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| | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | Several people told me about a truck for sale close by, so I went for a look today. Not sure what I found. Sign in the window says 1953, but it's a '48. It has a 1 ton bed on it, but the frame is what got me. It appears to be an original frame, but it sticks out about 3 feet behind the bed. The bed side has a new hole cut in it for the gas tank filler. I was wondering if maybe was a 1 1/2 or 2 ton with a 1 ton bed put on it. The body was pretty shot, so the $995 price tag was a little out of my league. Any ideas?
My truck: She may not be the prettiest girl at the dance, but she's all mine!
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 | buy it.. you can have the manliest pickup in town... just hack the excess frame off it
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 117 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 117 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 | Ok i give up, whats a ton bed? There are frames extentions listed as RPO's in the build book, i dont know if there was a 3' one, but could be. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | A 1-ton bed is 9 feet long. That would put 11 feet of frame behind the cab. If it is the original cab you can ID it by the serial number. If it is a 1-ton it should have 8 lug wheels. Bigger trucks had 10 lug, though only 5 show on front. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 262 | Iowa trucks 59
It wasn't a frame extension. There were no boards in the bed and you could see the frame was all one piece. It's a wierd set-up!
My truck: She may not be the prettiest girl at the dance, but she's all mine!
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