The Ford Barn

columbiA · 01-12-2013, 10:58 PM

If the engine runs well,I would just strip the acessories of the engine &clean it up well & paint it.

Tom Wesenberg · 01-12-2013, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bluesman31

I am kind of turned off by the rusty looking engine, and thoughts on that??

That is one good point and might be a tip off that the truck just had a paint job and nothing done mechanically. The firewall should match the cab color, it has the wrong headlights and horn, but these are minor points and won't stop you from having a lot of fun with it, as long as you don't need to tear it all apart for a complete rebuild.

Ask lots of questions and try to get proof of any work said to be done, and pay accordingly.

dennisonk1957 · 01-13-2013, 03:34 AM

Jealous I am!

bluesman31 · 01-13-2013, 07:16 AM

The story behind this one is that the owners dad bought it 10 years ago and they drove it locally, but very little. They believe the previous owner fabricated the hand crank dump bed and installed it. It has been sitting in a storage container. The owners don't appear to know much about the way Model A's operate.

So since this is a 31 without the worm drive rear end, does that mean that is does NOT have a 2 speed rear end? Were the 2 speed rears only with the worm drive?

The drivers door does not have the recess in it to allow the spare tire to be mounted so they took the spare off the side mount so the drivers door would open, must be a replacement door?

Mike · 01-13-2013, 08:55 AM

Don't let a dirty rusty engine get you down, 20 hours of work and the engine can look very nice

Aok · 01-13-2013, 10:10 AM

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Great looking truck I like dump trucks used to own a 48 Dodge 1 ton (sorry I sold it) They are useful and get a lot of attention as you do not see too many. You can't tell a engine by its color maybe just needs paint in any case same engine as model A so parts are available

Doug in Maryland · 01-13-2013, 04:38 PM

There weren't any two speed rears for the AA's. The 28's and 29's could have been had with an auxiliary transmission (called a Hi-Lo or something like that) that was either direct drive or under drive. They went behind the three speed trans and were operated with a foot lever.

bluesman31 · 01-13-2013, 05:04 PM

Thanks ALL for the tips.

I bought the truck, dust and all. It is really pissah! Carb was all plugged up but I was able to get it to run for a second on ether. It also has appears to possibly have the original engine with AA markings, I will have to verify the VIN. The owner claims it ran well and steered straight years ago.

I also verified the rear end as the high speed rear by jacking up one wheel and rotaing the engine and tire by hand. Got approx 2.5 revolutions of the engine to one of the rear tire!!

Here is a link to lot of pics. Fresh from the shipping container she has been sleeping in for 10 years... enjoy

https://picasaweb.google.com/1037502...ordAADumpTruck

1crosscut · 01-13-2013, 05:58 PM

Hurrah! Your going to have lots of fun with your truck. Hope you get it on the road soon.
Couldn't get the link to your pictures to work for me though.
Have fun!
Dave

spdway1 · 01-13-2013, 07:05 PM

GREAT! Now JOIN the AA truck club!!

Bob C · 01-13-2013, 07:23 PM

No pictures here either.

Bob

bluesman31 · 01-13-2013, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob C

No pictures here either.

Bob

Try the pictures now

Mike Peters · 01-13-2013, 08:06 PM

You can check the rar end ratio by removing the speedometer cable at the drive shaft and then turning out the speedo drive with a 1 1/8 wrench. The gear ratio will be stamped on the bevel drive gear that runs the cable. 5.14 for high speed. 6.6:1 for low speed. Or just drive it. It will be obvious.

spdway1 · 01-13-2013, 08:44 PM

I don't trust that fan blade...Nice truck.

FordMike · 01-13-2013, 09:12 PM

EDIT: I didn't see there was a second page... So my comment doesn't matter. Still, Very nice truck!!!

My dad made me learn how to drive stick before I could get my drivers license, and I learned on a 1929 AA. That thing was slowww but it was still a blast to drive, it would go 40 something down hill but the worm drive is the reason for that. As for torque, it was used for a couple years as a log skidder and boy could it pull!

