FORD F30 photos wanted!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Derk

Many CMPs are a mixture of parts, the way rebuild and repair facilities worked they didn't bother to keep all of the parts for a particular truck separate, one of the benefits of interchangeability.

Having said that here some thoughts, first I think you are correct that it is an ambulance or other special use truck, long wheelbase on the smaller brakes and axles just would not make sense for a general service body.

Possible things to check does it have a pintle hook and is level with the frame rails or under-slung? How many spring leafs does it have front and rear? How many turns lock to lock is the steering box? Does it have or did it have a winch? With this information and the specification section of the Ford Manual or the parts book I think you can narrow it down some more.

The if it has the straight frame mount for the pintle hook it was probably built with 16" wheels and the wheels have been changed. If it is the under-slung pintle hook assembly it could have been assembled with 20" wheels.

With the 16" wheels on the Chevy the engine is really having to spin at road speed does much better on the 20".

Now of course my observations are based on general information and on Chevy CMP manuals. How about you guys with the FORD parts books adding/correcting my assumptions.

Cheers Phil

[T Creighton]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Derk
Now of course my observations are based on general information and on Chevy CMP manuals. How about you guys with the FORD parts books adding/correcting my assumptions.
Cheers Phil

Hi Everyone
The lighter steering box is mounted on a different front spring hanger casting to the heavier box. Some riveting involved to change them over so each size is probably determined in the factory rather than mix and match.

Attached are the relevant pages from the parts book for wheels and brake drums. You can draw your own conclusions. I hope they come up large enough to read.

Regards, Terry

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by T Creighton

Hi Everyone
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Attached are the relevant pages from the parts book for wheels and brake drums. You can draw your own conclusions. I hope they come up large enough to read.

Regards, Terry

Hi Terry

That's the type of information I was thinking of. Could you tell us what it says in the model line can't quite read the far right one using the 16" wheels.

Cheers Phil

[Grant Bowker]

I read the models as (left to right) blank, F8, blank, F15, F15A, blank, F30, F60S, F60L, F60H and FGT.

[T Creighton]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

I read the models as (left to right) blank, F8, blank, F15, F15A, blank, F30, F60S, F60L, F60H and FGT.

Looks like a conflict between the parts book and MBF1
I don't imagine a heavy six wheeler on 16"wheels.

Terry

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by T Creighton

I don't imagine a heavy six wheeler on 16"wheels.

I have a WW2 pic of an F60H Cab 11 with 16" wheels. It is not mine so I cannot share here but it existed.

[Alex van de Wetering]

I have a WW2 pic of an F60H Cab 11 with 16" wheels. It is not mine so I cannot share here but it existed.

I seem to remember the middle page of Wheels & Tracks no.34 shows an F60H wrecker with 16inch wheels, and and F60H with 16inch wheels is also mentioned in Barts "the Observers Military Fighting Vehicles".

Alex