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Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2022 10:43 am
by Jancoe
Looks like a fun project. Good luck replacing those tires. A family member has a 1950 F6 he just got going down the road. All original, sat outside for years and has nice patina. We ended up cutting the centers of the wheels out and it is now running on 22.5 instead of the original 20" 2 piece wheels that nobody will touch.
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Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:04 pm
by JSinMO
@Propane57 That truck really look great! Can you head back over there and get the drivers Side glass out of it?
@Jancoe
I have no clue what I’m going to do about tires and wheels yet. At this point they hold air so I’m kicking that can down the road until I get the brakes fixed! I’d love to see a picture of the F6 if you have the opportunity
Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:47 pm
by propane1
JSinMO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:04 pm
@Propane57 That truck really look great! Can you head back over there and get the drivers Side glass out of it?
No problem, next time I see it, I’ll snag the window out of it.
Noel
Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:35 pm
by puttputt
Good looking truck you found. I like it when someone decides to save these "vintage" trucks. I had a 47 Dodge dump truck, 50 Dodge 1 ton with factory fender type box with hoist and a 52 Dodge 2 ton with box and hoist. I parted ways with them in the last 3 years. I have left a 50 Dodge tow truck and a 56 Dodge 1 ton with flat deck and hoist.
Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:24 pm
by DavidBarkey
puttputt wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:35 pm
Good looking truck you found. I like it when someone decides to save these "vintage" trucks. I had a 47 Dodge dump truck, 50 Dodge 1 ton with factory fender type box with hoist and a 52 Dodge 2 ton with box and hoist. I parted ways with them in the last 3 years. I have left a 50 Dodge tow truck and a 56 Dodge 1 ton with flat deck and hoist.
You have some pic.s of those ?
Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:54 pm
by puttputt
DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:24 pm
puttputt wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:35 pm
Good looking truck you found. I like it when someone decides to save these "vintage" trucks. I had a 47 Dodge dump truck, 50 Dodge 1 ton with factory fender type box with hoist and a 52 Dodge 2 ton with box and hoist. I parted ways with them in the last 3 years. I have left a 50 Dodge tow truck and a 56 Dodge 1 ton with flat deck and hoist.
You have some pic.s of those ?
I don't have any on hand except for the 50 1 ton I sold. The fellow restored it over winter the fall that he bought it from me. The truck only had 24,000 original miles and had the fluid drive transmission.
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Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:07 pm
by puttputt
Actually found a pic of the 50 tow truck and 56 1 ton. The tow truck belonged to the Chrysler dealership I worked for years ago. It has a crude winch on it that the owner had the guys in the shop fabricate in the 50's. I bought a 54 foot highway trailer for storage that I had to move a mile to my place. It was cheaper for me to buy the tow truck to move it than hire someone. I got the truck for $200.00 and have used it several times for lifting things or moving something. Sure got my monies worth. It also has a pump and set up for a snow blade.
The 56 1 ton is my work truck around the cabin. Sure comes in handy with the flat deck and hoist. I keep thinking about restoring it but so far haven't had the ambition. Mind you it was not my intent to restore them when I acquired them.
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Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:11 pm
by JSinMO
@puttputt That truck is beautiful! I’m with Dave if you can get some pictures of your others sometime I’d love to see them. I don’t think my old truck will look that sharp!
Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:28 pm
by Eugen
Wow, such great looking trucks guys, thanks for showing them!
Re: 1961 Ford F500 project.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:24 pm
by JSinMO
I took a look at the brakes on the truck and the master cylinder is junk for sure. I’m still debating on how to proceed. This has a hydro-boost system so it has a slave cylinder / booster under the truck. It may be fine but this is looking like a scenario where you change one thing and the dominos start falling. So far I’m not finding a lot of info out there.
@puttputt Do your Dodge trucks have this type of braking? If so do you have a parts source? It seems some of these items are starting to get hard to find.