Barking Pumpkin

[@martylb]

90k subscribers, please encourage Steve to get up at and over 100k, he delivers quantity shows for us on a daily basis.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

He needs to put up some shorts. I think that would help.

[@kenttalsma7906]

​@@The_R-n-I_Guy Steve wearing shorts? Ewwww!🤢

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

He will be at 100K very soon!

[@CatholicBoy1957]

​@@The_R-n-I_Guymaybe Katie should wear shorts

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello Mr Lb, Thanks for watching and writing. When I was host / creator of the Roadkill's Junkyard Gold series (3 seasons, 31 episodes) it was the realization of a decade long dream to go to junkyards and "give the cars a voice" with researched walk-around videos. It was an uphill battle. Before Motor Trend On Demand said "lets give it a try" in 2019 I pitched the exact same show concept to Speed Channel. I worked with Speed Channel from 2005 - up on the Barrett-Jackson TV auctions and "had the ear" of the decision Makers at Speed until it folded into Fox Sports, at which time "stick and ball" people replaced any and all automotive people which ran Speed Channel. NONE of these "executives" was really a car person and a few actually tole me: "I don't think OUR VIEWERS care about old junk cars". But when I pitched the Junkyard Crawl idea to The Mighty David Freiburger at Motor Trend On Demand, he was the one who said: "lets give it a trial" in 2019. Well it went great. But after 3 seasons there was a merger with Velocity Channel (with which I also worked doing the Barrett-Jackson TV auctions) and these knuckleheads are NOT car people. David Freiburger was unable to help and Velocity "merged" with Motor Trend On Demand and The Motor Trend Channel was born about 3 years ago. The same guys at Velocity who I pitched Junkyard Crawl to said "no more of that on Motor Trend" and snuffed the show despite good reviews and strong ad sales. Which left me high and dry once again. Then Tyler Hoover (of Hoovie's garage" on KZbin) said: "You MUST do it on KZbin". He was right. Now, 2 years into the Junkyard Crawl I am inching along and am in this for the rest of my CAReer. I simply cannot trust Cable TV Decision Makers to make the right decisions (they even scrapped the highly esteemed Dirt Every day series). Anyhoo, Thank YOU for watching and please stay tuned for many more Junkyard Crawl videos! -Steve Magnante

[@bertonfeuchtwanger9779]

The 53 - 56 Ford trucks are still very collectible. When I was younger I purchased a very used 1954 F-100 pickup. It had a Y-block V8 and came from the factory with a Ford-O-Madic transmission. I think that was some what rare for 1954. When transmission bit the dust the truck was converted to a 3 speed on the tree. Had fun with that old truck even tho it was a rust bucket. I lived in rural area and rode school bus in the 1960’s all of the buses had manual transmissions and a 2 speed rear end. Sometimes it would take two or three attempts by the bus driver to get the rear axle to shift made a horrible sound and then would clunk into the commanded mode. Thank you for bringing back some memories.

[@rondpert5167]

In High School, I had a hand me down '56 Ford wagon with the T-Bird 312. It had dual exhaust, limited slip differential and the Fordomatic trans. On top was a very strange looking Holley center float 4 barrel.

[@SteveMagnante]

The Holley "Teapot". Also seen on Thunderbirds when restorers do it right. Lots of folks look at it - with those two square air valves - and get spooked. They swap over to an Edelbrock or 1957-spec Holley carb from the "modern era". Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@localcrew]

We had the very same car when I was a kid - teapot carb and all. Mom spun out on ice and hit a bridge and when they fixed it they put a hood on it with louvers, for some reason. Then the hood flew open and it was destroyed so it was replaced with the hood from a circle track racer that had a big red cardinal on it. My dad never had the hood repainted and we thought it was pretty cool that our car had a big bird on the hood.

[@rondpert5167]

@@SteveMagnante From what I remember, the carb had a raised dome in the center (teapot) and four holes around the perimeter. My carb was shot. While running, you could see 1/4 inch of gas pooled on the secondaries waiting for them to open. In 1956, Ford was on a big safety push. I remember a whole page in the owner's manual with instructions on how to operate the window winding mechanism.

