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| | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 | Story is I purchased this truck about a month ago from an estate sale. It has been sitting on a farm in Glenn County CA along side a red barn for almost 7 years. Caught it on Craig's List, in Chico CA. Pretty solid old truck only one bad rust spot, lower passenger side corner. Engine runs and dump bed works, no brakes yet. Have pix at Photo Bucket: http://s1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh594/GMCPic/
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Dance like no one is watching,
Sing like no one is listening,
Love like you've never been hurt.
1948 GMC FC101 1/2t Pickup w/270 and SM420
1948 GMC FC253 1t Factory 80"x9' Flatbed Dually
1948 Chevy COE 2 Ton 8'x15' Flatbed
1950 GMC 354-24 2 Ton 8'X12' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton 8'x14' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton Cab and Chassis
1942 Clarkator 6 MILL-44 Heavy Aircraft Tug
1942 Ford (9N) Moto Tug with 1/2 yard Loader
1947 Oliver OC3 HG-42 Tract-Crawler Bull Dozier w/6' Blade
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 | Mike, looks like your new project is in good shape...
1954 Chevy 3104 3 Window Hydra-Matic in my family for over 60 Years
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right... "Scarlet Begonias" Grateful Dead 1974
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Mike, I believe you have a keeper. Nice find/save. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 | Drove it home last Saturday afternoon, great great, until I kicked the battery lead lose with my foot. Died in traffic at stop light.
Found my problem started right backup and on we went.
Cruse at 55MPH got about 8 MPG.
Dance like no one is watching,
Sing like no one is listening,
Love like you've never been hurt.
1948 GMC FC101 1/2t Pickup w/270 and SM420
1948 GMC FC253 1t Factory 80"x9' Flatbed Dually
1948 Chevy COE 2 Ton 8'x15' Flatbed
1950 GMC 354-24 2 Ton 8'X12' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton 8'x14' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton Cab and Chassis
1942 Clarkator 6 MILL-44 Heavy Aircraft Tug
1942 Ford (9N) Moto Tug with 1/2 yard Loader
1947 Oliver OC3 HG-42 Tract-Crawler Bull Dozier w/6' Blade
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 | Last Week-end I installed a new clutch, pressure plate, release bearing and pilot bearing. Cleaned the trans up, flush it out and replaced gear oil, 1 1/2 gallons of 90W. Cleaned clutch and brake arms, replaced bushings, new return springs for both. New Carburetor return springs and cables. Replaced U-Joint on back of trans and new drive-line carrier bearing. Replaced all U-Joints (3) on PTO to Pump Drive-line and repaired drive-line slip joint at hydraulic pump. Still need to replace last 2 main drive-line U-Joints. Did complete grease job on suspension, steering and dump hoist. Have started under dash work...ugh More pix to be seen at: http://s1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh594/GMCPic/
Dance like no one is watching,
Sing like no one is listening,
Love like you've never been hurt.
1948 GMC FC101 1/2t Pickup w/270 and SM420
1948 GMC FC253 1t Factory 80"x9' Flatbed Dually
1948 Chevy COE 2 Ton 8'x15' Flatbed
1950 GMC 354-24 2 Ton 8'X12' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton 8'x14' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton Cab and Chassis
1942 Clarkator 6 MILL-44 Heavy Aircraft Tug
1942 Ford (9N) Moto Tug with 1/2 yard Loader
1947 Oliver OC3 HG-42 Tract-Crawler Bull Dozier w/6' Blade
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 268 | Have removed every wire in, under and wherever on the truck.
Have started the re-wire project. Plug Speed-O and Gauge Cluster.
Need to replace Light switch, broken terminal. Will replace with 12V repo...also need to replace Temp gauge to mechanical gauge and 12V fuel gauge and sending unit.
Purchased new Speed-O and rewired parking lights, new front amber teardrop turn signals, pulled headlight buckets cleaned up, painted and reinstall...already had 12V head lights.
Half the lights were 6v, the rest 12V.
No wonder the guy I bought it from was confused part is/or was 6V and some 12V...you know how some rice farmers are...lol.
Yeah my truck was used to haul rice to the Co-Op. It was full on rice grains and rice straw. I now has rice growing in my yards. And mice nests too.
Dance like no one is watching,
Sing like no one is listening,
Love like you've never been hurt.
1948 GMC FC101 1/2t Pickup w/270 and SM420
1948 GMC FC253 1t Factory 80"x9' Flatbed Dually
1948 Chevy COE 2 Ton 8'x15' Flatbed
1950 GMC 354-24 2 Ton 8'X12' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton 8'x14' Flatbed w/Dump Hoist
1953 GMC 454-30 3 Ton Cab and Chassis
1942 Clarkator 6 MILL-44 Heavy Aircraft Tug
1942 Ford (9N) Moto Tug with 1/2 yard Loader
1947 Oliver OC3 HG-42 Tract-Crawler Bull Dozier w/6' Blade
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