Thanks for the vid, now I know how to do the brakes on my F600, btw the brakes will harden up the more you use them, I had the same issue when me and my buddy replaced the master cylinder
I am becoming more and MORE impressed with these older trucks such as the FORD F600. Even more so if they're the rare 4wd conversions with Rockwell axles. But the skyrocketing costs of new trucks, SUVs and cars, even RVs is outrageous. And tires on light-duty trucks are $$$ since they went above 16" these days, cars too. Disc brakes although great, seem to fail due caliper design flaws (Dodge). But imagine this, buying up old heavy-duty rigs like this cheap online or from local farmers, and then rebuilding them into safe & reliable daily drivers mounted with new aluminum service bodies or flatbeds, or even remount bodies such as RV or ambulance bodies from high mileage doner vehicles that have blown (high tech) engines (the failed 6.0 & 6.4 Powerstroke). I foresee some VERY nice old rigs being saved, plus saving on yearly taxes and insurance on them versus the newer overpriced ones that require certified technicians or dealerships to repair lately. Great content!👍
Hydraulic brakes are a simple system. If they don’t feel right, there’s something wrong and they WILL fail. Loaded that truck will be heavy requiring all you braking power. If it’s not right it’s extremely dangerous on the road. If it’s farm use only and doesn’t go on the road, you might be able to limp around with it. On the road, you never know when someone will pull out in front of you.
Awesome! I'm considering purchasing a 1970 F600, going to look at it tomorrow..
Great job on what you have done! Get some rest and see you on the next video!
Thank you!
Thanks for the vid, now I know how to do the brakes on my F600, btw the brakes will harden up the more you use them, I had the same issue when me and my buddy replaced the master cylinder
I am becoming more and MORE impressed with these older trucks such as the FORD F600. Even more so if they're the rare 4wd conversions with Rockwell axles. But the skyrocketing costs of new trucks, SUVs and cars, even RVs is outrageous. And tires on light-duty trucks are $$$ since they went above 16" these days, cars too. Disc brakes although great, seem to fail due caliper design flaws (Dodge). But imagine this, buying up old heavy-duty rigs like this cheap online or from local farmers, and then rebuilding them into safe & reliable daily drivers mounted with new aluminum service bodies or flatbeds, or even remount bodies such as RV or ambulance bodies from high mileage doner vehicles that have blown (high tech) engines (the failed 6.0 & 6.4 Powerstroke). I foresee some VERY nice old rigs being saved, plus saving on yearly taxes and insurance on them versus the newer overpriced ones that require certified technicians or dealerships to repair lately.
Great content!👍
Nice
Thanks!
Do you recall if those were 15" drums with 5" wide shoes? Thanks for the informative vid.
Thanks for your reply on Part 2!
Hydraulic brakes are a simple system. If they don’t feel right, there’s something wrong and they WILL fail. Loaded that truck will be heavy requiring all you braking power. If it’s not right it’s extremely dangerous on the road. If it’s farm use only and doesn’t go on the road, you might be able to limp around with it. On the road, you never know when someone will pull out in front of you.
Mine has an optimistic 100 mph on the speedo , 😂 might be possible if the load is heavy and the hill steep . I wouldn’t wanna be in it
I don’t think anything was torqued properly. If you can get those lug nuts off with a cordless impact, they were not torqued.