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01-12-2013, 10:58 PM | #21 |
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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.
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01-13-2013, 03:34 AM | #23 |
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Jealous I am!
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01-13-2013, 07:16 AM | #24 |
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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?
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01-13-2013, 08:55 AM | #25 |
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Don't let a dirty rusty engine get you down, 20 hours of work and the engine can look very nice
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01-13-2013, 10:10 AM | #26 |
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01-13-2013, 04:38 PM | #27 |
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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.
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01-13-2013, 05:04 PM | #28 |
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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
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01-13-2013, 05:58 PM | #29 |
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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
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01-13-2013, 07:05 PM | #30 |
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GREAT! Now JOIN the AA truck club!!
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01-13-2013, 07:23 PM | #31 |
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No pictures here either.
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01-13-2013, 07:26 PM | #32 |
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01-13-2013, 08:06 PM | #33 |
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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.
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01-13-2013, 08:44 PM | #34 |
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I don't trust that fan blade...Nice truck.
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01-13-2013, 09:12 PM | #35 |
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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 |
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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.
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01-13-2013, 11:38 PM | #37 |
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Great looking truck and I WANT ONE TOO! I just have to figure out where I will put it.
Mike
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01-14-2013, 12:03 AM | #38 |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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