[@vettekid3326]

Back when I was on a small town volunteer fire department we had a 1956 Ford chassis American La France fire truck we used as backup. It was an F6 chassis with the 272 Y-block engine four speed transmission and two speed rear end. When I first got on the department it still had the factory original tires as the truck had less than 7,000 miles on it. It took some practice learning how to reliably up and down shift the rear end because if you didn't it wouldn't lock in gear which could get pretty hairy going down a hill with only brakes. Top speed with a full load of water ( 300 gal ) was 60 mph.

[@googleusergp]

Yes, Ford was often a choice for commercial chassis upfit by the various apparatus body manufacturers. It's still done today, although Kenworth, Freightliner and others are more often used as they provide more options and "truck" features than the Ford Super Duty does in this GVWR range. American LaFrance played solvency roulette for a while, eventually going out of business in 2014. They were located in Elmira, NY among other places.

[@jasonformulaboater357]

Been watching this everyday for almost 2 years. Can't get enough. I'm gonna start nosing around some old bone yards around here. Steve I found some 90s car show brochures I saved if you need some.

[@smokey2459]

Steve, you’re amazing! Pumping out videos like crazy! Most appreciated and anticipated too!

[@LongIslandMopars]

My dad loved using tar where he could to save our 64 Valiant convertible as a driver while it rusted before your eyes. Old paint got poured into the quarter panels to help "coat" the metal. As he had grown up through the depression era, he used whatever you could to make something last.

[@jimc3688]

Roofing cement is a cheap body filler. Mixed with some Rustoleum paint makes a good undercoating as well.

[@googleusergp]

Ziebart is waxy/paraffin/tar based and works well as an undercoating.

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

Hey, Lockjaw! Where you been?! Woof! Woof!

[@tanhelmet]

This would be a perfect RV conversion. Great video as always

[@louislepage5111]

I like the Frank Zappa reference 😊

[@SteveMagnante]

You Got It!!!! Freakout!!!! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@bruceprentice6441]

I have a F800 with a 429 gas, 5 speed with 2 speed rear axle. The two speed axle is a fantastic benefit when loaded. I bet that old truck spent its last years on a farm, and that slide door on the tailgate would have been used for unloading grain in a controlled stream into a auger. I recognize the farmerized😂 modifications .

[@peterclemmins7099]

Yep, those mods are straight off the farm, I can vouch for that, lol. Good eyes.

[@57WillysCJ]

For sure, the drum gas tank, tar on the fender, the tow hitch. Actually compared to some I have seen, not to bad.

[@CORVAIRWILD]

Can't wait 'till the full wraparound Knee Knocker windshield... To wit, my '57 Cady

[@johnkranyics281]

Good morning everyone.👍👍🇨🇦

[@DanEBoyd]

That crazy exhaust wrapping around the front of the engine... I thought there was a 332 Y block? Barnyard bodywork! LOLOL! It's cool that someone made a notation on the cover, regarding an article about the Two Stroke Detroit Diesels!

[@SteveMagnante]

I made the note about the "Screaming Jimmy" article inside that 1954 SAE Journal. The article is a "brag piece" about the Detroit Diesel 2-stroke. I'll use it soon when I cover an Detroit Diesel powered vehicle. Hint: it's NOT a truck! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@markjohnson5081]

Really like the magazine and other reference documentation you bring along.

[@tommyv8777]

Thank you for these Steve!

[@herbmeglin4529]

"Barnyard body work". Nobody can tell it better then you Steve. Just another good one.. keep up the great work! Thanks.

[@anthonymeyer4475]

Those black flies are the real scene stealers

[@Smile-pf3iq]

Another great video Steve! Could you possibly do a presentation on the COE Ford behind you? I've loved those trucks since I was a kid and would be very interested in learning more about them!

