Loaded truck pics.

Yep, best I can tell it's a 1967-68. I was under water in Kiln, Mississippi after Katrina and again with Rita. I helped the family recover from the storms with some contacts I had and they gave it to me for free. We call it the "MV", short for "Mr.Vincent", the Patriarch of the family.

I had to replace the pinion and ring gear and all the rear end seals. I had a Kohler 18hp engine to put into it and had to find a new centrifugal clutch. I fabbed up a receiver so I can haul my splitter to the woods.

It was worth all the work to get it running but it could use some cosmetic stuff in the future.

 

Loaded up the truck this weekend. My boys and I have been cutting and splitting some Oak and tossing it in a pile back in the woods. It was time to load it up. Now I have to find a spot to season it for three years.

There is more to cut up. I just needed to get this out of the way. The load is 90% Red Oak, 10% White Oak. There are 6 small pieces of maple mixed in, I had to make room for the trucks wide hips going through the main trail.

 

We have one made by jacobsen. When the 16hp Kohler blew up we put a 3 cylinder yanmar from a reefer trailer in it took some doing to get the centrifugal clutch to work. It's slow but a real work horse. Added a cylinder to make the dump bed hydraulically dumped too. I'll have to try and get a picture of it.

 

Mine uses a Ford power steering pump for the hydraulics on the dump and cylinder for steering.

 

Cool ours has a little belt driven gear pump.

 

I think they originally had Parker hydraulics in them. A Muncie automotive tranny too. I forget what front and rear axles they had in them. Everything that was spec'd was American if possible, and way more stout than you'd expect.

There's a similar vehicle made that articulated in the center, but not quite the same.

 

Mid to late 2000's they used Dana front and back and had manual shifting. Some farm equipment manufacturer who's name escapes me built them for a short time.

 

Ours articulates in the middle. The front axle is basically a trans axle and transfer case sending the power to the rear axle that is pretty basic. It is very stout and possibly has Parker hyd I don't recall.

 

Your drivetrain is set up the same as mine.

 

Probably from the same source. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of stuff was the same.

 

This is the other one. Coot UTV

It's similar, but definitely a different idea than the pug.

 

HEY! That's not a loaded truck! ^ ^ ^ ...'course maybe it actually is...those Fords could have a bed level full of lead and you'd never know

 

I see a trailer full of firewood up to the top of the sideboards. And that ford sure is squatting just a bit although it's being helped out, no doubt significantly by the load leveling hitch. Time to see the optometrist. Nice setup 94BULLITT ..

 

SHHHHH!

I just did, first time ever...he said come back in 5 years, maybe I can sell ya some glasses then cuz ya don't need 'em yet. Sometimes can't see the forest for the trees though...

 

Me too! I may have my own personal health issues, as we all do, but vision is absolutely not one of them. 20/20, never needed glasses, contacts or reading glasses. However, I think that readers are sneaking up on me pretty quickly. Counting my blessings on this front.

 

Picked up this dump trailer and now can haul 3.5 cords total, pulls like a dream and the truck doesn't even notice it, I've had loads of green oak on just the truck that felt heavier.

 

That is a super nice Coot. Great work!
I keep looking at that picture. I'd like to know more. It looks to be liquid cooled?... Very nice restore.

 

It's a new one apparently. Coot2. 27 HP Kohler, I think that's still air/ fan cooled

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