@@Brandenlytle1 lol! I’m only 46 but I know there aren’t too many car guys in the younger generation that have ever seen an oil bath. I’ve had a few from my 61 bug to early falcon.
Fair market value - max $1500 in that condition. I've got a 1969 F-600 with a 16" grain/dump box (in pristine condition, been in the family for over 40 years.) so I am somewhat familiar with them, that is a hydro-boost brake system and that cannister behind the seat is the breather, makes a cool fart sound when you mash on the whoa pedal.
I worked as an apprentice mechanic in Florida it was one of my first jobs. I remember the first time I heard one sounded like a Dinosaur breathing on me from behind nearly jumped out of the seat... The trucks we had it would make wooo kaw sound woo kaw when ya stepped on the brake. When ya stepped on em really hard them plastic toys the diaphram would go woooosh
I rented a U-Haul in the late 90s that had a 3-on-the-tree. The guy at the lot was relieved I was taking it for a one-way because not a lot of people could drive it and he wanted it gone.
Hi, The brake unit under the truck is called a hydrovac, they work really good when they work. As is the truck is worth maybe six hundred bucks.while it may be worth a thousand at the scrap yard but you got to get it to the scrap yard and that ain't free. The doohickey under the carburetor is probably a governor that is set for 55 miles an hour. Thanks, Bob from Virginia
I totally agree. There's no way that thing is driving to the scrap yard on its' own, unless you pay someone to get it roadworthy and get insurance, plate and registration which is not cheap for heavy vehicles. That would cost a fortune and negate any profit for the owner. They would be in the red. They need a wrecker to get it to a scrap yard like you said and that will easily knock it down a lot. The $3000 asking price NUTS. That's probably what they paid for it when they parked it and let it rot for decades and think they can get the money back out of it. Yeah, there are parts, but someone has to haul it, spend their time disassembling everything, listing things for sale, taking up storage space, and hauling the rest of the non-sellable stuff for scrap. A lot of work. This thing will end up scrapped, and the owner will be lucky to get that 600 after it gets hauled off.
I'd love to see more of this truck getting fixed up! As for what it's worth unfortunately it's not worth much, scrap price is about all you can reasonably expect. There are a handful of these f600s including ex U-Hauls in my area for around $2,500 in drivable condition. (in varying shades of decay of course).
Great job, I’d see $1250-1500 for that truck as generous. It needs everything, except an engine and clutch by the looks of it. Definitely more episodes. Cheers!.
I’m over the bridge and saw this on fb and thought 3 grand was crazy and now that I really saw it it’s definitely crazy. I’m thinking &1000-1500 maybe? Limited use and a ton of money to fix and get it moved out of there. He’d do better selling the cab and doghouse. Nice work getting it running!😎🇺🇸
I rented one of these in 1979 to move 80 miles. No problem with the manual transmission. With no A/C I had a pretty bad rash when I got there because of all the heat blowing through the holes in the firewall. Also, it only had one small gas tank that I had to fill twice to get there and back and then refill again to return it. You’re bringing back some interesting memories.
Back in 2009-10 a friend of mine needed to move. He worked for Penske at the time. He walked into the local office and asked for a truck (he worked at a different location). They threw him the keys to an International with a manual transmission and air brakes. He’s never driven a stick before in his life! It only took one short trip with him driving that I knew I needed to take over!
The 1 ton Ryder fords were pretty cool. 330ci v-8, a medium duty motor with some hd parts internally. Also 2 thermostats. NP 430 4spd hd trans with a granny lo. Dana 70 rear. Bullet proof setup
@@richardcline1337 You're an idiot, I'm so fed up of hearing people say manual transmissions are an antitheft device.. I'm not a thief, but if I were, I'd definitely be targeting manual transmission vehicles
Great content. 1989 my mom rented a 79 F350 U-haul with a manual, no a/c, didn't even think about it. Today somebody would want to talk to a manger. Would definitely watch more on this truck. And I think its worth $3000.
I worked for UHaul from 04 to 09. I was there when the last of the 26 foot 86/87/88 International S1600 manuals were being phased out. By the time I left, all of them were gone, but when I started they constituted like 60% of the large truck fleet. IIRC the last ones I knew of were gone around 08. That was not that long ago. If people wanted to rent a big truck, that was what they got, and that was not that long ago. You had to find a friend who could drive it for you if you couldn't do it yourself. I would even give lessons in the parking lot. One of the stores north of Philly has 3 old trucks like this that are kept in special conditions in a shed specifically to be rented out for period piece movies from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. They're pristine. So beautiful to see, and to see running. EDIT: Not surprised to see the box is in good shape. They used to make those out of airplane-grade aluminum. Now they use particle board.
I'll be honest. If you spent the time to refurbish this thing, it's worth a lot more than a few grand as a finished, complete truck with the UHaul livery intact.
Truly worth fixing up. Too many ended up being sold as scrap and destroyed or left to rot. I would love to see a restoration video on this truck and to see it drive away instead of hauled away. This truck was built in an era when vehicles were rolling works of art. You just don't see vehicles like that any more. It is sad. I enjoyed watching your video. It does my fifty year old ticker good to see a truck of that vintage run after sitting for years.
Engine is a 330 FT. Trans should be an NP435 if I remember correctly, and the rear end will be a Dana 70 with a 4.10 ratio. The brake system is an early vacuum assisted “heavy duty” power setup. They are finicky to say the least. On the engine side of things, most front accessories should be compatible with big block FE fords. Those engines were horribly under powered, but did the job. Horsepower rating was around 190 but it made something like 300ftlb’s of torque. I have a 1970 F500 with the same engine/trans but a 2 speed rear end. Good luck!
Forgot about the 330 fe. I stand corrected in my post as I believe you to be correct. The engine in video has an Autolite 2 barrel carb where the 361 had a Holley.