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello Smile, Thanks for watching and writing. That C-series C>O>E> was indeed featured in a Junkyard Crawl video last year. I don't know the exact date but if you go to this channel's Playlist, you'll see the "thumbnail picture" of that Sears Green truck and that'll be the video you seek. Spoiler alert....it has LEFT HAND lug nuts!!! Thanks again for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@speedfreak8200]

@Steve Magnante But only on one side, correct? I don't think that truck would do 60 MPH the two speed rear was more of an under than over final drive

[@allanweaverling730]

Great video Steve. Like all your junk yard videos. This one brought back memories of when I was on a volunteer firefighter in Pennsylvania. We had a 1953 ford 750 gpa pumper.Don’t know what size motor it had. Was a v8 5 speed with 2 speed axle. We used this truck until 1974. It would pump better than some of the newer ones.

[@corvairjim1]

I loved those Crestline books when I was growing up in the 70's. I was over the moon when I got "60 Years of Chevrolet" by George Dammann for my 10th (?) birthday. I was a major Chevy fan even back then, and that hasn't changed. "That being said" (sorry, Steve, but I couldn't resist saying that!), I really enjoy all of your Junkyard Crawl videos. I just wish you could do an installment (or more than one!) on the Corvair. So many variations to choose from. Rampside pickup, Monza Spyder/Corsa turbo, the 140hp engine - the only American production engine to come with 4 carbs... plenty of unique stuff to fill an entire week.

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello corvairjim1, we also shoot Junkyard Crawl videos a Paul Crosier's car stash in Vermont where there are OVER 100 Corvairs! Yes, we shot a full day's worth of Corvair videos last fall (8 videos) only to lose them to a faulty USB cable during the download! Fear not, we're going back to re-shoot them soon. Hint: Rampsides, Turbos, Corsas, convertibles, panel vans!!! They're all there at Crosier's. Thanks for watching and please stay tuned...-Steve Magnante

[@albertgaspar627]

"barking pumpkins"...i think i saw them in concert back in college :) Ford loved to start off its new cam-in-block small blocks with a former flathead displacement--the 221 Windsor the 239 Y block.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

[@burthenry7740]

Love the '53-'56 Ford trucks! And despite their faults and design quirks, Ford's flatheads and Y blocks were great sounding engines. I've owned a 312 for 30 years with dual turbo mufflers and it still sounds great!

[@7891ph]

The small door in the tailgate is most commonly a farm use set up for unloading grain into an auger or elevator. The cobbled up fuel tank makes me think this might have finished it's career on a farm as well.

[@onlyactingup]

So Steve in Australia in the 50's it was the large red Dodge truck of choice on the farm, most farms I visited had one.

[@stephengauthier8146]

Great video as always. A visceral example of the trucks that built America. Great old rig…the stories it could tell!

[@BigMikesHooptyBarn]

The 2 speed axle is extremely beneficial when hauling a heavy load in one of these old workhorses! I have a 1967 GMC 4000 Dump Truck with the 351 Magnum V6 that I use often. Great video Steve!

[@talfacprez]

Good to see the dog back in the video.

[@Mr.Death101]

Finally hit that 90k let's hit a 100k for our National Treasure Steve and prove motor trend they made the biggest mistake of their life by getting rid of the best thing they had going! This man is a goldmine of knowledge and skill and respect and let's keep this going you couldn't pay for the knowledge that you get from here this is like a free college class with visual aids and jokes I mean you couldn't ask for a better channel this is what KZbin was made for this and people like Jerry Heasley!

[@johngrace2205]

With the y block you have dual exhaust parts right on the engine. Switch the exhaust manifold side to side block off the end of the right one put on the add new pipes. Use the cross over to make cut outs. Old timer hot rod person. 😊

[@daveridgeway2639]

Hi Steve, good video! The original carburetor was a Ford Autolite 2100 2V "two venturi". The carburetor you see at present is a Ford Motorcraft replacement 2100 2V " carburetor and it will work just the same. The Ford Super Duty gas truck engines are not popular car and/or hot rod engines, because they are about 20% longer, wider, taller and weigh twice as much as regular big block engine. Please reply. Dave...

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! Morning Mags ! ☕️☕️🍩 Steve , it hard to believe that vehicle is still around and had not been crushed or parted out . Very informative and interesting ! Fuel tank is cool ! LOL ! 🤯

[@tomwesley7884]

Morning

[@debbiebermudez5890]

@@tomwesley7884 Good morning ! Simple good manners that all it takes ! ☕️☕️ you have a nice 👍 day .

