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1936 heavy flatbed questions
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tweaslerd |
08-04-2021 @ 6:53 AM
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I came across an exciting truck, a '36 Ford heavy platform that needed a new home. The car appeared to be dead, straight, rust-free. The faded dark green paint with black fenders, similar to the phone company green, army green, seems original. Still, the chassis is a very faded red. I really liked the suspension. The hydraulics are from a '36. The rear parallel springs are very HD, and the front suspension is typical of Ford traverses. I stumbled upon https://www.truckexporter.co.uk/product-category/trucks-for-sale-uk/.
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08-11-2019 @ 7:49 AM
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Jim44, Did you get the answers and information you needed for your 1936 truck? I've been researching the Model 51 at the Ford archives and own a '35 157" stake and a '36 panel truck. I have most of the sales literature, 100's of parts drawings and more information. Let me know if you need any information or assistance. Glad to help out another Model 51 truck owner.
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TomO |
06-05-2019 @ 6:50 AM
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http://vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_drawings_electrical.htm
Tom
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06-02-2019 @ 6:15 PM
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I have a 36 truck model 51 and the wiring is all messed up, where can I find a wiring diagram,?
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therunwaybehind |
05-06-2019 @ 4:39 AM
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My grandfather owned these trucks as long as I knew him from 1946 until I left home in 1965 and then in 1978, I met his latest in the ownership of my uncle where he set me straight on one thing, the GVW and rear helper springs. He bought a new chassis every six years on an off cycle with a new panel truck half way through that he also kept for 6 years. The big truck was always a Ford with 16-1/2 inch wheels, dual on the rear. The interior of the cab was spartan with only one sunvisor and no arm rests. The interior headliner was steel. The GVW was that of a 7-ton with the helper springs and posted prominently with a New York required white text panel on each door. It had top of fender blinkers and turn signals and roof tear drop clearance lights, legally required. The four-speed transmission shifter had an auxiliary 2-speed rear end control as a red snap up button to engage control which I met as electric. This got used every trip back from Rochester, New York warehouses with a full load of linoleum, asphalt and cork tile and general merchandise and meat. The rear stakes were not typical waist-high, but rather tall to above the cab. He never used a tail gate and had a canvas tarpaulin with rope ties to positions on the stakes in case of rain. The first one I ever saw was the 1946 but I have a photograph from 1915 of what I have been told is a Model-T but looks like it must have a heavier Dodge rear end, not dual wheel. The panel alternated based on bids between Dodge and Ford later. The last Ford panel I remember is a 1951. Something I did not know in the early days was this truck also had a power takeoff on the transmission and a hydraulic cylinder to tilt the flatbed like a dump truck to assist off loading heavy carpet rolls directly onto a ramp into the basement of his store.
This message was edited by therunwaybehind on 5-8-19 @ 8:03 AM
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wmsteed |
03-09-2019 @ 10:44 AM
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I have been an off/on member of the EFV8 Club since it's was started in the 1960's and a contributor to the Forum for over ten years. I recently stumbled into a very interesting truck, a '36 Ford heavy stake bed that needed a new home. The truck appears to be dead stock, arrow straight with no rust-out. The faded dark green paint, with black fenders, similar to phone company/army green appears to be original, however, the chassis is a very faded red. The engine in the truck is a 59AB with 4 spd trans and a 2 spd rear axle that is shifted via a lever on the floor adjacent to the left cowl. The service brakes are hydraulic with aux air brakes controlled by a device mounted to the dash. I think the air brakes are for trailer pulling because I could not find an air over hydraulic attachment. The suspension really through me, hydraulics on a '36, very HD rear parallel springs and typical Ford traverse mounted front suspension. I was suspect of the S/N on the truck, BB18319XXXX until I read JM44's tread and noted his S/N . BB18036XXXX I'll post some pix of the truck in a few days.
Bill 36 5 win delx cpe
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Mudflap |
01-03-2019 @ 7:13 PM
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Hey Jim44. I have a 35 and a 36 1&1/2 ton ford truck. Be glad to help you out. From Wis. also.
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Mudflap |
01-03-2019 @ 7:12 PM
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Hey Jim44. I have a 35 and a 36 1&1/2 ton ford truck. Be glad to help you out. From Wis. also.
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Jim44 |
01-13-2018 @ 9:51 PM
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Thanks again nelsb01.
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nelsb01 |
01-11-2018 @ 9:32 PM
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The majority of the interior cab parts are the same as a pickup. (handles, gauges, knobs, etc) Front fenders are not. Headlight buckets are the same, as is the grille. I am sure there are a few other things that are also.
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