Great truck! I have a 1985 f8000 with awd and set up as a digger Derrick for my farm. My cab has a hydraulic jack on it. We love our truck as well. Thanks for sharing!
@@RollingLivinghey I have an ex USAF C800 (8000) detroit diesel in the UK, unfortunately the fuel tank had the plumbing removed but it looks the same as yours, any chance of a photo? As reference? I have a workshop manual but mines not in it.
On the Ford cab overs I had a '66, 534 gas, and a '74 225 Cat, when tilting the cab,(after making sure the stuff on the shelf was removed), I would do the middle /ring finger split. I put the pointer and middle finger in the top secondary latch handle, and the ring/ pinky in the bottom one, then pull both together. To me this made tilting the cab much easier. The access door in the floor, was a battery access on the gas versions. I loved these cabs. Mack had a model using this cab , for a few years too.
Thanks, Phil, I'll give that a try! I love this cab style so much that I've been on the hunt for another C8000 (with the diesel) and we just found one. I hope to have some new video of that pick-up trip in a few weeks. BTW - a good note about checking the shelf! I've dumped stuff off there a few times myself. :-)
@@RollingLiving Oh Mine were CT800 and CT 8000, they were tandems both had Spicer 6352 5spd's. The 800 had electric 2 speed Eaton 34,000 rears. the 8000 had Eaton air shift 3spd rears.
My Dad drove a 1965 Super Duty 850 Gasoline engine absolutely love the smell and awesome sound of the Beast of a truck it was a open flat or a camel back that had a winch powered from the tranny
Interesting Channel. thank you. It struck me that road salt would be common where this truck came from, but they would not be putting down road stripes in the winter. My guess is it sat in a barn or shed until the resurfacing was done in the spring, and the striping finished before winter. Hence, no wheel well rust. I like your creative ideas: Vintage Route 66 Tour buses, Farm "hay ride" trucks, Bus-to-RV conversions, and all sorts of great project ideas. Take care.
I have a 85 C700, it has the 8.2 Detroit Diesel (no turbo) with a 5 speed manual. I had to redo the clutch hydraulics was all rusted. It was a PG&E truck, and aged out of service, has only 90k miles on it. I like the looks of the truck, but they key to me is it has std 10 bolt 22.5 wheels/tires, instead of dayton or widow makers, like my 72 Chevy C50. I sat a long time, just drove it recently. btw, not a fan of fake patina, but look forward to your future videos. My tilt latches are really hard to open, I noticed someone added something to help pull those handles with a lever. Also the hood latch seems your is missing the pin that fits into the latch to keep it from closing, mine has a bendy thing with the pin that you bend out to get the pin out and then you can pivot the latch to close it. You can see the hole in yours but no pin.
Hello, Nice COE. I have the same truck (82) C-800 with the 8.2 big gm diesel :-) First thing i did was put some 94 f-250 buckets in it .I swapped the 5spd for the Allison 525. I love the truck but its got an Eaton 667 2 spa big rear with the suicide wheels on it. Wanna just swap out for F-350 axcles next. I thought they stopped making this body style of the code in 84? Again, nice truck. They haven't caught on yet, but they will. -Thanks for sharing.
I have one just like it except it has a dump bed on it and it's a automatic Allison it hauls great but when I go to spread rock with it the bed stops going up when put in Drive is there anyway to bypass that safety mechanism
Hello I am having a alternator charge issue and I believe it’s the voltage regulator but I have no idea where it is located?? Do you know where the voltage regulator is on these trucks? Any do would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I used to work on these 40 years ago. Does it have what I call the mystery shifter? When the shift linkages got so worn that you could have it in any gear and there would be excessive movement , enough for another shift pattern.😀
Hi Bill...while I prefer manual transmissions (and that's what we have in all our buses) this Ford has an automatic. Your experience is interesting, though. And it's not something I've had to deal with in our buses...yet.
Thanks for the video Ross.. love a cab over.. looks like the turbo cat 3208, do you know what the horsepower rating is? They had 225, 250 all the way up to 300.. the 300hp model was usually mated to a ZF trans. Love the sound of the 3208, you will have to give us a startup video.. along with some of the other videos.. thanks..
