The Ford Barn

GB SISSON · 06-04-2016, 08:10 PM

This is the '46 tonner I bought last fall. I have been putting all my time into my woodie project but I dearly love the tonner pickups. Today I just had to fire up Uncle Oscar and take a few laps around the sawmill and the back 40....I have a long and sordid history with tonner pickups and the jailbars just bring it out. Uncle Oscar has a badly cracked block so all the coolant ends up in the oil so I gave up on coolant and just opted for short trips..... I have a good running 8ba that I am gonna transplant into this beater. I have a clear title, a complete brake package and a '46 license plate that actually matches the title , so expect to see me heading into town on a weekend afternoon in this POS.

ford38v8 · 06-04-2016, 08:17 PM

To the dismay of those who have spent buku bucks on their trailer queens, Uncle Oscar will draw the crowds!

alanwoodieman · 06-04-2016, 08:19 PM

gotta love the gas tank!!

Tinker · 06-04-2016, 08:37 PM

You always have the coolest stuff GB!

GB SISSON · 06-04-2016, 08:46 PM

Henry was a big fan of gravity....

GB SISSON · 06-04-2016, 09:02 PM

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The guys I bought it from inherited it from their Uncle Oscar and Uncle George. Uncle Oscar bought it for their farming operation near Silverdale Washington, but with his hunchback he found he couldn't drive it. Therefore Uncle George drove it, but Uncle Oscar owned it. It sat under a maple tree covered with moss since 1976 til the nephews listed it on CL. I watched it for almost 4 months until it was in my range.

Tinker · 06-04-2016, 09:13 PM

Interesting hitch setup

GB SISSON · 06-04-2016, 09:29 PM

I'm thinking they got a lower trailer at some point. I noticed in the first photo you can see the rear half of pickup cab I cut off to make the woodie wagon. It's leaned up against the 'tiny house' my son was building. Then he moved to Seattle and lives on an old sailboat. Pretty much a tiny house on the water...... Kids.

Tinker · 06-04-2016, 09:40 PM

What's this?

ford38v8 · 06-04-2016, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinker

What's this?

Looks like Uncle Oscar has a flash suppresser!

GB SISSON · 06-04-2016, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinker

What's this?

No Idea, but it was on there. I thought maybe some kind of exhaust bracket ??

Tinker · 06-04-2016, 10:20 PM

Seems well made, whatever it is.

great truck

GB SISSON · 06-04-2016, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ford38v8

To the dismay of those who have spent buku bucks on their trailer queens, Uncle Oscar will draw the crowds!

I took a one ton pickup to a car show I happened to be passing by in a big mall parking lot about 6 years ago. 55 chevys and impalas... Yawn. Nobody would get out of their lawn chairs to answer some questions I had about cooling etc. That was my first and last car show. You guys answer questions way better and are way more friendly.

06-04-2016, 08:17 PM	#2
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,688	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar To the dismay of those who have spent buku bucks on their trailer queens, Uncle Oscar will draw the crowds! __________________ Alan

06-04-2016, 08:19 PM	#3
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,987	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar gotta love the gas tank!!

06-04-2016, 08:37 PM	#4
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,063	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar You always have the coolest stuff GB!

06-04-2016, 08:46 PM	#5
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 5,199	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar Henry was a big fan of gravity.... __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

06-04-2016, 09:02 PM	#6
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 5,199	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The guys I bought it from inherited it from their Uncle Oscar and Uncle George. Uncle Oscar bought it for their farming operation near Silverdale Washington, but with his hunchback he found he couldn't drive it. Therefore Uncle George drove it, but Uncle Oscar owned it. It sat under a maple tree covered with moss since 1976 til the nephews listed it on CL. I watched it for almost 4 months until it was in my range. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

06-04-2016, 09:13 PM	#7
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,063	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar Interesting hitch setup

06-04-2016, 09:29 PM	#8
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 5,199	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar I'm thinking they got a lower trailer at some point. I noticed in the first photo you can see the rear half of pickup cab I cut off to make the woodie wagon. It's leaned up against the 'tiny house' my son was building. Then he moved to Seattle and lives on an old sailboat. Pretty much a tiny house on the water...... Kids. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

06-04-2016, 10:20 PM	#12
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,063	Re: Driving Uncle Oscar Seems well made, whatever it is. great truck