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| | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 | hi folks, this weekend i got my hands on a big GMC. unfortunatly i dont know anything about it.
there is an oval badge on each side of the hood that says '3 TON'. I know it was made in Canada
there are two badges attached to the door pillar that say:
Model 9773
serial 0977312337
Engine G28643
Body Serial 577
Trim 394
Paint FC94
the max weight rating is 16000 lbs
I dont even know what year it is, but its the same body style as my '48 (AD) The gas tank is behind the seat inside the cab, and the front glass is two pieces.
I pulled the engine out and was even more confused to find that the only casting number behind the starter motor was '5'
there is no casting # on the plate behind the distributer, it is blank, and appers to never have had a number their (does not look like it was tampered with)
i did find a number cast into the block below the exhaust manifold that reads '6107328'
does anyone know what this engine is?
or for that matter anything about the truck?
1948 3600 thriftmaster
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | My books tell me that it should be a 3 Ton, with a 248 GMC motor. GVW is 16000 and depending what form of truck it is, it may have a vehicle weight of 5386 lbs. The clutch is a 10 3/4" and the single speed axle would be a 7.16 ratio or the two speed would be 6.33-8.81.
OldGMCTrucks .com used to have a canadian number decoder but I don't know if it is still there. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 | Thanks Truckernix!
It’s going to be a parts truck for my 3/4 ton.
I would have saved it but someone already got to it and cut off the rear of the truck right behind the cab.
The truck seems strange to me though because it has two drive shafts coming from the transmission, one is a large primary shaft and the other is much smaller and comes from a small box bolted to the tranny, and in the cab has 2 levers to control it. Would that be for a 2 speed rear end, or maybe it was a dump truck?
Anyway, if you need any parts from it let know, as your right near by, and many parts won’t fit my truck.
1948 3600 thriftmaster
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | That would be a power take-off (PTO). One lever probably engages the PTO. The other probably went to a hydraulic pump and controled up and down. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 | I've never heard of that, what is a power take off?
1948 3600 thriftmaster
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Originally posted by Gecko:
I've never heard of that, what is a power take off? A PTO provides power to something other than the wheels, such as a hydraulic pump or a winch.
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