[@randyauer7303]

Morning Steve Randy from Monroe Michigan You're amazing all the knowledge I call you the professor of automobiles you the man who knows the man Peace

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man the 54 Ford truck where like the 57 Chevy of that era! Absolutely beautiful styling! I don’t know about you! But I always liked those so much that growing up in the 70s I used to built plastic models of that truck! Plus that body was so popular that even Tonka used the Ford F-series as their toy trucks!👌😎👍great video Steve! Sad seeing it in such dilapidated condition!

[@Vet-7174]

Good Morning Gents ! 🇺🇸

[@troyken9960]

Our FD had this same cab chassis with a utility type body with two long bench seats in the rear. Dual wheels ,split rear and same engine/ trans, 4 spd with granny low gear. It had a 5kw generator and 4 floodlights on each side of the body. Gave good service until sold in almost mint condition in about 1984. Same red color as the interior on this truck too.

[@toddbob55]

There is no better Truck than a Ford Truck !!!!!!

[@ddellwo]

And speaking of Ford Trucks, it’s my F-150’s birthday today! According to my window sticker, “Blue” was built on this day at the Norfolk assembly plant back in 2005! Eighteen years and 3400 miles later, all is good…….😂

[@jims4268]

Great video Steve ! Love those old trucks. Noticed the c series cab over and L series cab behind you. Classics for sure. Thanks

[@randyedwards3244]

Hey Steve, great video. I love these early F series trucks, especially the 1956 model. No doubt due to my dad having a '56 350 series. It was actually a "Mercury" - I'm in Canada, so the "Ford" trucks were rare here. The truck was powered by the desirable 312, with a "3 in the tree" shifter and ran on 17.5 wheels. I just wanted to point out the lights on the fenders of the '54 They are "Dealer installed" turn signals, opposed to factory signals which used the parking lights as they do now.

[@franknedobity2757]

i remember my father having a 1956 F600 with a 292 Y Block 4V in an ex fire truck spec pumper truck. he claimed he had no idea why it was in there but the engine numbers he claimed came back as a 292. He said he asked around at some friends at ford and still couldnt come up with a reason why such an engine was in that truck. Literally had a 4V holley on it and had amazing power and great fuel economy with an observed of between 12-14 mpg loaded but with a max speed of about 60 mph.

[@aaroncone6778]

The door on the tailgate of that dump body, is known as a "Shuttle Gate", for filling wheelbarrows, when doing "Hand Work". Great video Steve!

[@michaelnazaruk4100]

We called them "Pigeon Holes" where I worked.

[@throckmorton8477]

When I worked as a commercial roofer (as a young man) with tar and gravel roofs, the gate would open onto a separate conveyor. The conveyor would carry the gravel to the top of the roof where we would wait with our 'gravel buggies'. It required some co-ordination between the dump truck operator, the conveyor operator, and the guys running the self propeller gravel buggy!

[@danw6014]

We used them to unload grain. Some of the gravel haulers around me use their gravel trains to haul corn or soybeans for extra money in the fall.

[@kevw412]

The 1953 Ford Crestline you featured the other day also had seats out of a Volkswagen. The 2 speed axle was shifted by engine vacuum. You would pull up the knob on the shifter to switch from low to high but would not happen until you lifted up on the accelerator.

[@steveib724]

Congratulations Steve I just came off of light and left everyone in a cloud its ok just trying to stay away from the bad drivers thanks again Steve

[@vintagesavoiur]

10k more to go Steve! Greetings from Iowa!

[@taylorhartman96]

Back in 2014, I inherited a '57 F100 with the 272 Y-Block from my Grandpa that had been sitting since the 70's. The engine was stuck and it needed alot more work than I had the knowledge or $ to fix at the time so I ended up selling it but it was a very cool old truck!

[@CORVAIRWILD]

1st smoky Upstate NY View...

