The Ford Barn

Keith True · 09-01-2011, 07:04 AM

I just took a closer look at it.It has been used for a wagon,that was done a lot.I have seen that rear end setup used under hay wagons a lot too.Some old Dodges used a kind of full float hub on lighter vehicles,you could remove the chuck and still have full axle support while being able to use small bolt pattern wheels.Translate that to cheap/free balding tire casings versus truck size casings.On that design rear end the front and rear of the axle housings were flat,and rounded on the top.Everybody turned them sideways to bolt the flat part up against a frame rail or a timber.The junkyard in town used to save out that style rear end for farmers,and Rambler spindles for the stock car boys to build trailers with.

09-01-2011, 07:04 AM	#11
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,421	Re: Gotta start somewhere.... I just took a closer look at it.It has been used for a wagon,that was done a lot.I have seen that rear end setup used under hay wagons a lot too.Some old Dodges used a kind of full float hub on lighter vehicles,you could remove the chuck and still have full axle support while being able to use small bolt pattern wheels.Translate that to cheap/free balding tire casings versus truck size casings.On that design rear end the front and rear of the axle housings were flat,and rounded on the top.Everybody turned them sideways to bolt the flat part up against a frame rail or a timber.The junkyard in town used to save out that style rear end for farmers,and Rambler spindles for the stock car boys to build trailers with.