F15 weight
My Book Third edition of the Ford Special Vehicles states on page 220;
Nett weight, cab and chassis fuel,oil, and water, is 4776lb. Then you have to add the weight of the body, and the weight of the original one was 745lb.(many of the back bodies were built locally after shipping, and so will vary)
Thats a total of 5521lb.= 2509kg.
While I'm here the book gives your axle ratio as 6.67:1 (F15a = 6.5:1 = slightly faster on the road) and your tyres should be 900x16.
Interestingly the tyre pressures are suppost to be front 14lb, and rear 24lb. these pressures are for a full rated load on road (Canada only) Cross country they reccommend,10lb front, and 16lb rear. If the truck is used cross country with no load the rear tyre pressures should be deflated to the same as the front ie 10lb.
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Last edited by Lynn Eades; 03-05-10 at 22:57.
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