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Now that's the way to go EagleAce!! A true truck.

Lift Dinosaur, on Jul 13 2007, 10:42 AM, said:

S-Lift's 460 was going to be rebuilt in the vehicle shop in the summer of '98. It needed more than just a minor rebuild, so it was sent to Havana Machine in Aurora in August of '98. Not sure if it's still in use, it seems there was at least one of these engines around the shop area recently. Sure would be fun to drop it into a '75 F250 high boy

R has the Cummins 555 out of old triple-E; S still has the 460 although it needs a little TLC. It went to the shop last summer, I believe.

Emax, on May 30 2007, 06:25 PM, said:

Sooooo.....what's the latest???

I still say this one would make a killer APU!



DT466

I read Stevens Pass ski area started with a rope-tow powered with Ford V8.

Snoqualmie guy, on Aug 23 2007, 02:56 AM, said:

A lot of ski areas did. Most early rope tows were built using old cars and trucks, supported by blocks, and having no tires on the back wheel. The rope was then strung around the wheel axle. This made a really great, and extremely fast ropetow! Also, tractors and old car/truck engines were just as commonly used.

Like the old rope tows with Model A Wheels, They still have a double rope tow at Summit West (Snoqualmie Summit).

Snoqualmie guy, on Aug 23 2007, 08:48 PM, said:

Dodge Ridge's ropetow has Model A wheels The apu is an old Ford industrial four-cylinder

Les Harris - it's your turn. What's the latest?
We all know that you "have an in" with the GM development team. How would they improve this lowly Ford? (beyond orange paint, of course).

Emax, on Oct 18 2007, 09:25 PM, said:

Research continues, however, project managment leans toward thermal euthanasia.

Emax, on Oct 18 2007, 09:25 PM, said:

see my first post on this page for my suggestion

HINT: it's blue and has six cylinders!

EagleAce, on Oct 20 2007, 06:40 PM, said:

And it's made by cornbinder??

mikest2, on Oct 20 2007, 08:27 PM, said:

you're ASKING for it, Mike! You're as bad as my dad! They haven't made agricultural equipment since the early eighties!! Just trucks and engines. And they have been one of the leading manufacturers of medium and heavy trucks.

EagleAce, on Oct 20 2007, 08:43 PM, said:

In my defence. look at how much International equipment is still alive and running !

yep! without them a lot of American industries wouldn't be where they are today. I just got a book about the history of the company and I didn't realize its roots date back 175 years! And several generations of McCormicks became CEOs of International Harvester and other big companies. And of course I like 'em as they're the first big truck I drove!

I'm used to getting razzed!
This post has been edited by EagleAce: 20 October 2007 - 08:48 PM

Sorry, it's still a corn binder, and there is no such thing as a High Performance Ford.

LSS, on Oct 23 2007, 08:09 PM, said:

This guy has his feces consolidated.

Emax, on Oct 23 2007, 07:41 PM, said:

You can get pills for that !

LSS, on Oct 23 2007, 07:09 PM, said:

No, it's a truck, made by a company that builds nothing but commercial trucks and engines now, and yes there are high-performance Fords.

Intenationals are good Trucks, but I am not too big on the engines. I'll take a Cat or a Detroit or a Cummins over the International Diesel engines.