I know the location of a Chevy boxtruck of the same generation. I was talking to my old boss about acquiring it, and he got a glimmer in his eye because he's forgotten about it for about 20 years. It was his old workhorse, and he sounded like he wants his old girl back. It still has a load of his streetrod parts for his company that were forgotten with it. His looks about as rough as this one, but the interior is surprisingly good. Even has $10 in quarters in the ashtray. It was parked due to engine issues, but it just has a small block in it, so it shouldn't bee too hard to fix or replace.
This brings back memories of the time my best friend and I rented the biggest truck U-Haul had available to drive from Mobile, AL to Leroy, IL to move his grandmother and aunt back down to Mobile. It was around 1978, and the truck was very similar to this one-- down to the manual transmission and governor on the carb. If I remember correctly it was a 33 foot truck, and it would just about hit 58 mph going downhill! We drove for many miles with a toolbox on the accelerator pedal (we called it our "cruise control"). One of the scariest moments came when we crossed the Mississippi River around St. Louis... how we didn't scrape the bridge or swap mirrors with oncoming trucks I'll never know! My friend and I loaded a houseful of God-awful heavy antique furniture into that truck, and managed to make it back to Mobile without incident. I hope you are as successful with this old girl...
I live in the Southwest, and it is really hard to see all the rust you have to deal with back East. It's a real shame what moisture does to these vehicles. Love the videos!
just moved from SE PA to New Mexico a couple years ago. it blows my mind the classic cars I see driving around. not classic as in valuable restored cars. just regular run of the mill 70's 80's 90's cars just driving around. paint all faded clearcoat all peeling dents and bruises but otherwise just stock cars just driving around!! that just does not have back east. too much salt and rust but its quite "NORMAL" around here. amazing!
@@nerys71 Same for me. I was living in NY, I'd visit my dad in FL a couple times a year. Always surprised at the "vintage" cars I'd see. Now I'm living down here, I might have to buy some older iron, myself.
I’ve seen that same U-hall truck many time ford with a 390 4speed used them a few times being in the Army over 20 years I’ve seen them sale for $600 to $1,500 Depending on their condition but that one’s in high need of many parts tires brakes wouldn’t give more than 500 for it but it does make a good video my friend thank you U.S. Army retired sergeant major Gamsby
I would also like to see this vehicle get the dings, rust, and other issues sorted out, as well as see this truck be converted to the classic U-Haul look. I would also like to see U-Haul also approve of restorations of their old moving trucks and to also have them be used by people to haul around things like they used to do back in the day.
Yes, I'm on the same page as everyone else on here who feels $1500 should be the maximum for this '71 F600. I'd like to see someone restore it, but I understand that's both a serious undertaking and a labor of love. The truck still possesses a wealth of parts while the box itself can be removed & continued to be used as a storage unit (depending where you lived). Yes, I'd love to see more episodes on this truck. It's cool to see a vintage ex-U-haul unit getting some attention. Most of these got used up & scrapped.
I remember renting a 1976 U-Haul with a manual transmission in 1992. They would rent them for local moves only at that point, but it was pretty damn cool to drive a U-haul with a stickshift.
The last manual uhaul I rented was 2006. That was an old one too. I would love to come across a mini truck uhaul like what Puddins doing on his channel. Awesome old truck!
Chris, you are absolutely amazing! When I first started watching the video, I thought that there was no way it was going to start. Kudos to you, buddy. You are definitely 'The Man"! 👍
That was literally the same model U-Haul that my father drove when we moved from one county to another. I was only four years old, but I remember the ride
Another awesome video Chris! The box truck is worth between $1000 and $2000 tops. The owner’s price of $3000 is unrealistic. Jenn is starting to get comfortable with filming. Nice job you two and stay safe brother!
It's been nearly 25 years now but I once rented a big uhaul just to use in town and it turned out to have a manual trans and a 454. Had about 400,000 miles on it too, and was just barely usable.
Back in 1995 a friend moved 2000 miles away and got a U-Haul 30' truck with a manual transmission. I drove it to his house and backed it into the driveway on the first shot. I had experience driving a similar TV production truck.
My Dad had a 63" F-700 U-Haul truck. Really cool truck. He drove it home after it sat since 84. No brakes bad gas two flats on back!! That thing was burning my eye's following him home.
My dad bought one of those in like 88. It was the same year truck with a 20' box. The engine was a 359HD. The things I can remember was it held like 9+ qts of oil and had a 2 bbl holley that said made for uhaul on the fuel bowl. 4 speed with a 60 or 65 mph governor on it.
Loved when he flipped the crescent wrench over on the LH threads on the lug nuts, one of my biggest pet peeves watching someone misuse an adjustable wrench or channel locks, just subscribed for that!
My first job was working at a Uhaul dealership and I jockied that exact model truck around. You are correct about the plate under the carb it was a governor set at 55 mph. The tires were even stamped with "Uhaul" to prevent theft
I rented a later '70s version of this exact truck from U-Haul in 1989 for a 200 mile move. It was an automatic and while a handful to steer it wasn't a bad driver at all. But the fuel gauge was not accurate and I ran out of gas about 2 miles from my destination...turning left smack in the middle of a busy intersection during a Friday PM rush hour! I was fully loaded yet a Ford Crown Vic police car equipped with a front push bar pushed me out out the intersection and safely into a turn pocket about 500 ft beyond. What a memory!
I moved from Central Florida to Knoxville, Tn in the late 90s and the Uhaul my dad drove was an International Diesel with a 5 speed. I guess a few existed! It was probably a mid-late 80s model. Possible a 7.3 IDI because that thing was a slug!
Yup, I've been a Uhaul dealer for 27 years and we had 26' trucks with IDI N/A diesels and manual trans right up till about 98-99 when Uhaul had its little uh....incident with the Canadian authorities. After the near bankruptcy, all the cool and weird trucks were axed (Toyotas, Powerstrokes, 5-speeds, carbs) and they made 90% of the trucks E-350's with the Triton V10.
