Popular Post doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2020 Here's a picture off the internet that someone posted of an old Ford N-Series. Anybody remember driving one of these? I never drove one, but I used to see a lot of them around home, back when the world was young and so was I... I never could figure out if they were a thing of beauty, or if they were...uhhh..."aesthetically challenged". But they sure had a tough look to them. 3 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 back when i was a youngun, i ran one of them tandem dump truck for a few weeks helping a friend while he was sick and could not drive.. it had a 190hp cummins with a quad box. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-459985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 That pickup truck cab was cramped, particularly with the large steering wheel. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-459987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said: That pickup truck cab was cramped, particularly with the large steering wheel. Like this one off the internet??? Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-459989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Brief experience in a Canary😎-that is Ryder rental NT-950, NH-250 , RT-910, Hendrickson extended leaf suspension. I thought it was a great driving truck-but for sure with those butterfly hoods and that doghouse, not something you wanted to work on. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post topo Posted September 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2020 Mid 70's my brother in law had one he logged with 671 Detroit no turbo 4X4 transmission exhaust routed out the front bumper It was owned by a coal mine and they set that up then he bought it .In the summer it would get so hot in the cab when off the highway I would use the door to fan the hot air out of the cab yet in the winter the cab was like riding in a freezer . 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 The GMC B-series looked very similar, didn't it? Found this on on the web. 2 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 When I was a kid I always hated the pickup-cab trucks, but now the nostalgia makes me think they look cool. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck P Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Don't forget the Chevy version. This had the newer cab with different windshield. 65 E80 with the 6V53 powerhouse! 1 Quote "If it's all the sime to you... I'll droyve that tankah" Max Rockatansky (The Road Warrior) Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Chuck P said: Don't forget the Chevy version. This had the newer cab with different windshield. 65 E80 with the 6V53 powerhouse! Same truck-I think they eliminated the wrap around windshield with 64 model yr. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2020 4 hours ago, h67st said: When I was a kid I always hated the pickup-cab trucks, but now the nostalgia makes me think they look cool. I know what you mean! Some of the stuff I used to think was ugly looks pretty cool now. Maybe it is just that it looks so much better than the stuff we have now? Or, maybe it's just that it takes you back to an earlier time? Either way, I am finding new interest in old stuff. 3 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadwayR Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 9:13 AM, kscarbel2 said: That pickup truck cab was cramped, particularly with the large steering wheel. Ford raised up the roof on those twice for more clearance. The truck in the first picture has the tallest roof. I helped a friend restore a 1965 F-100. Nice little truck, but that cab was small and tinny compared to GM and Dodge those years. Really rust-prone in the A pillars and step wells too. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Engine 253, Mayville, NY 1968 Ford N-950/American Fire Apparatus 750/1250 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Tanker 1, Orchard Hill, GA 1967 Ford N-600/Georgia Forestry 140/950 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chuck P Posted September 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2020 My pic from Macungie 2011. 1969 N-Series. 4 Quote "If it's all the sime to you... I'll droyve that tankah" Max Rockatansky (The Road Warrior) Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GA_Dave Posted September 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2020 Engine 41, Washington FD, Washington Court House, OH 1965 Ford NT-850/Marion Body Company 750/1300 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 13 hours ago, GA_Dave said: Engine 41, Washington FD, Washington Court House, OH 1965 Ford NT-850/Marion Body Company 750/1300 I hope there wasn't a LOT of tank behind the tandems, as that thing would be interesting to steer even with the front mount pump. If the tank goes to the back of the body that would put in the neighborhood of 2500-2800# of weight behind the tandems. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadwayR Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Local dealer had a tandem tractor they couldn't get rid of..... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 9:53 AM, doubleclutchinweasel said: Here's a picture off the internet that someone posted of an old Ford N-Series. Anybody remember driving one of these? I never drove one, but I used to see a lot of them around home, back when the world was young and so was I... I never could figure out if they were a thing of beauty, or if they were...uhhh..."aesthetically challenged". But they sure had a tough look to them. "Aesthetically challenged" seemed to be a common theme with LCF's. It is true with the GMC 860 in other dog's recent post and the Dodge C model. They both look cobbled together, but look odd and good at the same time. The Dodge has a cab that doesn't fit the front end and a conventional hood that was cut down to fit - except it doesn't fit at the front corners. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Terry T said: I hope there wasn't a LOT of tank behind the tandems, as that thing would be interesting to steer even with the front mount pump. If the tank goes to the back of the body that would put in the neighborhood of 2500-2800# of weight behind the tandems. As I recall, the tank ended about where the door latch handle on the rear compartment is. The rear half of that compartment went all the way through to the other side of the body, except where the dump pipe passed through. From the rear, the back wall went up to above that compartment, then indented to the tank and went vertical again up to the hose bed. The dump valve was located in the center of the lower wall. It has been about 30 years since I took that shot, so my recollection may be a bit fuzzy. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 12 hours ago, Terry T said: I hope there wasn't a LOT of tank behind the tandems, as that thing would be interesting to steer even with the front mount pump. If the tank goes to the back of the body that would put in the neighborhood of 2500-2800# of weight behind the tandems. They didn't want to spring for power steering😎 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Great memories I owned a 64 pickup one of the best vehicles I’ve ever had but best of all, my pop was a city driver for beacon fast freight from 64-68 ... driving one .he used to pick me and my sister up in front of our house and drive us to the yard it was on the way to the terminal when he was finished with his route ..... good times... his boss was ok with it then we would all drive home in his 60 Chevy ... yaaaaaaaaaahooooooo ... bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Oh by the way yes I wish I could go back to that time...... bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, mowerman said: Oh by the way yes I wish I could go back to that time...... bob Don't we all? 1 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 57 minutes ago, doubleclutchinweasel said: Don't we all? Same note- my wife said.."I wish I was 30 years younger". I said...."No- you wish it was 30 years ago" 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63991-ford-n-series/#findComment-460873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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