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

We used to use Ford 292ci Y Block V8 cranks in Holden 308ci V8's to make a geuine 350ci Holden engine (before C.O.M.E etc started making 350 Holden stroker cranks). Cant find a 292 crank in Australia anymore, and the last 350 Holden i built 20+ years ago, is still running like the day it was built.

[@SteveMagnante]

Was the Ford 292 crank a direct fit in the GM / Holden block? I have to imagine some level of machine work was required. Maybe on the thrust face, main journal diameters or somewhere? This seems "too good to be true" for it to be a drop-in! I'm intrigued! Thanks for sharing. -Steve Magnante

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

@@SteveMagnante Dunno about GM USA blocks, but the GM Holden 308 block it was literally throw bearings in, drop crank in, and tighten the main. The GM Holden 304 (later model with EFI), required machining as it was given a thicker casting, bigger mains etc as it was Homogolated for Group A/ Group C racing here

[@Hyrev1]

Great video Steve! 👍👍💯🇺🇸

[@nathanbarden9709]

That bomb was probably last registered in the early 90’s judging by the license plate. “AAY” indicates an early six digit plate. VT only switched from five digits in that time frame. Maybe driven only on a farm after that.

[@daviddamico4288]

Nice work Steve ..

[@rescuedandrestoredgarage]

Great old truck. Would be awesome for this truck to become a car hauler.

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

Lovin' the old commercial trucks Steve. Especially the Fords. Favorite would be that Sweet old C Series back behind ya. I just love the way they look. Maybe you'll make your way around to that FLD I've seen looming in the background from time to time. Great vid as always.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

53-56 fords were the best looking trucks ford ever made

[@tsmith578]

That old truck is from a time when men would work hard and be proud of what they did,

[@tomwesley7884]

Back when men were men and women were happy about it

[@unclebob7937]

Could actually earn a living with one job then...

[@kevinkelly7348]

Thank you for the videos, all this stuff is so interesting to me!

[@ditzyneko637]

wow, when quality mattered. what a time.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Enjoyed!!! 👍👍

[@CORVAIRWILD]

I had a late 70s Chev C70. I broke two rear axles, just snapped the ends off... and I junked it. 8.2 Detroit Diesel...

[@jamespetersen3933]

Keep on crawling😊

[@seed_drill7135]

I’d say that thing topped out at 50 mph and less under a load.

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

Hmm... you'd be wrong. my dad has a 1952 F6 dump truck with a flatty V-8, and even that old girl will roll 60 mph loaded with ease. The problem is the piss poor hydrovac brake system makes you think twice about doing it when loaded. The OHV engine should be even better than the flatty.

[@danielburke8350]

I don't know why, but every time Steve opens a door and that plastic dog is sitting there it kind of startles me... lol

[@chrisperry3525]

roof cement is a wonderful thing to patch floors with. once it hardens it's more than permanent

[@jamielombardo5292]

I have a 55 F700 big job in my driveway original and still driving

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you Steve

[@speedfreak8200]

My favorite channel.... hey, Steve it's called a Dually a six wheeler is different. I hope the yard never 🏃‍♂️ runs out of vehicles. How bout sending (new) T 👕 shirts like on "Lehto's Law" that he can wear when doing videos

[@googleusergp]

Yes, that looks like a newer carburetor as the Motorcraft name didn't come until much later. It would have likely been "Autolite" back then. Motorcraft was in use by Ford and then discontinued for a time and brought back around 1972 and still exists today. Clark was often the rear end supplier to Ford back then. No VIN, can't win, but might be something like: F50 for F500 Conventional Cab, V for 239 CID V8 or Z for 256 CID V8, or D for 223 CID six cylinder, 4 for 1954 model year, maybe F for Dearborn, MI assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Dearborn, MI facility is now the River Rouge complex with the Dearborn, plant closing around 2004. No tag, can't brag, but can be figured out, no doubt: 4SYN for four speed manual synchronized transmission, M1722 or M1075 for Vermillion Red exterior paint or possibly M1084 for Glacier Blue exterior paint. The tag with the VIN and other details was likely on the inside of the glove box lid, which I was hoping you'd show and then everything could be figured out and decoded.