@@MaxGiganteum Uhaul of Canada was having trucks that had multiple mechanical violations put back on the road via requesting new plates/tags from Uhaul headquarters in AZ. A 20/20 television expose had undercover customers rent a large number of trucks and take them to mechanics for inspection. 75% of them had 3 times the allowable violations. Uhaul of Canada offered no excuse and shut down operations immediately. As a Ryder dealer at the time, we were given a VHS tape of the episode to play on a loop in our showroom! Uhaul went into solvency and creditors took everything but their operating cash for quite a time until the fleet was built back up and things stabilized. Uhaul has always been quite a dysfunctional company with family infighting, boardroom brawls, hostile takeovers and even a murder! But they invented the industry they lead and have far more trucks and infrastructure than any competitors so they pretty much can't fail, even when things go completely sideways!
The engine may be a 331, a 361 or a 391, depending on the year. The hose on the hydroboost that came off the lower port went into the cab behind the seat and was a vent. The other hose was for vacuum and was connected by a tee fitting to the vacuum source and a gauge on the dashboard. To bleed those brakes was a long job. The best plan was to open the right rear bleeder screw and have one person pump the brake and one person keep the master cylinder full. When you finally got fluid at the right rear, then bleed the rears, the fronts, the hydroboost, and the master cylinder. [EDIT] - There are people out there looking for 391 engines, don't scrap it till you check the web.
Back in the 70's I bought a UHaul truck a 73 Ford F350 with a V8 Automatic and 14 foot box, it was a clean good running truck. I left KCMO headed to Dallas with it and it only got 4 to 5 MPG and only ran 40 miles an hour, I picked up a hiker in Kansas and after a while he said hey man let me out I am in a hurry. When I finally made Dallas I sold it and rented a Ryder to return a 6500 GMC with 24 foot bed, it would run 70MPH and got just under 10 MPG,
I bought a 71...in 98 in similar condition...Ford made the 330 just for Uhaul...plus the short rear-end and 4 speed gear box... I drove mine from the east coast to the west coast at 3 mph!...I paid 1000 bucks...I had great storage and the ability to move my family at little or no cost.
I've never watched this channel before. But I had to pause it and make a comment about the oil bath breather. The oil helps trap particulates. Back to my movie. 👍
I always love seeing these old junkers eventually run and I've seen enough of these will it run type videos to know that the older engines were far more bullet proof than their much younger siblings. Well done for getting this hunk of a truck engine turning over, even if it DOES have some issues.
Drove my fiance (now wife of 37 years) up from California in one of these. Had her '67 Camaro RS in the back with her worldly goods. 6mpg. Top speed maybe 45 mph. No air, no power brakes, no power steering. I have a '71 F500 bucket truck, 300-6, 4 speed. 9000 lbs.
You gotta be honest with yourself on this one and not get wrapped up into the repairs. Yes I agree that it was nice to get it started. If you can move it and stop it a bit would be about the limit. The cost on this is too much to do anything practical. Good luck with whatever you decide.
Wow, your not afraid of a challenge! I’m sure you don’t walk away from anything. That would have been a big nope looking at the state of it. Your determination you’ll get it. I’m putting two hands up that you pick that red square body short box next. Great videos!
I drove a Ford dump truck with the same cab years ago and you quickly realize that they weren't designed for someone 6 foot tall or more. Your knees are in your face when you're on the clutch or brake pedals.
The wheels on that truck are in TREMENDOUS DEMAND by other F600 owners. I'd love to have them myself! They are tubeless vs the split-ring wheels on most F-600s allowing you to run a wider variety of tires with less stress finding a truck shop who'll change your tires.
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Dude, I swear I saw the legs of a huge black widow spider in that tiny ashtray right before you shoved your fingers in there. Glad nothing bad happened. Love your videos.
Thanks so much everyone for the comments and info. As of right now I don't plan to do a part two on this rig. This is still for sale at 3K if anyone's interested( which I agree is on the upper end). I would love to see somebody get her back on the road as a camper/toy hauler or put it to use in some other way even if it was just for the engine and trans. 0:00 Intro/Tour 04:19 Pop Hood/Clean 08:22 Pull Plugs/Lube/Crank Over 12:02 Sponsor 12:36 Lube Stuff/Get Spark 15:58 1st Start Attempts 17:43 Need Parts/Hook Up Fuel/Starting 21:31 Pull Parts/Wrap Up 26:41 Look At Carb/Parts 29:24 Put Carb On And Try To Move 32:27 Outro
Hello! This video is the first of yours I've watched. My first thought was that the reason it wasn't far more of a rust bucket is simply because it has been parked for many years! LOL! With that said, I have a few recommendations. First, always use a clean pan and drain the oil! If the oil comes out as reasonable, you can pour it back in. Beware water and debris! Next, always pop off both valve covers. You're looking for anything amiss including bent pushrods on the FE & FT engines. A smart thing to do is pull the distributor after marking it for accurate reinstallation. You want to insert a driver to the oil pump shaft and use a drill to bring up the oil pressure and distribute oil to all moving parts. Check the alt + wp + ps pump, etc for rotation BEFORE cranking. You found out why on this truck. If you don't have one, acquire a borescope and use it on each cylinder and down the intake. Do enough revivals the way you're doing it and you're going to get burned by jamming up an engine and most likely destroying parts. Don't forgo a proper, full investigation! Overall? Not too bad. Best wishes! - Max Giganteum
These V8 F500, F600, F700, and F750, Including the AT4, AT5, AT6, onwards ,Dodge box trucks were very widely used here in Australia, back in the late 60's and 70's, they would travel at high speed, non stop between cities during the night, doing overnight express parcel work, when one of these had a smash, they would go up in a ball of flames, considering the amount of fuel that they had onboard, and being petrol trucks.. these were the sports cars of the trucking era at the time, up and down hills like they didn't exist, rounding up cars at sometimes dangerous speeds.. but.. all good things come to end end, cops made sure of that.. seeing that truck, just brought back many memories..🙂🙂🙂
You have amazing mechanical skills as well as being able to effectively communicate. Your camera work & video production skills are also formidable. This is a great medium for you. Keep tellin ya though...get a ring on that lady's finger. She is the take home to mom type.
