1948-1950 Ford Pick-Ups

[GB SISSON]

Thanks mercman. Funny thing, that F350 that I swore I'd never sell, I sold during the great recession to pay some back taxes. It went to a really nice guy in British Columbia who sold it online about 5 years later. Next thing I know I see it after it was unloaded in Australia. My old BSA sticker caught my eye immediately. Maybe some day you will run across it.

[FortyNiner]

Originally Posted by mercman from oz

1948-1950 Australian Ford Big Truck
I don't believe that the fenders for the F2-F6 are the same?
This picture shows the Grille on the largest Ford Trucks offered here in Australia.
Possibility the equivalent of the F-6.
Take a look at the Grille and you will notice that it wider than the smaller trucks of this era.
On the Pick-Ups, the Grille Bars end where the Fenders join to the middle section.
On this big Ford Truck, you can that the Grille Bars extend past this join.
From this, it is obvious that these fenders would not be interchangeable with those on an F-2.

This looks like an F7 or F8 grille and fenders which are larger than the F2-6 versions.

[GB SISSON]

I see what you mean. Looks like more investigation is in order.

[woodburnranch]

48-50 grille and hood are the same for F-1 through F-6. This was covered in a thread for me before I removed an F-6 grille to use on my F-1 pickup. I believe the grille changed with the F-7.

[mercman from oz]

FortyNiner suggested that this Big Ford Truck (Posts 19 & 22) looks like an F-7 or F-8 ?
I am not sure that Ford ever offered the equivalents of the F-6 or F-7 locally.
Ford Australia never labelled their trucks F-Series until the 1955 models.
For example, in 1955, the largest Ford Truck that was available was the F600.
I believe the first time Ford Australia offered the F700 was 1963.
Then in 1966, Ford Australia offered the F800
Please refer to the above Specifications for the Australian 1948 Ford Truck availability.
Do any of these specifications match the F-6 or F-7 Specifications?

[FortyNiner]

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This comes from an older thread on the FTE site. i don't have any documents to confirm but the members are legit.

This information is taken from the Ford sales manual:
F1 = 1/2 ton
F2 = 3/4 ton
F3 = 3/4 ton Heavy Duty
F4 = 1 ton
F5 = 1 1/2 ton
F6 = 2 ton
F7 = 2 1/2 ton
F8 = 3 ton

This information is taken from the Ford sales manual:
F1 - max payload of 1480 lbs, 1850 lbs including body & equip.
F2 - max payload of 2428 lbs including body & equip.
F3 - max payload of 3340 lbs including body & equip.
F4 - max payload of almost 5000 lbs, 5980 lbs including body & equip.
F5 - max payload over 8000 lbs, 9570 lbs including body & equip.
F6 - max payload over 5 tons, 11,305 lbs including body & equip.
F7 - max payload of 12,865 lbs including body & equip.
F8 - max payload of 15,465 lbs including body & equip

[Big Red 51]

NO, the F-2 Front fenders are about 2 1/2 higher to accommodate larger F-2 tires. My 1951 F-1 had F-2 front fenders, which came from a re-builder I bought from.
Don