Parts are real easy to come by because almost every doodlebug was built out of them, and you can usually pick up a parts doodlebug for a few hundred bucks. As for the other consumable parts like the brake lining, it can all be picked up at macs.

If I had the opportunity to pick up a running, driving AA I would in a heart beat.

Randy in ca · 01-13-2013, 09:22 PM

If you decide you don't like or want to change the headlights, a street rodder will pay good bucks for them. They're Guide 682-c lights and have been very popular for years with rodders.

1930artdeco · 01-13-2013, 11:38 PM

Great looking truck and I WANT ONE TOO! I just have to figure out where I will put it.

Mike

Mendotaman · 01-14-2013, 12:03 AM

My dad had an old dump truck and I think he told me it was an AA. All I remember about it is that it had a cloth roof, like a roadster. Was there ever an AA roadster dump truck?

The reason I remember the top is because there was a split in it, front to back, and I stood on the seat, put my head through the split and couldn't get back out.

Could that be the case, or am I imagining something?

Thanks

Mike Peters · 01-14-2013, 09:38 AM

Ford did make a handful of AA's with the roadster pickup cab, same as the A pickup. I saw one in person once at the national meet in Dayton, OH. in 1997. However, the closed cab used a cloth insert in the top, which you may be confusing because it was many years ago. You could have stood on the seat of either and stuck your head through and gotten stuck. But if the truck you remember looked like a roadster top, then it was. Too bad you don't still have that truck. They are super rare.

Special Coupe Frank · 01-14-2013, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluesman31

Thanks ALL for the tips.

I bought the truck, dust and all. It is really pissah! Carb was all plugged up but I was able to get it to run for a second on ether. It also has appears to possibly have the original engine with AA markings, I will have to verify the VIN. The owner claims it ran well and steered straight years ago.

I also verified the rear end as the high speed rear by jacking up one wheel and rotaing the engine and tire by hand. Got approx 2.5 revolutions of the engine to one of the rear tire!!

Here is a link to lot of pics. Fresh from the shipping container she has been sleeping in for 10 years... enjoy

https://picasaweb.google.com/1037502...ordAADumpTruck

You lucky Fordie ! That looks like a darned nice truck !

I'm still on the prowl for an AA express or a cab & chassis that I can build...

Keep us posted !

SC Frank

01-12-2013, 10:58 PM	#21
columbiA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,746	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive If the engine runs well,I would just strip the acessories of the engine &clean it up well & paint it.

01-13-2013, 03:34 AM	#23
dennisonk1957 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Yakima, Washington Posts: 205	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive Jealous I am! __________________ "The Family Ford"

01-13-2013, 07:16 AM	#24
bluesman31 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: E. Massachusetts & New Hampsire Posts: 152	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive The story behind this one is that the owners dad bought it 10 years ago and they drove it locally, but very little. They believe the previous owner fabricated the hand crank dump bed and installed it. It has been sitting in a storage container. The owners don't appear to know much about the way Model A's operate. So since this is a 31 without the worm drive rear end, does that mean that is does NOT have a 2 speed rear end? Were the 2 speed rears only with the worm drive? The drivers door does not have the recess in it to allow the spare tire to be mounted so they took the spare off the side mount so the drivers door would open, must be a replacement door? __________________ 31 Deluxe Roadster

01-13-2013, 08:55 AM	#25
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive Don't let a dirty rusty engine get you down, 20 hours of work and the engine can look very nice

01-13-2013, 10:10 AM	#26
Aok Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tx Posts: 502	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Great looking truck I like dump trucks used to own a 48 Dodge 1 ton (sorry I sold it) They are useful and get a lot of attention as you do not see too many. You can't tell a engine by its color maybe just needs paint in any case same engine as model A so parts are available

01-13-2013, 04:38 PM	#27
Doug in Maryland Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 100	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive There weren't any two speed rears for the AA's. The 28's and 29's could have been had with an auxiliary transmission (called a Hi-Lo or something like that) that was either direct drive or under drive. They went behind the three speed trans and were operated with a foot lever.