It’s amazing how many people do these will it runs and I have yet to see one where they know what a oil bath filter is. I don’t understand how someone can work on old stuff and not know about old stuff.
Wow that brings back memories! Back then they were all stick. Cool ol TT or TP uhaul. My dad worked for uhaul in the 70's and 80's and i went to work with him. Learned how to drive stick shift in one of those of those big ol girls. The let me drive around the parking lot after hours in all the diff size trucks. loved the 24ft TH's. That engine is a 330 the bigger gm trucks had 363 destroked 454's. they were all governed btw...tought to get em over 55mph lol.
When I was much younger (late 90s I think) I worked for U-Haul storage, and we did rentals too.. I had to move the International 26 footer (I"m pretty sure it was the 26 maybe 28) anyway that was air brakes and manual.. granny gear.. and they RENTED that out to people.. like with no air brake experience, just sign here.. hahaha that was crazy!! Anyway nobody knew how to drive stick so I was like 19 or something, obviously knew stick of course, and i got do drive that thing like 50 miles to another U-Haul place for pickup.. SO neat..
My Uncle had a 1973 Ford F600 School Bus. I think my uncle's bus he lived in had a big block ford engine. It's called a oil bath air filter. Oil is in the filter.
Oil is in the bottom of the air cleaner assembly. The oil IS the filter. The maintenance is cleaning out the old oil and replacing it during a normal oil change... though most folks only did it about every 4-5 oil changes. Of course the smart thing to do would be to upgrade to a paper filter. Interestingly, the cheaper way to go in the past was to use oil. Not as effective at cleaning though!
Great video. Awesome job getting the truck running! I can see a few lovely old Cadillacs in the background. Whats the story behind this place? Are those land yachts for sale by chance?
all kinds of cool car around that 55 chevy, ranchero... that truck was made the year i was born lol usually the engines in them were industrial 361, 391, etc
I'm new to your show. My first show was the jeep and then started watching the 65 fury rebuild, but not done with the show. I love that car. I then scrolled through utube and you found a 71 uhaul. I have a 73 uhaul!! I think the cylinders froze..not sure though. I'm not a mechanic,but I'll try to work cylinders free. I brought it home running. Your engine should be a 359 and not a 360. Also, I think the carb has a governor on it. Your show was 5 mths ago so you've probably already figured that out. My uhaul was last licensed in Texas 1990. I live in Washington state. Love your shows and your mechanical knowledge of car
I worked for a Uhaul dealer back in the 70s. This size of truck was designated as a local rental truck. These babies usually got over a million miles on them before they were sold off. Local businesses would snap them up as fast as they went up for sale.
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The oil in the air filter is because it's what's called an oil bath filter! They worked very well but were messy!
You beat me to it!
Yep! These young fellas never seen an oil bath air cleaner. Saw it immediately!!
@@jeffallen5387 Lol, what do you consider young? Im 32, my 68 international has an oil bath air cleaner
@@Brandenlytle1 I'm not that much older and my 65 Scout 80 I bought when I was 17 had one as well.
@@Brandenlytle1 lol! I’m only 46 but I know there aren’t too many car guys in the younger generation that have ever seen an oil bath. I’ve had a few from my 61 bug to early falcon.
Fair market value - max $1500 in that condition. I've got a 1969 F-600 with a 16" grain/dump box (in pristine condition, been in the family for over 40 years.) so I am somewhat familiar with them, that is a hydro-boost brake system and that cannister behind the seat is the breather, makes a cool fart sound when you mash on the whoa pedal.
I worked as an apprentice mechanic in Florida it was one of my first jobs. I remember the first time I heard one sounded like a Dinosaur breathing on me from behind nearly jumped out of the seat... The trucks we had it would make wooo kaw sound woo kaw when ya stepped on the brake. When ya stepped on em really hard them plastic toys the diaphram would go woooosh
I rented a U-Haul in the late 90s that had a 3-on-the-tree. The guy at the lot was relieved I was taking it for a one-way because not a lot of people could drive it and he wanted it gone.
Hi, The brake unit under the truck is called a hydrovac, they work really good when they work. As is the truck is worth maybe six hundred bucks.while it may be worth a thousand at the scrap yard but you got to get it to the scrap yard and that ain't free. The doohickey under the carburetor is probably a governor that is set for 55 miles an hour. Thanks, Bob from Virginia
I totally agree. There's no way that thing is driving to the scrap yard on its' own, unless you pay someone to get it roadworthy and get insurance, plate and registration which is not cheap for heavy vehicles. That would cost a fortune and negate any profit for the owner. They would be in the red. They need a wrecker to get it to a scrap yard like you said and that will easily knock it down a lot. The $3000 asking price NUTS. That's probably what they paid for it when they parked it and let it rot for decades and think they can get the money back out of it. Yeah, there are parts, but someone has to haul it, spend their time disassembling everything, listing things for sale, taking up storage space, and hauling the rest of the non-sellable stuff for scrap. A lot of work. This thing will end up scrapped, and the owner will be lucky to get that 600 after it gets hauled off.
the governor is so you don't over speed the engine at 40 mph
I'd love to see more of this truck getting fixed up! As for what it's worth unfortunately it's not worth much, scrap price is about all you can reasonably expect. There are a handful of these f600s including ex U-Hauls in my area for around $2,500 in drivable condition. (in varying shades of decay of course).
I would like to see them all restored and to have a moving business started with them too.
In my area, the truck in the video would be selling for $2500
Where are you finding these for sale - Facebook marketplace, a local truck lot, etc.?
Great job, I’d see $1250-1500 for that truck as generous. It needs everything, except an engine and clutch by the looks of it. Definitely more episodes. Cheers!.
Right. For that you could scrap the aluminum box and buy some tires if you wanted an F600 with a hardwood flatbed.
The seller probably saw how many subscribers Chris has on this youtube channel and upgraded the price
I’m over the bridge and saw this on fb and thought 3 grand was crazy and now that I really saw it it’s definitely crazy. I’m thinking &1000-1500 maybe? Limited use and a ton of money to fix and get it moved out of there. He’d do better selling the cab and doghouse. Nice work getting it running!😎🇺🇸
I was rented a 26Ft Manual Transmission U-Haul in the late 1980's, and that thing was a beast and a survivor! Unsynchronized 1st gear was a challenge!
