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02-24-2015, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Colorado Springs
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My New Stump Puller
Bought this old ruster last year, and am just getting around to posting pics.
 It’s not exactly farm fresh anymore. I’ve posted a bunch of pics on various Facebook pages. The previous owner fixed it up, and now I am too. There are a bunch of farmer fixes and wrong parts. But I love everything about it! There are welds, chips, runs, bondo, patch panels, extra wires and weird add-ons… plus a narrow-gauge rail torched down to form a hitch. It’s a stump puller! Somebody painted over the chrome with silver paint, which has dulled to a charming chipping gray. Bubba chrome? The stock engine is in good shape. 3.78:1 differential. At 7,600 feet elevation, top speed is 55 downhill with a tailwind and leaning in… downshift at every hill… rattles your bones. When I got it, the gas tank was so full of crud you could dip it out with a spoon. I boiled and sealed the tank, repainted with a rattle can, and replaced every part of the fuel system. Now I’m going over the electrical…. rusted wires, stray wires, corroded connections, rusted-in distributor. Everything goes back to original until the mechanicals are in top order. But the welds, runs, chips and dents stay as-is. They are too awesome to fix! Gas tank is stamped ’10 6 28’ and engine is October 9, 1928, but everything else is 29. Don’t know the frame stamp. Not an original Forest Service truck. Hope you like!             
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02-24-2015, 03:10 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Very cool truck...
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02-24-2015, 03:16 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
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02-24-2015, 03:22 PM
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Location: Largo Florida
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Re: My New Stump Puller
I like the heck out of that !
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02-24-2015, 03:29 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Don't change a thing! It's Perfect.
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02-24-2015, 03:30 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
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02-24-2015, 03:57 PM
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Location: Central NY
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Nice truck
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02-24-2015, 03:58 PM
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Location: Fresno, Ca.
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Re: My New Stump Puller
The best looking truck Ford (or anyone else for that matter) ever made.
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02-24-2015, 04:22 PM
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Location: Phoenix AZ/Bath UK
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Hell I even like the color...
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02-24-2015, 04:34 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
i agree i wouldn't change a thing, get it mechanically sound and call it good!
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02-24-2015, 04:38 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Where is your pick and shovel?
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02-24-2015, 04:55 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Yellow isn't my color, but it actually looks just fine on that pickup. I like it, and you have the same wiper motor that came in my 29 Tudor. It's a good working aftermarket unit.
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02-24-2015, 05:00 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Quote:
Still available... Joe K
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02-24-2015, 05:08 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Nice truck!
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02-24-2015, 05:15 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
They don't put patina like that in a can. It takes years to qualify for it.
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02-24-2015, 06:20 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
That is an amazing find. WOW, I REALLY like that truck.
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02-24-2015, 06:26 PM
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Location: West Australia
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Very nice, I like it
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02-24-2015, 10:12 PM
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Very cool and a keeper as is. Enjoy, I just did.
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02-24-2015, 10:59 PM
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Location: South East Wisconsin
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Not to criticize,but have you thought of adding a sun visor? They are covered with the same material as the top.
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02-24-2015, 11:14 PM
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Re: My New Stump Puller
Sun visor? Don't need no steenken sun visor. It flaps in the wind above 45mph.
See my avatar. And that 1930-31 bumper WORKED. Joe K
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