[@SteveMagnante]

I did look at the glove box door before I shot this video and all that remained of the Specification Tag was TWO EMPTY HOLES where the rivets once were. I tried...Thanks - as always - for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@googleusergp]

@@SteveMagnante That's like the some of the Craftsman toolboxes that I've encountered that are missing a drawer. What do you do with a toolbox drawer? LOL. I got a pretty decent (well, it rolled and the drawers worked) 1981 Craftsman model 65059 nine drawer rolling cabinet from Craigslist from someone who was going to put it to the curb. It was missing a small top drawer in the photos. By chance I asked the woman if she still had the drawer and she said, "Oh yes, sure. My dad was going to use it to store things, but since you're going to reuse the toolbox, I'll ask him to put it back in there. We were thinking someone was going to scrap it." Sure enough, when I went to pick it up, the drawer was back in place. It was missing a few drawer clips (which I have and work with the guy on Ebay that reproduces them, in fact I supplied him some original clips and slides so he could test fit his reproductions), and the lock mechanism is gone, but other than that, it's complete and functions well enough for me.

[@HotRod-wv4vm]

Morning Steve. I actually like the look of the stone age truck as it would make for a really cool hotrod😎

[@santaclause2875]

Thanks Steve, another great show !!!

[@jeffclark2725]

Great video,,was cool the motor was unmolested for the most part,cool truck

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I like pretty much all vehicles pre-90's. After that, there's just nothing to be excited about

[@thomashenniger2070]

Thanx Steve

[@phillippearce9680]

Great info👍

[@dresdensvo]

That truck has treadle vac style power brakes . in the engine pics the vaccum line from carb to firewall goes to the booster under the floor .

[@CORVAIRWILD]

BarnYard BodyWork lol

[@geography2490]

Great bit on the early F series. While you are looking at old trucks, does the junk yard have any old Detroit Diesel 2 strokes. An explanation to your younger viewers who probably have never seen one. Been quite a few years since I have driven one. We referred to them as screaming jimmys or hondas. Hauled around drilling rig parts with a 8V71 (318 hp) with 5&4 trans. Lots of gears, lots of revs, lots of noise, not a bunch of power. Slurpped diesel & leaked oil. Just thought it would be neat to see an old jimmy.

[@richardthompson6366]

Keys hanging in the dash, just waiting.

[@gordonwelcher9598]

The meat of the Blue Kazak camel has a nutty cheesy flavour and is highly prized. It is usually dry aged in the desert buried under the sand for at least 60 days before consumption. Boiled in fermented mare's milk with garlic and honey it is reserved for special occasions. Brutal wars have been fought to gain acquisition of the animal.

[@michaelruys5021]

Get well Steve

[@lilmike2710]

You're a popular fellow Steve 👍

[@dresdensvo]

I'm currently building a 56 F 600 , that engine should have a teapot Holley .

[@danfarris135]

Fibered roofing cement you have there. My Uncle removed the leaking vinyl roof on his 72 Skylark and basically gave it a black meringue pie looking top that never leaked again.

[@fasttoyo]

that rear axle looks identical to the 2-speed eaton 16600 in my 1953 gmc 450 with a 302 inline. the ratios in my truck are 9:1 low and 6:1 high.

[@rawbsworld6604]

Lock Jaw! 😀 about time you stand up up to Katie stealing your screen time 👍 😂 ✌️🤙

[@andrefiset3569]

It will be interesting to know which engine is in the 33-34 Ford truck. Many of them had the rare 4 cylinder B engine Ford model A enthusiasts are looking for.

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello Andre Fiset, that 1933 Ford B one-ton is Flathead V8 powered. We did a Junkyard Crawl video on it back on May 5, of this year. You can watch it in the Channel Playlist. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@andrefiset3569]

​@@SteveMagnante I even made a comment on that one.🤐

[@eddiedelacruz9321]

Steve can you one day do an episode on the C series for coe theres one right in the background that would be awesome too. Great work as always 👏

[@mikewasfaret9563]

The little door in the back is a grain door.

[@zachsmith5216]

That exhaust pipe routing can't be a gòod idea. Think of the heat! More like the Ford "Fry" block.