01-13-2013, 05:04 PM	#28
bluesman31 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: E. Massachusetts & New Hampsire Posts: 152	Purchased the 1931 Model AA dump truck Thanks ALL for the tips. I bought the truck, dust and all. It is really pissah! Carb was all plugged up but I was able to get it to run for a second on ether. It also has appears to possibly have the original engine with AA markings, I will have to verify the VIN. The owner claims it ran well and steered straight years ago. I also verified the rear end as the high speed rear by jacking up one wheel and rotaing the engine and tire by hand. Got approx 2.5 revolutions of the engine to one of the rear tire!! Here is a link to lot of pics. Fresh from the shipping container she has been sleeping in for 10 years... enjoy https://picasaweb.google.com/1037502...ordAADumpTruck __________________ 31 Deluxe Roadster Last edited by bluesman31; 01-13-2013 at 07:34 PM.

01-13-2013, 05:58 PM	#29
1crosscut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 1,907	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive Hurrah! Your going to have lots of fun with your truck. Hope you get it on the road soon. Couldn't get the link to your pictures to work for me though. Have fun! Dave __________________ Dave / Lincoln Nebraska

01-13-2013, 07:05 PM	#30
spdway1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chicopee, MA Posts: 1,400	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive GREAT! Now JOIN the AA truck club!!

01-13-2013, 07:23 PM	#31
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,741	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive No pictures here either. Bob

01-13-2013, 08:06 PM	#33
Mike Peters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 1,279	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive You can check the rar end ratio by removing the speedometer cable at the drive shaft and then turning out the speedo drive with a 1 1/8 wrench. The gear ratio will be stamped on the bevel drive gear that runs the cable. 5.14 for high speed. 6.6:1 for low speed. Or just drive it. It will be obvious.

01-13-2013, 08:44 PM	#34
spdway1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chicopee, MA Posts: 1,400	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive I don't trust that fan blade...Nice truck.

01-13-2013, 09:12 PM	#35
FordMike Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Tobyhanna, Pa Posts: 91	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive EDIT: I didn't see there was a second page... So my comment doesn't matter. Still, Very nice truck!!! My dad made me learn how to drive stick before I could get my drivers license, and I learned on a 1929 AA. That thing was slowww but it was still a blast to drive, it would go 40 something down hill but the worm drive is the reason for that. As for torque, it was used for a couple years as a log skidder and boy could it pull! Parts are real easy to come by because almost every doodlebug was built out of them, and you can usually pick up a parts doodlebug for a few hundred bucks. As for the other consumable parts like the brake lining, it can all be picked up at macs. If I had the opportunity to pick up a running, driving AA I would in a heart beat.

01-13-2013, 09:22 PM	#36
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,640	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive If you decide you don't like or want to change the headlights, a street rodder will pay good bucks for them. They're Guide 682-c lights and have been very popular for years with rodders.

01-13-2013, 11:38 PM	#37
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,550	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive Great looking truck and I WANT ONE TOO! I just have to figure out where I will put it. Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

01-14-2013, 12:03 AM	#38
Mendotaman Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sunny Northern California Posts: 59	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive My dad had an old dump truck and I think he told me it was an AA. All I remember about it is that it had a cloth roof, like a roadster. Was there ever an AA roadster dump truck? The reason I remember the top is because there was a split in it, front to back, and I stood on the seat, put my head through the split and couldn't get back out. Could that be the case, or am I imagining something? Thanks

01-14-2013, 09:38 AM	#39
Mike Peters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 1,279	Re: What are the Model AA trucks like to drive Ford did make a handful of AA's with the roadster pickup cab, same as the A pickup. I saw one in person once at the national meet in Dayton, OH. in 1997. However, the closed cab used a cloth insert in the top, which you may be confusing because it was many years ago. You could have stood on the seat of either and stuck your head through and gotten stuck. But if the truck you remember looked like a roadster top, then it was. Too bad you don't still have that truck. They are super rare.