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  1. wallytoo
    i forgot the pics from the rear, so......
  2. wallytoo
    jeff - the bed on mine runs 7'-11" from the outer rail to the outer rail. it runs 8'-3" from stake pocket to stake pocket.
  3. wallytoo
    could be a slow leak from the master. if it has been sitting, the leak might be dry (and the master).
  4. wallytoo
    going back to the escutcheons, my '52 b3c has the brown plastic version for all four handles. by b1fa has the chrome version at all four.
  5. wallytoo
    i don’t know how your dual carb setup will influence your mileage, so you could be right as far as a bit closer to 12 mpg. my b3c has its original engine and single carb, but hasn’t been out of my dad’s garage since 1988.
  6. wallytoo
    the b3c that i drove in high school got about 15 to 17 mpg. three speed fluid drive.
  7. wallytoo
    oh, yeah. you should easily get 15+ mpg.
  8. wallytoo
    i'm sure they all vary a bit. with mine, when the needle hits empty, i am out of gas in about a mile, but the truck only gets around 5 mpg. when i do run out, i can put about 16.5 gallons into it, so there's about 1.5 gallons that can't be used.
  9. wallytoo
    what were you turning the crank with when the wood was in the cylinder?
  10. wallytoo
    i know, right? there isn't anyone strong enough to bend a rod just by attempting to remove a crank pulley bolt on one of these. not even with a 2-foot cheater bar.
  11. wallytoo
    the cars were different from the trucks as far as the crank pulley and bolt. no bolts around pulley face.
  12. wallytoo
    the trucks had this. normally the “nut” size was larger than the jaw size, allowing a socket to slip over. i would guess that using a different combo would be fine.
  13. wallytoo
    no pictures, and all i did was add oil to the distributor wick cup. not driving it so much with gas at $4.40/gal.
  14. wallytoo
    yeah. with the 2-speed rear on my 1.5-ton, i average less than 5mpg. so you probably won’t notice.
  15. wallytoo
    yeah, not so much
  16. wallytoo
    the largest of the 8-footers...
  17. wallytoo
    that new wheel looks really nice. you should be set for a long time with those.
  18. wallytoo
    rob - i enjoy every trip i make with the truck. like you, i bought it to use it. i enjoy reading about your experiences with the medium and big trucks, as well as seeing the pictures. your 4-tonner is gorgeous. i've never seen one out here in new england in person. wally
  19. wallytoo
    finally got around to loading and delivering some of the hemlock logs to a friend with a portable mill. the first load was 4 8-footers, loaded across the dump body (for really easy unloading): next load is a pair of 10-footers ready for delivery:
  20. wallytoo
    got around to loading some of the hemlock logs that i felled over the winter (hazard trees near my house and shed). got them onto the dodge via a chain and the '52 8N. first trip was a load of 8' logs: took a bit to load them, as the two at each end were very heavy. the pictures are actually at the destination, a friend's portable mill. already removed the chains and binders. unloading was much faster.....i raised the dump body, and off they went... next load is still in my yard, on the truck, ready to go: i'll deliver these two (10-footers) this week.
  21. wallytoo
    your front nose nameplate is also from a ‘53.
  22. wallytoo
    ‘53 was the last year for the b-series. dodge still used the term “pilothouse” in advertising literature for the c-series.
  23. wallytoo
    agree with rob, those bumper overriders look original, like the smaller outer ones on my ‘48.
  24. wallytoo
    looks to me like the 2nd picture helpers have been "augmented". there appear to be about 5 original lower leaves in the helper pack, and there appear to be an additional 4 leaves above the original helper pack. helpers on my b-1-fa
  25. wallytoo
    sure looks like the bolted-on stops are an add-on after the factory. the riveted stops are the same style used on the medium duty trucks. i’d also guess that the bent spring was once straight.
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