The Ford Barn

rotorwrench · 03-13-2020, 04:07 PM

Some call them Semaphores and some call them trafficators.

Model51 · 04-01-2020, 08:32 AM

Sorry for the delay. Here are the truck tire and load tables I mentioned in my prior post for large trucks. This information is from the 1935 Ford Truck Dealer Showroom Album but are also valid for your 1937 truck.

Aarongriffey · 04-01-2020, 01:06 PM

My first job out of high school was driving a ‘37 Ford truck. It had a V4 air cooled Wisconsin powered Hop To back hoe mounted on it. I don’t know the wheel base but it had a two speed rear axle that you’d shift with a lever, no vacuum.
It burned a valve so on Thanksgiving day we pulled the intake manifold and left head and changed that one valve.there was a 10 inch Cresant wrench laying under the intake manifold.
A few weeks later when the ground froze I joined the Army.
Three and a half years later when I came home the HopTo digger was mounted on a ‘50 Dodge. I went back to work for him again, it was nice to have a five speed transmission and hydraulic brakes. I never asked where the Ford went.

petehoovie · 04-01-2020, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinker

My favorite version, probably at least 20yrs ago... Don't know where it's at today.

frnkeore · 04-01-2020, 01:42 PM

Model51,
The images are to small for me to read and blur out, when enlarged. Can you post them in a larger format? I'd really like to have that info. Or could you send them to my Email?

[email protected]

Aarongriffey · 04-01-2020, 03:50 PM

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I worked for a farmer that had a 1944 ford flatbed with single rear wheels. Was that a tonner?
There was a time in one of those years when they sold a bunch of trucks to various industries so the economy could keep going.
I remember when some farm implement dealers would have a wagon or disc or something but they couldn’t sell it. They called it frozen. A lot of trucks and tractors were being borrowed from neighboring farmers in those war time days.

51504bat · 04-01-2020, 07:15 PM

My guess was it was a tonner but Ford did make some 3/4 ton flatbeds around the late 30's early '40's but don't know if they made them in the Jailbar years. Or it could have been a p/u that some farmer put on flatbed on.

GB SISSON · 04-01-2020, 10:33 PM

I would say that in 42 they made a 3/4 ton, but after that it was the true tonner with the 17" wheels. If the truck you mention had inverted duallie type wheels fore and aft it was a down rated 1 1/2 ton truck. Very nice 37 btw.

petehoovie · 04-02-2020, 12:07 AM

1937 Ford Truck 1-1/2 Ton Model 79 > http://www.2040-cars.com/Ford/Other-...1-2-ton-93490/

Supertuner700 · 06-14-2021, 11:04 AM

Speaking of tire sizes. I have a 1938 1.5 ton and really pushing I can see 40, the motor has plenty of torque and brakes stopping ability but it just needs more speed for the roads by me. So I was thinking taller tires, currently running 6.5x20 on the rear dually and 7x20 on the front roughly 34" tall. Anyone have any ideas?

03-13-2020, 04:07 PM	#21
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: 1937 Ford Truck Some call them Semaphores and some call them trafficators.

04-01-2020, 01:06 PM	#23
Aarongriffey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Hayward,CA Posts: 513	Re: 1937 Ford Truck My first job out of high school was driving a ‘37 Ford truck. It had a V4 air cooled Wisconsin powered Hop To back hoe mounted on it. I don’t know the wheel base but it had a two speed rear axle that you’d shift with a lever, no vacuum. It burned a valve so on Thanksgiving day we pulled the intake manifold and left head and changed that one valve.there was a 10 inch Cresant wrench laying under the intake manifold. A few weeks later when the ground froze I joined the Army. Three and a half years later when I came home the HopTo digger was mounted on a ‘50 Dodge. I went back to work for him again, it was nice to have a five speed transmission and hydraulic brakes. I never asked where the Ford went.

04-01-2020, 01:42 PM	#25
frnkeore Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 782	Re: 1937 Ford Truck Model51, The images are to small for me to read and blur out, when enlarged. Can you post them in a larger format? I'd really like to have that info. Or could you send them to my Email? [email protected] __________________ Frank '35 Ford Model 51 '48 Ford F3 '54 Ford Tudor Mainline

04-01-2020, 03:50 PM	#26
Aarongriffey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Hayward,CA Posts: 513	Re: 1937 Ford Truck Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I worked for a farmer that had a 1944 ford flatbed with single rear wheels. Was that a tonner? There was a time in one of those years when they sold a bunch of trucks to various industries so the economy could keep going. I remember when some farm implement dealers would have a wagon or disc or something but they couldn’t sell it. They called it frozen. A lot of trucks and tractors were being borrowed from neighboring farmers in those war time days.

04-01-2020, 07:15 PM	#27
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,014	Re: 1937 Ford Truck My guess was it was a tonner but Ford did make some 3/4 ton flatbeds around the late 30's early '40's but don't know if they made them in the Jailbar years. Or it could have been a p/u that some farmer put on flatbed on. __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

04-01-2020, 10:33 PM	#28
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,916	Re: 1937 Ford Truck I would say that in 42 they made a 3/4 ton, but after that it was the true tonner with the 17" wheels. If the truck you mention had inverted duallie type wheels fore and aft it was a down rated 1 1/2 ton truck. Very nice 37 btw. __________________ 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, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

04-02-2020, 12:07 AM	#29
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,081	Re: 1937 Ford Truck 1937 Ford Truck 1-1/2 Ton Model 79 > http://www.2040-cars.com/Ford/Other-...1-2-ton-93490/ __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

06-14-2021, 11:04 AM	#30
Supertuner700 Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 43	Re: 1937 Ford Truck Speaking of tire sizes. I have a 1938 1.5 ton and really pushing I can see 40, the motor has plenty of torque and brakes stopping ability but it just needs more speed for the roads by me. So I was thinking taller tires, currently running 6.5x20 on the rear dually and 7x20 on the front roughly 34" tall. Anyone have any ideas?