I rented one of these in 1979 to move 80 miles. No problem with the manual transmission. With no A/C I had a pretty bad rash when I got there because of all the heat blowing through the holes in the firewall. Also, it only had one small gas tank that I had to fill twice to get there and back and then refill again to return it. You’re bringing back some interesting memories.
Back in 2009-10 a friend of mine needed to move. He worked for Penske at the time. He walked into the local office and asked for a truck (he worked at a different location). They threw him the keys to an International with a manual transmission and air brakes. He’s never driven a stick before in his life! It only took one short trip with him driving that I knew I needed to take over!
I would love to see a revival video on the square body diesel!
500
Me too
I second that!
i've got 3 of them, great trucks and engs.
Same!
Glad you got this Ex U-haul Ford truck revived I really love watching these Revival videos
The 1 ton Ryder fords were pretty cool. 330ci v-8, a medium duty motor with some hd parts internally. Also 2 thermostats. NP 430 4spd hd trans with a granny lo. Dana 70 rear. Bullet proof setup
Can't imagine how many clutches it had over the lifetime.
Manual transmissions are the best anti-theft devices for millenials.
@@richardcline1337 You're an idiot, I'm so fed up of hearing people say manual transmissions are an antitheft device.. I'm not a thief, but if I were, I'd definitely be targeting manual transmission vehicles
@@richardcline1337 The most over used joke on TH-cam
@@richardcline1337 I bet $1000 you couldn't hop in a model t and drive it
@@Drewsky840, I grew up driving stick shift cars.
Great content. 1989 my mom rented a 79 F350 U-haul with a manual, no a/c, didn't even think about it. Today somebody would want to talk to a manger.
Would definitely watch more on this truck. And I think its worth $3000.
I rented a manual Uhaul in 1994, then in 1996 the larger trucks were still manual.
Please do a part two, I really enjoy watching videos like this
I worked for UHaul from 04 to 09. I was there when the last of the 26 foot 86/87/88 International S1600 manuals were being phased out. By the time I left, all of them were gone, but when I started they constituted like 60% of the large truck fleet. IIRC the last ones I knew of were gone around 08. That was not that long ago.
If people wanted to rent a big truck, that was what they got, and that was not that long ago. You had to find a friend who could drive it for you if you couldn't do it yourself. I would even give lessons in the parking lot.
One of the stores north of Philly has 3 old trucks like this that are kept in special conditions in a shed specifically to be rented out for period piece movies from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. They're pristine. So beautiful to see, and to see running.
EDIT: Not surprised to see the box is in good shape. They used to make those out of airplane-grade aluminum. Now they use particle board.
I'll be honest. If you spent the time to refurbish this thing, it's worth a lot more than a few grand as a finished, complete truck with the UHaul livery intact.
Would love to see you get this running & driving! PART 2 ! PART 2!
Especially with the white a "white tank top", as mentioned in the final minute.
Truly worth fixing up. Too many ended up being sold as scrap and destroyed or left to rot. I would love to see a restoration video on this truck and to see it drive away instead of hauled away. This truck was built in an era when vehicles were rolling works of art. You just don't see vehicles like that any more. It is sad. I enjoyed watching your video. It does my fifty year old ticker good to see a truck of that vintage run after sitting for years.
Engine is a 330 FT. Trans should be an NP435 if I remember correctly, and the rear end will be a Dana 70 with a 4.10 ratio. The brake system is an early vacuum assisted “heavy duty” power setup. They are finicky to say the least. On the engine side of things, most front accessories should be compatible with big block FE fords. Those engines were horribly under powered, but did the job. Horsepower rating was around 190 but it made something like 300ftlb’s of torque. I have a 1970 F500 with the same engine/trans but a 2 speed rear end. Good luck!
Peg @ Zip Ties N Bias Plies has a 1.5 ton version of this truck and I think he was saying this 331 V8 was made specifically for U-Haul?
Forgot about the 330 fe. I stand corrected in my post as I believe you to be correct. The engine in video has an Autolite 2 barrel carb where the 361 had a Holley.
@@wes11bravo may actually be a 331. I can’t remember exactly. But no, they were put in a lot of ford trucks.
I know the location of a Chevy boxtruck of the same generation. I was talking to my old boss about acquiring it, and he got a glimmer in his eye because he's forgotten about it for about 20 years. It was his old workhorse, and he sounded like he wants his old girl back. It still has a load of his streetrod parts for his company that were forgotten with it.
His looks about as rough as this one, but the interior is surprisingly good. Even has $10 in quarters in the ashtray. It was parked due to engine issues, but it just has a small block in it, so it shouldn't bee too hard to fix or replace.
This brings back memories of the time my best friend and I rented the biggest truck U-Haul had available to drive from Mobile, AL to Leroy, IL to move his grandmother and aunt back down to Mobile. It was around 1978, and the truck was very similar to this one-- down to the manual transmission and governor on the carb. If I remember correctly it was a 33 foot truck, and it would just about hit 58 mph going downhill! We drove for many miles with a toolbox on the accelerator pedal (we called it our "cruise control"). One of the scariest moments came when we crossed the Mississippi River around St. Louis... how we didn't scrape the bridge or swap mirrors with oncoming trucks I'll never know! My friend and I loaded a houseful of God-awful heavy antique furniture into that truck, and managed to make it back to Mobile without incident. I hope you are as successful with this old girl...
are you still around mobile I used to live there
Im in Australia and love watching this fearless mechanic tackle these old vehicles - Ive seen those oil filled air filter housings on tractors before
I live in the Southwest, and it is really hard to see all the rust you have to deal with back East. It's a real shame what moisture does to these vehicles. Love the videos!
just moved from SE PA to New Mexico a couple years ago. it blows my mind the classic cars I see driving around.
not classic as in valuable restored cars. just regular run of the mill 70's 80's 90's cars just driving around. paint all faded clearcoat all peeling dents and bruises but otherwise just stock cars just driving around!! that just does not have back east. too much salt and rust but its quite "NORMAL" around here. amazing!