Thanks for this! This configuration is labeled as being a 215hp model. And, as you requested, I just posted a short startup video. ruclips.net/video/JPkZv4aU6kI/видео.html
Thank you for saving the COE Ford C series YES such a long successful Truck line for Ford without much change to CAB style. The Fire Department I was a Explorer first, then Volunteer for, had those C Ford's one was a neat looking Rescue Rig. Big Gas engine's. This was the 70s. Myself Now your age got a 71 SeaGrave for Restoration. My Power is a 8-71 Detroit with a manual 5 speed Spicer transmission. The thing about your C Ford is in it's working life as a Painting truck. Just a lot of slower speed forward, so there was NOT the salt corrosion from say the Government dump types that spreed that stuff in road clearing of snow. Just painting traffic lines on Roads, so in my Humble opinion, your C Ford did NOT get the wear and tear as other Government Trucks in Government use. Just slower speeds LOTS of idol time on engine. That Allison Tranny was made for that type of work. Lots of Garbage Truck have those tranny's. Good luck and happy travels with her. YES I did redo my Driver's seat. What was neat on my Fire Engine, the seat cover just had two clips to pull up on, seat cover came right off. The passage side just needed to have bolts re-screwed on rear to bulk head. Just like your's it was only Drivers seat that was really bad.
Its insane to me that those door badges are the same (or close) to the ones on the hood of our 69 F250. Ford really recycled parts onto there commercial lines. For example, the used the steering wheel off the 99-04 super duty for another DECADE on the econoline.
Haha...yes, or at least I was. We sold our plane almost 2 years ago, because all my trips are now one-way flights to pick up or deliver buses and vehicles. I miss it already. Be well and thanks for the comment!
@@RollingLiving Wow cool, too bad you had to sell it, what kind of plane did you have? I have not flown in a while, im a student pilot, Thanks, you be well too =)
No disrespect intended sir, but in my opinion, there is enough real rust in the world. Patina is just patina, but fake patina is just fake. No matter how great it looks now, it will look better painted. Especially a non-DOT-vehicle colour. My opinion means nothing. Great truck sir, you have good taste. Thanks for sharing.
Your opinion means a lot, especially because I share it. If the paint was in pretty decent shape, then a restore with some paint would make it the bomb. Not a fan of the "road worn" anything.
Cool truck. The patina thing needs to go, a fad I can’t wait for people to get tired of It’s not showing respect for the vehicle When you start creating rust it’s time to rethink your priorities
I agree. Then the created rust propagates. Mother nature along with man-made assist can give you enough of that. I don't know why you would want to add rust to a survivor. I saw a vintage truck the guy went bonkers with the sander and it looked camo and very unnatural. I think it ruined it. This one looks somewhat more natural (except the back of the cab), but I would not have done that.
This is idiotic. There's so few decent, non rusty trucks left, and you took a good clean one and intentionally ruined it. Why? If that's what you wanted, there's plenty of rusty stuff already out there. The clean ones need to be saved. This video is depressing.
It's not ruined...it's loved. We are on a farm, after all, so the farm truck theme fits. And we love it. I think that's what matters, with our truck. :-) I might, though, keep the second one we just bought shiny. Just so we're not depressing...
Great truck! I have a 1985 f8000 with awd and set up as a digger Derrick for my farm. My cab has a hydraulic jack on it. We love our truck as well. Thanks for sharing!
I love that style Ford cabover. My farming neighbors have a flatbed version and still use it to this day. Good, simple, get it done truck.
Thanks! She's a fun daily driver now.
@@RollingLivinghey I have an ex USAF C800 (8000) detroit diesel in the UK, unfortunately the fuel tank had the plumbing removed but it looks the same as yours, any chance of a photo? As reference? I have a workshop manual but mines not in it.
Fantastic video!
I love those Ford C series cabover and hope to buy one some day.
Beautiful truck!
On the Ford cab overs I had a '66, 534 gas, and a '74 225 Cat, when tilting the cab,(after making sure the stuff on the shelf was removed), I would do the middle /ring finger split. I put the pointer and middle finger in the top secondary latch handle, and the ring/ pinky in the bottom one, then pull both together. To me this made tilting the cab much easier.
The access door in the floor, was a battery access on the gas versions. I loved these cabs. Mack had a model using this cab , for a few years too.