[@melvinjones3895]

Get clear and keep up the good work

[@oldsledpurgatory3595]

How about a video on that COE in the background @ 3:34.

[@savedin87ify]

Kinda of a cool old F500.

[@danw6014]

The little door in the back was probably used to dump grain into an auger or into a pit at a mill. The hoist was power from a PTO unit out of the transmission. Simply push in the clutch, engage the PTO and then operate the lift lever. Once the load is dumped disengage the PTO.

[@fredhop1881]

The small door in the tailgate was for unloading coal or grain that you wanted to dispense into a chute, rather than dump an entire load quickly. Had a lot of coal delivered that way in the 50s and early 60s.

[@pre1980cars]

My grandfather had a 53 f 600 dump truck

[@brokewheels5]

We just picked up a Chevrolet C70. It has the 2 speed rear end with a 6.50 ratio. I wish it was a f600 or f700

[@chrisscearce]

Hi Steve, great video on this 'Triple Economy' F-Series. My grandfather was a Ford and Dodge truck guy, so we had a couple of big Fords to pull tobacco to the Auctions. I was always told in VA they 'pick' tobacco, and in NC, we 'pull' tobacco. NC is where the bright leaf curing process was accidentally invented, just a few counties over from me. It's the soil that actually gives the bright leaf colour and not the curing process. But my biggest question this morning, Steve, is what is the connection between Frank Zappa and this F-550? I'm not a Zappa "Poodle" so I don't know all of his tunes. I did get to experience 2 of his shows as a teenager. My uncle was a fan, and I was allowed to go. It was a DC show in Jan or February of '88. I remember it being a really warm day in the middle of the winter season. This may have been the show that started my passion to travel to music festivals, but I also saw the Grateful Dead in Hampton VA just a month later. 🤷🏻 Back home, it was country and bluegrass music often played on the radio. I listened to rock music, etc, but I was blown away at the Zappa shows. It wasn't the same, to say the least. I didn't even know about Zappa and his music at the time. You didn't hear a lot of Zappa on the local rock stations. They would play Lynard Skynard, The Who, etc maybe some Black Oak Arkansas late at night. The same with Zappa, they played his stuff early in the AM hours. Songs like Montana, Dancing Fool, Waka/Jawaka, and I once heard the clean version of Joe's Garage probably right after midnight. Have a blessed day everyone 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼

[@tomwesley7884]

If there's a Zappa connection its over my head

[@chrisscearce]

@@tomwesley7884 Hi Tom 👋🏼 Yes I feel the same. But it being Zappa I'm sure it's a twisted creative way of connecting the 2. Hopefully Steve can shed some light on his title or maybe someone who is a hardcore fan. I'm certainly not very knowledgeable on Frank Zappa or his record label. Thanks for commenting 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼

[@SteveMagnante]

Hi Chris, Thanks for watching and writing....as always. The video titles are written by me on the evening after we shoot the videos. I try to have a little fun with them. In the case of this one, I was watching a Frank Zappa interview on KZbin where he is also being interviewed with his daughter Moon Unit. It was an interview from about 1986 when the PMRC was seeking to add "explicit lyrics" stickers to Rap and certain Rock album covers. He was making his case against it. He invited viewers to reach out to him at his production company which was named...BARKING PUMPKIN. I had this in my head when I was writing the video titles and decided the '54 Ford truck kinda looks like a pumpkin. Add in some trailing throttle exhaust "bark" going down a hill with a full load and you have a "BARKING PUMPKIN". That's "the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey would have said. Another obscure Title will hit in a few days when the subject is a Chevy Celebrity. Could it be a Cocteau Twins song title reference? Thanks again for watching and writing. Down at Joe's Garage(we didn't need no coke or LSD)... Steve Magnante

[@michaelmarks5012]

Leave it to Steve to reference Frank Zappa's record label...Barking Pumpkin!

[@Ray-r5j9u]

Get better Steve 🙏

[@theofficialseanodonnell7498]

Barking pumpkin? Is that a Zappa reference?

[@SteveMagnante]

Bingo! It was the name of his record label. In the next few days there will be a Cocteau Twins song title....Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante