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When i was a boy

pinesd3400

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here we go flatheds for ever old backhoe new 5500 them days put hoe
in dump truck Love them F8 BIG BAD LINCOLNS2-15-2009 1;35;39 PM.jpg

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pinesd3400

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Id kill to go back there , but i wont have kids or old kids i got now. Old guys just smell
the popcorn smell of a DDDiesel on a cold day . I cant find the other White /50 ton
trAILER them days we unloaded of the side Ill keeep diggin for pics
Samuel Pine & sons or whats left of him BORED WITH A TV
 

Northart

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Pines and company

Hello Samuel,

Well , the internet is a better place to hang out, than the local bars and coffee clatches. Besides keeps you out of the Senior Citizens Housing. LOL :)

Nice to see old time pictures.

Ford 5500 was a good backhoe in them days.
 

Taylortractornu

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Great pics I hated when my neighbor scrapped all his old trucks and equipment. He saved an old Federal and a shovel and an A40 mack.
When I was 17 dad bought an old 1975 3550 Ford hoe and I still use it daily with landscaping and my composting operation. Ive got the hoe off right now working on it till I can rebush it. I have a lift truck counter weight on the back now using it to load compost. I used it the last part of Highschool and college with our 75 Ford 600 dump. On the 5500 I notisced the loader arms are set like a 4500 with a solid section on an offset protrusion. Every 4500 Ive seen like that had loader arms busted up pretty good. Did yall ever have and problems with that.
 

willie59

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Hey Pine, you posted that first pic once before, and at that time I thought that first truck was a White. Now that you've posted other pics, I see it is. The first "big truck" I drove was a '62 White 4000, that one is a little older, the nose is a little different, but the cab looks exactly the same. The fifth truck in the line looks like a White as well. It's a later model than the first truck. It looks like it may be a 4000 or maybe a 9000, or maybe a White Mustang, not sure. Thanks for the memories. ;)
 

wingnut

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Thanks for sharing pinesd3400 , Great pics !
 

pinesd3400

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Please note that we still have three of those trucks (the Fords) and the 5550 Ford
was traded for a 755 Ford which is in use.
work is now trickling in thanks Sam
 

bear

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Please note that we still have three of those trucks (the Fords) and the 5550 Ford
was traded for a 755 Ford which is in use.
work is now trickling in thanks Sam

Glad to hear you have the trucks and work is coming in.
 

D5G

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WOW! Awesome old pics, I love seeing how it was done back then. Thanks for posting, and please keep the great old pics comming!
 

wrenchbender

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Hey Pine, you posted that first pic once before, and at that time I thought that first truck was a White. Now that you've posted other pics, I see it is. The first "big truck" I drove was a '62 White 4000, that one is a little older, the nose is a little different, but the cab looks exactly the same. The fifth truck in the line looks like a White as well. It's a later model than the first truck. It looks like it may be a 4000 or maybe a 9000, or maybe a White Mustang, not sure. Thanks for the memories. ;)

I'm not sure about the year or model of the 1st white in that lineup but the 5th truck looks to be a White Mustang mid 50's. I have a 57 Mustang gas burner with 8 speed Road Ranger trans. I love that ole gas soaker.
 

pinesd3400

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If my memory works, the first White was 1956 WC28 and the red one I think was a
PLC 28 1960 I will look in the file cabinet and find more info I know the 1960 had a
bigger engine Super Mustang i think a 390A. This one fifth wheel pulled a 50 ton
Fountain trailer.
Sam
 

pinesd3400

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Got it figured out!

I think my deep afection for the so called fat fender Fords (53-56) go back
to at that time 1953 my cousin had a complete set of a Tonka construction
set which looked like Ford Trucks. My father couldnt afford them, cousins
father worked for Delta Airlines so he could. No I dont run a museum, but
there is nothing this fleet cant do v/s a new one. The latest addition is
this 1953 F900, a 13,000 miles fire truck we built up & shortend 6 feet,
added a crate 391FT with a Clark HD 5 Od two sp Eaton, added power
steering donated from a C900. This will be painted this summer and we
put this 10foot Fisher setup on. So this is my fifth F900.
 

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