ida34
Well-known member
- 4,119
- 32
- 48
- Location
- Dexter, MI
Latest update. The guy got it running before I got there with a can on top of the hard top. The stuff in the tank is toast but the tank does not leak. The trans would initially not go into gear so he pulled it out of the woods with his tractor. I was able to get it into R, 1, 4, and 5th. The rear PTO lever needed coaxing to get it to move. When we did get the rear pto moving there was not enough hydraulic fluid to make it move. I asked the guy to grab some as if I did not see the crane moving I would not be putting down the money. We did get it moving. He had replaced all the hoses except a small diameter on going from the cable motor beside the operators station and back to the rotating motor. That one was toast and will need to be replaced. He was able to replace the hoses with using the original fittings so I will try to do that for the one hose leaking. The rust is as you would expect for a truck sitting in the woods. the doors were toast at the corner where it meets the cab. The outside rocker area of the cab was toast on both sides also. The brake pedal went to the floor. The front winch looked intact except for no cable and the drive shaft was disconnected. All in all if I could find a good parts truck I would change out the sheet metal and convert to multifuel. The gasser did seem to run good. Also, the cable on the crane is fried. I will need to find the crane supports or make some. It did have the work lights but the wiring harness is way too bad. I will need to do some rewiring. It will be a work truck at the house and one day I will probably restore it. I decided not to flat tow it and hope to have it picked up and delivered to my house tomorrow. Pics to follow later.