@@nerys71 Same for me. I was living in NY, I'd visit my dad in FL a couple times a year. Always surprised at the "vintage" cars I'd see. Now I'm living down here, I might have to buy some older iron, myself.
Man, I live in Arizona, no rust here, I have a 2009 f150 4x4, clean as a whistle underneath !
I’ve seen that same U-hall truck many time ford with a 390 4speed used them a few times being in the Army over 20 years I’ve seen them sale for $600 to $1,500 Depending on their condition but that one’s in high need of many parts tires brakes wouldn’t give more than 500 for it but it does make a good video my friend thank you U.S. Army retired sergeant major Gamsby
I’d personally love to see you get this running and driving!
Yes. First starts are great. Would love to see more full restorations. So many Vids leave me hanging.
I would also like to see this vehicle get the dings, rust, and other issues sorted out, as well as see this truck be converted to the classic U-Haul look. I would also like to see U-Haul also approve of restorations of their old moving trucks and to also have them be used by people to haul around things like they used to do back in the day.
Same here. This truck has a super nostalgic feel and look to it. Love the austerity of it… Steel inner door panels and manual trans! So cool.
Yes, I'm on the same page as everyone else on here who feels $1500 should be the maximum for this '71 F600. I'd like to see someone restore it, but I understand that's both a serious undertaking and a labor of love. The truck still possesses a wealth of parts while the box itself can be removed & continued to be used as a storage unit (depending where you lived).
Yes, I'd love to see more episodes on this truck. It's cool to see a vintage ex-U-haul unit getting some attention. Most of these got used up & scrapped.
I remember renting a 1976 U-Haul with a manual transmission in 1992. They would rent them for local moves only at that point, but it was pretty damn cool to drive a U-haul with a stickshift.
I'd like to see more on this. Definitely deserves to be back on the road in it's true glory.
The FE engines have a good reputation and I think people are going to want moving vans for the secessions, abortion refugees etc.
Yeah. Good truck. Needs TLC AND SOME PARTS AND IT BE A GOOOD SECOND HAND TRUCK. PRICE A NEW BOX TRUCK. LATELY???
If there ever was an automobile whisperer...Chris would be he !! ❤
The last manual uhaul I rented was 2006. That was an old one too. I would love to come across a mini truck uhaul like what Puddins doing on his channel. Awesome old truck!
Don't you think the U-Haul king needs to swap this on the back of his international Loadstar 😂
@@danielward9074 that's a good idea for sure! Lol!
Chris, you are absolutely amazing! When I first started watching the video, I thought that there was no way it was going to start. Kudos to you, buddy. You are definitely 'The Man"! 👍
Love your videos Chris. It's great having the support of your wife. Keep them coming sir.
That was literally the same model U-Haul that my father drove when we moved from one county to another. I was only four years old, but I remember the ride
Another awesome video Chris! The box truck is worth between $1000 and $2000 tops. The owner’s price of $3000 is unrealistic. Jenn is starting to get comfortable with filming. Nice job you two and stay safe brother!
My grandfather was like you he could fix anything and very patient with motors we was under water for Katrina he got our 51 ford running
It's been nearly 25 years now but I once rented a big uhaul just to use in town and it turned out to have a manual trans and a 454. Had about 400,000 miles on it too, and was just barely usable.
Back in 1995 a friend moved 2000 miles away and got a U-Haul 30' truck with a manual transmission. I drove it to his house and backed it into the driveway on the first shot. I had experience driving a similar TV production truck.
My Dad had a 63" F-700 U-Haul truck. Really cool truck. He drove it home after it sat since 84. No brakes bad gas two flats on back!! That thing was burning my eye's following him home.
My dad bought one of those in like 88. It was the same year truck with a 20' box.
The engine was a 359HD. The things I can remember was it held like 9+ qts of oil and had a 2 bbl holley that said made for uhaul on the fuel bowl. 4 speed with a 60 or 65 mph governor on it.
Loved when he flipped the crescent wrench over on the LH threads on the lug nuts, one of my biggest pet peeves watching someone misuse an adjustable wrench or channel locks, just subscribed for that!
Y'all oughta see me after the old and I had a fight & I'm really mad, I'd make her take them lug nuts off with her teeth just like my cat does.
My second comment...I had commented just before your gorgeous sidekick showed up very easy on the eyes 👍
My first job was working at a Uhaul dealership and I jockied that exact model truck around. You are correct about the plate under the carb it was a governor set at 55 mph. The tires were even stamped with "Uhaul" to prevent theft
Wow - that idles nice at the end.
I rented a later '70s version of this exact truck from U-Haul in 1989 for a 200 mile move. It was an automatic and while a handful to steer it wasn't a bad driver at all. But the fuel gauge was not accurate and I ran out of gas about 2 miles from my destination...turning left smack in the middle of a busy intersection during a Friday PM rush hour! I was fully loaded yet a Ford Crown Vic police car equipped with a front push bar pushed me out out the intersection and safely into a turn pocket about 500 ft beyond. What a memory!
I moved from Central Florida to Knoxville, Tn in the late 90s and the Uhaul my dad drove was an International Diesel with a 5 speed. I guess a few existed! It was probably a mid-late 80s model. Possible a 7.3 IDI because that thing was a slug!
International had a few Diesels in the 80s; the DT466, which was a superb powerhouse, the 6.9idi (7.3s little brother) and the 9l (a slug)
Yup, I've been a Uhaul dealer for 27 years and we had 26' trucks with IDI N/A diesels and manual trans right up till about 98-99 when Uhaul had its little uh....incident with the Canadian authorities. After the near bankruptcy, all the cool and weird trucks were axed (Toyotas, Powerstrokes, 5-speeds, carbs) and they made 90% of the trucks E-350's with the Triton V10.