Thanks, Phil, I'll give that a try! I love this cab style so much that I've been on the hunt for another C8000 (with the diesel) and we just found one. I hope to have some new video of that pick-up trip in a few weeks.
BTW - a good note about checking the shelf! I've dumped stuff off there a few times myself. :-)
@@RollingLiving Oh Mine were CT800 and CT 8000, they were tandems both had Spicer 6352 5spd's. The 800 had electric 2 speed Eaton 34,000 rears. the 8000 had Eaton air shift 3spd rears.
My Dad drove a 1965 Super Duty 850 Gasoline engine absolutely love the smell and awesome sound of the Beast of a truck it was a open flat or a camel back that had a winch powered from the tranny
Good idea! Ive got a C600 and a C900 and sometimes that one then the other pull foesnt work.
Interesting Channel. thank you. It struck me that road salt would be common where this truck came from, but they would not be putting down road stripes in the winter. My guess is it sat in a barn or shed until the resurfacing was done in the spring, and the striping finished before winter. Hence, no wheel well rust. I like your creative ideas: Vintage Route 66 Tour buses, Farm "hay ride" trucks, Bus-to-RV conversions, and all sorts of great project ideas. Take care.
The C series is one of my two favorite trucks. (The other is the sixties era Freightliner cabover.)
I have a 85 C700, it has the 8.2 Detroit Diesel (no turbo) with a 5 speed manual. I had to redo the clutch hydraulics was all rusted.
It was a PG&E truck, and aged out of service, has only 90k miles on it.
I like the looks of the truck, but they key to me is it has std 10 bolt 22.5 wheels/tires, instead of dayton or widow makers, like my 72 Chevy C50. I sat a long time, just drove it recently. btw, not a fan of fake patina, but look forward to your future videos.
My tilt latches are really hard to open, I noticed someone added something to help pull those handles with a lever.
Also the hood latch seems your is missing the pin that fits into the latch to keep it from closing, mine has a bendy thing with the pin that you bend out to get the pin out and then you can pivot the latch to close it. You can see the hole in yours but no pin.
Hello, Nice COE. I have the same truck (82) C-800 with the 8.2 big gm diesel :-) First thing i did was put some 94 f-250 buckets in it .I swapped the 5spd for the Allison 525. I love the truck but its got an Eaton 667 2 spa big rear with the suicide wheels on it. Wanna just swap out for F-350 axcles next. I thought they stopped making this body style of the code in 84? Again, nice truck. They haven't caught on yet, but they will. -Thanks for sharing.
Love that Ford! I also could sit for a long spell and take in that view around your property,of course with a cup of coffee for sure.
Well, let us know if you're near Flagstaff. Coffee's on us!
can't wait to hear those air horns brother when will the air horn video be
amazing
Cool truck
I have one the V 8 Detroit. Mine is in excellent shape.
I have one just like it except it has a dump bed on it and it's a automatic Allison it hauls great but when I go to spread rock with it the bed stops going up when put in Drive is there anyway to bypass that safety mechanism
Re: diesel fuel cap. Must have been like those old steam engines that took on water from a big shoot that dropped down. Just let that fuel flow!
Hello I am having a alternator charge issue and I believe it’s the voltage regulator but I have no idea where it is located?? Do you know where the voltage regulator is on these trucks? Any do would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Cool.... I'm a new subscriber, so I started with your first video. They probably suggested your channel since I subscribe to Bus Grease Monkey.
I used to work on these 40 years ago. Does it have what I call the mystery shifter? When the shift linkages got so worn that you could have it in any gear and there would be excessive movement , enough for another shift pattern.😀
Hi Bill...while I prefer manual transmissions (and that's what we have in all our buses) this Ford has an automatic. Your experience is interesting, though. And it's not something I've had to deal with in our buses...yet.
My C700 with the 5 speed is about as sloppy as I've ever seen.
@@murraymadness4674 make the shift and let the clutch out and hope you’ve got the right gear.
I really love the bench seat but replacing with two bucket seats ? Does the bench seat handle three people? You mentioned wife and daughter.
It’s a normal semi fuel tank cap. Thanks
Wow cool, too bad you had to sell it, what kind of plane did you have? I have not flown in a while, im a student pilot. Thanks, and be well =)
Please put a pin or bolt in the safety latch hole after opening. :)
Thanks for the video Ross.. love a cab over.. looks like the turbo cat 3208, do you know what the horsepower rating is? They had 225, 250 all the way up to 300.. the 300hp model was usually mated to a ZF trans. Love the sound of the 3208, you will have to give us a startup video.. along with some of the other videos.. thanks..
