 6, 2018

Im pretty sure it was an F8

larry@stinescorner · Mar 6, 2018

look up! lol

jeffcat · Mar 6, 2018

Why do people let such neat equipment just go to crap? So sad. The 53 I posted was all complete and running when they parked it out back. I was talking with a guy who was there years ago. He was almost foaming at the mouth because he couldn't even get it and he was a volunteer. Couple of companys around the area have old trucks but they can only be used in parades. The regulations are insane.

larry@stinescorner · Mar 6, 2018

Hate to talk bad of my nephew,,but the old firetruck was inside its entire life with low mileage,,Im watching it go bad now,little at a time,,

PaGlenn · Mar 6, 2018

These aren't tractors but they are Fords. When I left the farm the tractors stayed. These fords came with me.

IanC · Mar 6, 2018

All of you, thank for posting these. What I think of when I see the neglected old machines is what the grin on the face must have been like when they were delivered new, and the new owner thought he had the world by the a**.

sourgum · Mar 6, 2018

We had a truck like in the first picture for hauling grain back in the day. It did not have a synchronized transmission, so it had to be double shifted between every gear. It only had a 4 speed but got the job done. Probably an F6.

Larry EC-OH · Mar 6, 2018

Hey Larry,

You're question really stumped me. This truck never ventured far from home and we always filled it with and elevated fuel tank with no meter, so I really do not know if it was a fuel hog or not.

Believe it or not, I was driving that truck when I was 2. If you look at the interior shot there is a know marked "T" that was the throttle. Dad would put her in Granny, pull the throttle out a little, stand me up in the seat with instructions "Don't hit anything". He would then open the door climb into the box and feed the cows in pasture small square bales of hay, then climb back in.

Brings back a lot of memories.

I think I put a thousand miles on it one day trying to get a load of corn cob meal backed up to the barn so I could shovel it off. There was about 16" of mud, so it was go up 6" back up 8" over and over and over again.

Thanks for posting, Larry

notjustair · Mar 6, 2018

I still maintained Ford made the best medium duty (and some heavy) trucks around. And I?ve got almost all GM here. When I drove school bus
that was the only make I would buy - on a Blue Bird body.

Matt E. · Mar 6, 2018

I was given a 1951 Ford F-1 back in High School, the guy wanted it for the flathead for his 1949 car. Dad did a little valve work on the motor and got the car running right. The truck had the wrong front clip on it (1948), I found the right one laying in a nearby field. The owner gave it to me to get it out of the way.

Took the truck to the town body shop and worked it over during work study class for a year. Pulled the bed off and had new panels bent, made new running boards out of diamond plate and sanded every inch of that truck. Pulled the motor and dropped in a 352 big block with an auto trans. She was finally painted candy strawberry in 1989. I drove it daily for 10 years. Put on some miles with that truck. Wish I had it back.

YprDave · Mar 6, 2018

Nice pics.
Shame to see those great old trucks rusting away though.
They sure had style back then.

old-9 · Mar 6, 2018

This old soldier deserves a better retirement! She was designed to work fighting fires and saving lives and property, Keep spit shined and serviced and then, like other veterans just shoved out back and forgotten. Very sad. joe

wildcat445 · Mar 6, 2018

1967 Galaxie. The 1968's had marker lights on the rear fenders.

Brian G. NY · Mar 6, 2018

(quoted from post at 15:23:26 03/06/18) Oh man Larry!
We had a truck exactly like that. That old flat head V8 would really chug up the hills with a full load of corn.
The only thing, the heater never did work right, made way more noise that it ever made heat. Good thing it never got cold in Iowa....Oh wait....

Larry

Body wise, I don't think there was any difference between the '51 and '52 models.
However, I'm pretty sure the F-7s and F-8s had bigger engines than the F-4 thru F-6 trucks.
Basically Lincoln engines.
If its a '51 it would have a flathead Lincoln V-8.
If its '52 it would have an OHV "Y-Block Lincoln V-8.
In either case, it would be a much larger engine than the little 239 C.I. flathead V-8.
That is a really nice example!

Brian G. NY · Mar 6, 2018

Jeff, I'm pretty sure that is a '51 or '52 as well.
'53 was the year of the big change in body style.

Matt E. · Mar 7, 2018

(quoted from post at 20:07:41 03/06/18)

Jeff, I'm pretty sure that is a '51 or '52 as well.
'53 was the year of the big change in body style.

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Its a '52. '52 had FORD on the front clip in four letters below the hood. Similar to the 1948-50.

1951 had Ford on the front hood piece in smaller letters and a V-8 symbol on the front clip just below the tip of the hood.

Brian G. NY · Mar 7, 2018

Jeff, I'm pretty sure that is a '51 or '52 as well.
'53 was the year of the big change in body style.[/quote]

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Matt,
I was actually commenting about the truck in Jeffcat's post which I still think is a '53.

You are right, the F-8 appears to be a '52 as it has the sharper point on the hood side trim.
So....it should have a Lincoln [u:53b6f5c1db]OHV [/u:53b6f5c1db]V-8 engine.

Matt E. · Mar 7, 2018

Sorry Brian, you are right. I was commenting on the truck in the first picture by OP.

Looking at the fire truck, I'd say that is maybe a '51 not a '53. The style change in '53 had part of the hood matching with the front clip so when it was lifted, there would be an open section on the top of the clip. Also the fire truck has a large emblem at the tip of the hood. I'd guess the fire truck is a '51, looks like there is a V-8 emblem on the center-top of the front clip and the grill looks like a 51-52. But its hard to see in the picture.

Brian G. NY · Mar 7, 2018

(quoted from post at 18:12:34 03/07/18) Sorry Brian, you are right. I was commenting on the truck in the first picture by OP.

Looking at the fire truck, I'd say that is maybe a '51 not a '53. The style change in '53 had part of the hood matching with the front clip so when it was lifted, there would be an open section on the top of the clip. Also the fire truck has a large emblem at the tip of the hood. I'd guess the fire truck is a '51, looks like there is a V-8 emblem on the center-top of the front clip and the grill looks like a 51-52. But its hard to see in the picture.

Yes, I meant to say the fire truck is a '51 or '52, not a '53.

caterpillar guy · Mar 8, 2018

Some good wagon frame there. The parts cost and availability has made some of those hard to keep in a running condition, as well as the DOT has such a fit with old trucks on the road here anyway.

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