So I bought this old farm truck…

[unclebilly]

I got it running and now I need to clean out the cab so I can put in the seat I got at pick your part to haul bales later today…

[vash]

that is fantastic. you had me at "farm"

[maxnine11]

I like these old trucks.
When you put in a new seat, you just replaced 97% of the upholstery!

[Zeke]

Damn, even the Mexican blanket seat cover is all done.

[wdfifteen]

Cool truck. Looks like a '53. Does it have the 239 or the six?

I hope they gave you a good deal on that seat at Pick a Part, 'cause it's a POS.

[unclebilly]

It’s a 53 with a 239 Flathead.

[masraum]

Very cool! Keep the pics coming!

[recycled sixtie]

Yes it has patina. Well done!

[oldE]

AND a two speed rear end! My brother farmed up near Kitscoty. At one point he had the local vocational school " restore" the farm's early '50s GMC grain truck.
Nothing like that survives out East.

[Scott Douglas]

Cool.
What all did it take to get it running?
Pressure wash the inside before the new used seat goes in?

[unclebilly]

Oh yah and there was an old skul church key in the mouse nest in the glove box…





And now I’m just figuring out my seat brackets.

[Scott Douglas]

Nice cleanup.
Reminds me of some of the vehicles Roadworthy Rescue's has done.

[unclebilly]

[unclebilly]

It works…

[A930Rocket]

Nice score!

[oldE]

Sorry unclebilly. You're gonna lose points at the car show when the judges see those non period correct seats. Is that a dump body or just a deck? Got a hitch so you can pull a hay wagon too?

[herr_oberst]

I'm picturing this with a retriever bed and a winch and tire rack in the pits at the next Mazda cup race.

[unclebilly]

To answer some questions…

Yes it has a tilt deck but the hydraulic pump is missing. That’s something I do plan to sort out at some point.

Getting it running started with making sure it had oil in it, and putting a 12v battery in it and starting it with starting fluid. Then I got the needed fittings to connect the fuel pump to the tank. I put a camera in the tank to see if it was clean. Then put in some fuel. I put some gas down the carb and started it up. The 3D printed air filter adapter I designed caught on fire when it backfired so that was removed in favour of a carb base I had. It sucked fuel through from the tank and just ran. It idles beautifully but does stumble a bit off the line.

I’d like to use it to haul a race car but it’s probably too slow. I’m guessing 50 MPH top speed. It’s less powerful than a Miata.

Next steps are an ignition tune up (parts are ordered), brake master cylinder (I have it already), right side exhaust manifold (I bought one off facebook marketplace), motorhome tires (I have the wheels already), fix the flat deck (the rear cross member is rotten as is much of the deck) and maybe a carb rebuild if it needs it. I will also change the fluids in it in the near future. I’d like to put the hay rack on it off my old bale trailer for next year.

[rfuerst911sc]

How many tons is that chassis rated for ? It looks fairly clean and that seat looks great . Factory unistrut seat mount

[unclebilly]

16000 lb GVW