Thanks for this! This configuration is labeled as being a 215hp model. And, as you requested, I just posted a short startup video. ruclips.net/video/JPkZv4aU6kI/видео.html
@@RollingLiving Appreciate it! Yea I bet that is a good horsepower for that application. You are not moving much weight.
Thank you for saving the COE Ford C series
YES such a long successful Truck line for Ford without much change to CAB style. The Fire Department I was a Explorer first, then Volunteer for, had those C Ford's one was a neat looking Rescue Rig. Big Gas engine's. This was the 70s. Myself Now your age got a 71 SeaGrave for Restoration. My Power is a 8-71 Detroit with a manual 5 speed Spicer transmission. The thing about your C Ford is in it's working life as a Painting truck. Just a lot of slower speed forward, so there was NOT the salt corrosion from say the Government dump types that spreed that stuff in road clearing of snow. Just painting traffic lines on Roads, so in my Humble opinion, your C Ford did NOT get the wear and tear as other Government Trucks in Government use. Just slower speeds LOTS of idol time on engine. That Allison Tranny was made for that type of work. Lots of Garbage Truck have those tranny's. Good luck and happy travels with her. YES I did redo my Driver's seat. What was neat on my Fire Engine, the seat cover just had two clips to pull up on, seat cover came right off. The passage side just needed to have bolts re-screwed on rear to bulk head. Just like your's it was only Drivers seat that was really bad.
Its insane to me that those door badges are the same (or close) to the ones on the hood of our 69 F250. Ford really recycled parts onto there commercial lines. For example, the used the steering wheel off the 99-04 super duty for another DECADE on the econoline.
Echo Hotel Papa im guessing your a pilot
Haha...yes, or at least I was. We sold our plane almost 2 years ago, because all my trips are now one-way flights to pick up or deliver buses and vehicles. I miss it already.
Be well and thanks for the comment!
@@RollingLiving Wow cool, too bad you had to sell it, what kind of plane did you have? I have not flown in a while, im a student pilot, Thanks, you be well too =)
How much did you pay for this vehicle?
With the auction fees and taxes, it came to $4070...plus my travel and fuel to bring her home.
@@RollingLiving Thank you for your quick response. By the way what engine is in this vehicle?
It's got a Cat 3208T diesel.
@@RollingLiving Thank you, great truck.
That fuel cap you can probably get at a truck stop.
Nice truck. I'd sand it down and put a good paint job on it. Don't care for the "patina" look. But that's just me.
Interior isn't made for a tall / fat person. Keep an eye on the passenger side fuse box, they rust out.
No disrespect intended sir, but in my opinion, there is enough real rust in the world. Patina is just patina, but fake patina is just fake. No matter how great it looks now, it will look better painted. Especially a non-DOT-vehicle colour.
My opinion means nothing.
Great truck sir, you have good taste. Thanks for sharing.
Your opinion means a lot, especially because I share it. If the paint was in pretty decent shape, then a restore with some paint would make it the bomb. Not a fan of the "road worn" anything.
Cool truck. The patina thing needs to go, a fad I can’t wait for people to get tired of It’s not showing respect for the vehicle When you start creating rust it’s time to rethink your priorities
Different strokes for different folks.
I agree. Then the created rust propagates. Mother nature along with man-made assist can give you enough of that. I don't know why you would want to add rust to a survivor. I saw a vintage truck the guy went bonkers with the sander and it looked camo and very unnatural. I think it ruined it. This one looks somewhat more natural (except the back of the cab), but I would not have done that.
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This is idiotic. There's so few decent, non rusty trucks left, and you took a good clean one and intentionally ruined it. Why? If that's what you wanted, there's plenty of rusty stuff already out there. The clean ones need to be saved. This video is depressing.
It's not ruined...it's loved. We are on a farm, after all, so the farm truck theme fits. And we love it. I think that's what matters, with our truck. :-)
I might, though, keep the second one we just bought shiny. Just so we're not depressing...
@@RollingLiving It’s your truck. Enjoy it the way you want to.