Refresh our memories... what was the "incident" again?
@@MaxGiganteum Uhaul of Canada was having trucks that had multiple mechanical violations put back on the road via requesting new plates/tags from Uhaul headquarters in AZ. A 20/20 television expose had undercover customers rent a large number of trucks and take them to mechanics for inspection. 75% of them had 3 times the allowable violations. Uhaul of Canada offered no excuse and shut down operations immediately. As a Ryder dealer at the time, we were given a VHS tape of the episode to play on a loop in our showroom! Uhaul went into solvency and creditors took everything but their operating cash for quite a time until the fleet was built back up and things stabilized. Uhaul has always been quite a dysfunctional company with family infighting, boardroom brawls, hostile takeovers and even a murder! But they invented the industry they lead and have far more trucks and infrastructure than any competitors so they pretty much can't fail, even when things go completely sideways!
My old Malibu had a 2 barrel Rochester. Scrapped it and put a Holley 600 Double Pumper on it with a new Intake and it was very happy after that.
The engine may be a 331, a 361 or a 391, depending on the year. The hose on the hydroboost that came off the lower port went into the cab behind the seat and was a vent. The other hose was for vacuum and was connected by a tee fitting to the vacuum source and a gauge on the dashboard. To bleed those brakes was a long job. The best plan was to open the right rear bleeder screw and have one person pump the brake and one person keep the master cylinder full. When you finally got fluid at the right rear, then bleed the rears, the fronts, the hydroboost, and the master cylinder. [EDIT] - There are people out there looking for 391 engines, don't scrap it till you check the web.
Interesting, I was gonna say 351. I’m gonna do some research, when I get back…I might come back corrected.
Yup I’m wrong.
It's like watching It's Always Sunny but Dennis is actually doing something productive and he's not a sociopath.
White tank top I'm watching👋
Back in the 70's I bought a UHaul truck a 73 Ford F350 with a V8 Automatic and 14 foot box, it was a clean good running truck. I left KCMO headed to Dallas with it and it only got 4 to 5 MPG and only ran 40 miles an hour, I picked up a hiker in Kansas and after a while he said hey man let me out I am in a hurry. When I finally made Dallas I sold it and rented a Ryder to return a 6500 GMC with 24 foot bed, it would run 70MPH and got just under 10 MPG,
Got it running! Amazing knowledge and confidence at work! Great lighting, camera work and narration!
I bought a 71...in 98 in similar condition...Ford made the 330 just for Uhaul...plus the short rear-end and 4 speed gear box...
I drove mine from the east coast to the west coast at 3 mph!...I paid 1000 bucks...I had great storage and the ability to move my family at little or no cost.
A manual U-Haul! If they even tried this these days they'd have a torn up transmission the first day on the road hah
I've never watched this channel before. But I had to pause it and make a comment about the oil bath breather. The oil helps trap particulates. Back to my movie. 👍
I think the price is too high, but I also think it would be awesome to see this thing drive.
I always love seeing these old junkers eventually run and I've seen enough of these will it run type videos to know that the older engines were far more bullet proof than their much younger siblings. Well done for getting this hunk of a truck engine turning over, even if it DOES have some issues.
I really hope to see a part 2
Drove my fiance (now wife of 37 years) up from California in one of these. Had her '67 Camaro RS in the back with her worldly goods. 6mpg. Top speed maybe 45 mph. No air, no power brakes, no power steering. I have a '71 F500 bucket truck, 300-6, 4 speed. 9000 lbs.
The engine is a 362 u-haul special motor tune-up parts are the same as 360 truck engines. I had one twenty years ago.
330 cid
I used to work for uhaul back in that era thats called a TS 16 foot truck!! Many memories!!!
You gotta be honest with yourself on this one and not get wrapped up into the repairs. Yes I agree that it was nice to get it started. If you can move it and stop it a bit would be about the limit. The cost on this is too much to do anything practical. Good luck with whatever you decide.
Wow, your not afraid of a challenge! I’m sure you don’t walk away from anything. That would have been a big nope looking at the state of it. Your determination you’ll get it. I’m putting two hands up that you pick that red square body short box next. Great videos!
You should check out puddings fab shop he works on the mini truck version of these. Awesome video as usual!!🤘
Collaboration where the yee hawl is actually in the back of this one and drives out 🤣
Hot damn, here comes another good one!
@@jeffreysalzman1497 If he starts the swinging arm thing it's all over.
@@TC-pf7on it's Philly so maybe call it the U-Jawn
@@jeffhowser1820 😂😂
I drove a Ford dump truck with the same cab years ago and you quickly realize that they weren't designed for someone 6 foot tall or more. Your knees are in your face when you're on the clutch or brake pedals.
never saw this episode been watching past year or more. fun to see old stuff pop up
I would really love to see that square body back up and running! Love the videos bother keep up the great content
this truck would look great restored with updated U-Haul safety labels and such
The wheels on that truck are in TREMENDOUS DEMAND by other F600 owners. I'd love to have them myself! They are tubeless vs the split-ring wheels on most F-600s allowing you to run a wider variety of tires with less stress finding a truck shop who'll change your tires.
I just bought a great running f600 dump truck. Every thing works great (except the brakes). I paid $500
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Dude, I swear I saw the legs of a huge black widow spider in that tiny ashtray right before you shoved your fingers in there. Glad nothing bad happened. Love your videos.
When was your last drink
Thanks so much everyone for the comments and info. As of right now I don't plan to do a part two on this rig. This is still for sale at 3K if anyone's interested( which I agree is on the upper end). I would love to see somebody get her back on the road as a camper/toy hauler or put it to use in some other way even if it was just for the engine and trans.
