Possum I'm not a ton expert,had I think 2 in my fleet of 30 in about 50 years. Correct me if I'm wrong the ton trucks had a screw on hub cap (the little one about 2 1/2 inches) with a hex made on it maybe 8 flats. 3/4 ton had a drive on cap like a 3100 on the front hubs. I guess we'll see if oh47pickupman lands this one.
Ed Pruss Those are the same wheels my 51 3600 has on a rear axxle installed by a previous owner to haul heavy canned milk.Added spring leaves too. I somehow missed the fact that my ton wheels (same as yours ) are chevy. After several years needed tires,my local tire guy said since that is not a hiway truck we could put on rib-imp worth the money. I cleaned them up with a needle scaler painted with por 15,there still just fine,sleep in out of the weather.
Possum I'm not a ton expert,had I think 2 in my fleet of 30 in about 50 years. Correct me if I'm wrong the ton trucks had a screw on hub cap (the little one about 2 1/2 inches) with a hex made on it maybe 8 flats. 3/4 ton had a drive on cap like a 3100 on the front hubs. I guess we'll see if oh47pickupman lands this one.
My truck has the cap that taps on, I think it would be the same for oh47pickupman's '52 as well.
According to the Dealer Data Book, on the 3800 model ADs (1-tons), DRWs were an option available on the:
3802/3812 -- Flat faced cowl, and cowl and windshield 3803 -- Cab and Chassis 3808 -- Cab and Chassis with platform body (Flatbed) 3809 -- Cab and Chassis with stakebody
Not available on: 3804 -- Pickup 3805 -- Panel 3807 -- Canopy Express
John
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
According to the Dealer Data Book, on the 3800 model ADs (1-tons), DRWs were an option available on the:
3802/3812 -- Flat faced cowl, and cowl and windshield 3803 -- Cab and Chassis 3808 -- Cab and Chassis with platform body (Flatbed) 3809 -- Cab and Chassis with stakebody
Not available on: 3804 -- Pickup 3805 -- Panel 3807 -- Canopy Express
Probably because the "availables" didn't have rear fenders and the "not availables" did.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/13 '52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
Mechanically, the one-tons are a different animal from their 3/4-ton cousins. The frame is the 1-1/2 ton one with pickup-specific axles and wheels, same wheel base. Springs, front and rear, are 2 inch, like the 1-1/2 ton; driveline is open with a carrier bearing in the middle, like the 1-1/2 ton; Front axle is unique to 1-ton as are king-pins and hubs, tie-rod-ends and drag link. Brakes are unique. Look for Bendix brakes, with which some of the earlier one have been retro-fitted. That's worth several hundred dollars extra. All in all, its a much heavier duty pickup and they are hard to wear out. With care it'll likely outlast any of us.
1951 3800 1-ton '62 261 (w/cam, Fenton headers, 2 carbs, MSD ign.), SM420 & Brown-Lipe 6231A 3spd aux. trans, stock axles & brakes. Owned since 1971. In the DITY Gallery
Spot on, Tommy! Here's my unrestored '49 3804 (the Stovebolt.com flagship ) working today. It is a much happier truck with some weight in the back. Huck brakes and bias plys even ...
3800's rock!
John
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
) working today. It is a much happier truck with some weight in the back. Huck brakes and bias plys even ...