0:00 Intro/Tour
04:19 Pop Hood/Clean
08:22 Pull Plugs/Lube/Crank Over
12:02 Sponsor
12:36 Lube Stuff/Get Spark
15:58 1st Start Attempts
17:43 Need Parts/Hook Up Fuel/Starting
21:31 Pull Parts/Wrap Up
26:41 Look At Carb/Parts
29:24 Put Carb On And Try To Move
32:27 Outro
Hello! This video is the first of yours I've watched. My first thought was that the reason it wasn't far more of a rust bucket is simply because it has been parked for many years! LOL! With that said, I have a few recommendations. First, always use a clean pan and drain the oil! If the oil comes out as reasonable, you can pour it back in. Beware water and debris! Next, always pop off both valve covers. You're looking for anything amiss including bent pushrods on the FE & FT engines. A smart thing to do is pull the distributor after marking it for accurate reinstallation. You want to insert a driver to the oil pump shaft and use a drill to bring up the oil pressure and distribute oil to all moving parts. Check the alt + wp + ps pump, etc for rotation BEFORE cranking. You found out why on this truck. If you don't have one, acquire a borescope and use it on each cylinder and down the intake. Do enough revivals the way you're doing it and you're going to get burned by jamming up an engine and most likely destroying parts. Don't forgo a proper, full investigation! Overall? Not too bad. Best wishes!
- Max Giganteum
Send her to puddins fab shop! he loves them u hauls lol
These V8 F500, F600, F700, and F750, Including the AT4, AT5, AT6, onwards ,Dodge box trucks were very widely used here in Australia, back in the late 60's and 70's, they would travel at high speed, non stop between cities during the night, doing overnight express parcel work, when one of these had a smash, they would go up in a ball of flames, considering the amount of fuel that they had onboard, and being petrol trucks.. these were the sports cars of the trucking era at the time, up and down hills like they didn't exist, rounding up cars at sometimes dangerous speeds.. but.. all good things come to end end, cops made sure of that.. seeing that truck, just brought back many memories..🙂🙂🙂
I would charge them $1000 just to get it out of there!
Wow I think I drove that back in 73. Great old truck except for the governor.
You have amazing mechanical skills as well as being able to effectively communicate. Your camera work & video production skills are also formidable. This is a great medium for you. Keep tellin ya though...get a ring on that lady's finger. She is the take home to mom type.
A friend of mine just bought an RV with a Triton. RV dealer told her "no" on changing plugs, as did I.
It’s amazing how many people do these will it runs and I have yet to see one where they know what a oil bath filter is. I don’t understand how someone can work on old stuff and not know about old stuff.
Wow that brings back memories! Back then they were all stick. Cool ol TT or TP uhaul. My dad worked for uhaul in the 70's and 80's and i went to work with him. Learned how to drive stick shift in one of those of those big ol girls. The let me drive around the parking lot after hours in all the diff size trucks. loved the 24ft TH's. That engine is a 330 the bigger gm trucks had 363 destroked 454's. they were all governed btw...tought to get em over 55mph lol.
That should be either a 361/391 FT engine. Its still an FE but with a truck rotating assembly.
Wouldn't it be a 352, 360 or 390?
330 cid
Yep. 330 cubic inch medium duty.
You can tell because it has 2 thermostats.
When I was much younger (late 90s I think) I worked for U-Haul storage, and we did rentals too.. I had to move the International 26 footer (I"m pretty sure it was the 26 maybe 28) anyway that was air brakes and manual.. granny gear.. and they RENTED that out to people.. like with no air brake experience, just sign here.. hahaha that was crazy!! Anyway nobody knew how to drive stick so I was like 19 or something, obviously knew stick of course, and i got do drive that thing like 50 miles to another U-Haul place for pickup.. SO neat..
Another great video, keep them coming!!! Mechanical genius!!
My Uncle had a 1973 Ford F600 School Bus. I think my uncle's bus he lived in had a big block ford engine. It's called a oil bath air filter. Oil is in the filter.
Oil is in the bottom of the air cleaner assembly. The oil IS the filter. The maintenance is cleaning out the old oil and replacing it during a normal oil change... though most folks only did it about every 4-5 oil changes. Of course the smart thing to do would be to upgrade to a paper filter. Interestingly, the cheaper way to go in the past was to use oil. Not as effective at cleaning though!
Great video. Awesome job getting the truck running! I can see a few lovely old Cadillacs in the background. Whats the story behind this place? Are those land yachts for sale by chance?
I love Jennens vocals. Keep her voice coming.
I’d like to see this thing worked on and running
Yeah. Fix the step side diesel. And yes Jen, join in the videos and get the uhaul moving. Totally worth it! Lol.
Another great video. I wouldn’t pursue this truck. If you want to buy it I’d offer $500.
all kinds of cool car around that 55 chevy, ranchero... that truck was made the year i was born lol
usually the engines in them were industrial 361, 391, etc
Sell the box for a storage shed. Motor sounds really good though. Flatbed or car hauler.
It shocks me so much that you can get these cars and trucks running. It’s so impressive to me 😊
That truck is worth $500 at best just think of what it will take you to get it to the scrap yard
I'm new to your show. My first show was the jeep and then started watching the 65 fury rebuild, but not done with the show. I love that car. I then scrolled through utube and you found a 71 uhaul. I have a 73 uhaul!! I think the cylinders froze..not sure though. I'm not a mechanic,but I'll try to work cylinders free. I brought it home running. Your engine should be a 359 and not a 360. Also, I think the carb has a governor on it. Your show was 5 mths ago so you've probably already figured that out. My uhaul was last licensed in Texas 1990. I live in Washington state. Love your shows and your mechanical knowledge of car
I was a mechanic here in philly!!! Good memories!!!
I worked for a Uhaul dealer back in the 70s. This size of truck was designated as a local rental truck. These babies usually got over a million miles on them before they were sold off. Local businesses would snap them up as fast as they went up for sale.
Check out 26:33- there's a Fleetwood Mega Cab (factory limousine) in the background. Those are pretty rare and awesome...
those wire wheel covers were the hot inner city ticket 40 years ago
Same good old Philly. Trash bag in the middle of the street. Brings back great memories.
Oh yeah it also has an oil bath air filter and I recognized it right away like many other commenters.
On that vantage I haul they were truck engines listed at 359 or 361.my dad worked for a station that rented and serviced them