Id take this as it sits over any brand new vehicle on the market.... This is the most badass swap i think I've ever seen. Truck sits for 10 yrs and fires right off like it just ran yesterday with nothing but a fresh battery. I love older diesel engines
Had to fuss with a Cat 3126 in a Chevrolet 6500 rollback truck. Thing was a pain in the neck to get started. Had to have another crew member bring a 20 year old Duramax truck over to jump start the danm thing. A fully charged jump pack was unsuccessful at getting it to fire off. And that only sat for about 4-5 months.
@@timidater4803 That's what they call the girl at the end of the video. His girlfriend or wife, I'm not sure but I'm assuming that's her nickname for whatever reason
Best thing I’ve seen in 2020!!!! I put a baby Perkins into a garden tractor this spring and wondered if I could put a big one into a old ford half ton...... voila this is my 2021 goal.....
And you have a picture of a van. What have you seen in the way of diesel vans? Do 53 series Detroits fit under the dashboards? Did They put diesels in British versions back in the day?
@@powerstrokediesels7824 7.3* Ford never made a 7.4L Gas engine(They now make a 7.3 gas engine and have used in the past a 7.3l international diesel engine in their F-series Heavy Duty/Super Duty models)[GM made a 7.4L engine though.]
I think the way into the JDEU (JunkyardDigs Expanded Universe) is long and hard :P . But I think the easiest way would be to find/own a car which waits for a revival and then ask Kevin if he wants to revive it with you.
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@@2strokepower803 You only have 7 subscribers RIGHT NOW. If you really want to do it then go for it! Don't let anyone stop you. And I'm getting ready to subscribe, so now you have one more than you had yesterday!
I would definitely put a bed on that diesel and use it for hauling since it will haul and has plenty of Torque. Perfect for Iowa after all the engine came out of a Combine.
When you absolutely, positively need to drag a farm around. Or.a house. Your choice. Excellent coverage. I sat with my jaw on the ground. Powered extractors? That is one bad ass truck. Coming from a 65 yr old Australian petrol head ancient gamer lady. Love it! You've finally found the most American truck. When I saw the sump I felt "wait. wut? You could take that and use it as a kiddie pool."
I would not be surprised to see more tractor / combine engines in trucks , both diesel and gas engines. The adapter plates to the trans might take some creativity . But all those great old mechanical engines can be worked on without a computer and without adding DEF. You have a great channel ! Thanks for the inspiration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've seen diesel conversions like this before, and boy I tell you what, serious torque and better fuel economy, that and the ability to ROLL COAL :) I'd throw in a new drive line and throw on a flatbed and keep the stack, looks like it's missing a cooling fan but if it runs cool then you probably don't need one
You might beef up the rear springs and put a wrecker bed on it with a set of duals. For the rare occasion you have to tow one, it would make an awesome wrecker.
16:53 and 17:19 Really nice that his little girl is so obedient and safety-conscious; her father apparently taught her well --- "When there's machinery running, honey, don't go anywhere near it; stay close beside Daddy and you'll be safe." :)
It would be great if here in Europe, some old tractor versions of heavy duty trucks were plenty available. It would be handy to tow heavy trailers with a big payload. Instead of be using a farm tractor or an cab-over truck.
Funny enough, in the early 80s, the early Ford Rangers came factory with a 2.5L (if I remember right) Perkins diesel engine. They're rare and uncommon now, but they're out there.
I’ve been looking for a Perkins ranger for a few years. Every time I find one it’s in great condition and out of my price range. I’m a Massey guy and love mechanical Perkins engines.
I am not a diesel guy at all but this truck is awesome. I love these videos. This channel does projects normal people can afford and I appreciate that.
I'm not a huge diesel guy but I love this. You should put that motor in the truck you mentioned at the end, build a flatbed for it, and get yourself some paddle tires or smallish tractor tires, rig up some tractor connections on the rear, and use it as a tractor! Be no problem getting the corn or beans in in time with that bad boy!
I really enjoyed this one! Nothing beats the tractor/combine diesel motor donor! Gotta love those "pie cuts" on the radiator hose lines. I'm totally in support of what the diesel's going into!
i like the rear heat unit on the dash. that makes it handy for the defrosting of the windshield and the passengers. i have one of those units mounted on an old cooler for the portable camp site air conditioner that i made a couple of years ago. it's got a 12v walmart special bilge pump inside that circulates water around milk jugs full of ice and up through the core of the box unit, and then the fan blows out frigid air that makes for the coolness of the camp site. it's even a dual power unit as well, with a 12v lighter plug on a 20' cord, and an atx power supply out of a junk computer to be able to use both flavors of electricity for indoor/outdoor use. it works really well. if you swap the drivetrain out, you might wanna save the box to make one of your own.
The engine would be cool in the 68 farm truck. I also think it would be cool to swap the cab from the 66 with the bent frame and build a flatbed for it. I look forward to seeing what you do with it
I came back to re-watch this video and I forgot how cool this truck was. On one of my grandpa's properties he has a 79 F150 stepside that was converted into a wrecker and it also has a Perkins diesel in it. It has a similar story to this one.
A Massey Ferguson engine in a Ford? Lol. I remember the jokes on Top Gear when Jeremy Clarkson said diesel cars sounded like a Massey Ferguson. I’m not exactly a fan of the idea of swapping that solid F250 352 FE with that diesel though. I’d prefer you finding a bed for the ‘79 F250.
Perkins was one of the first small diesel engine makers especially small high speed engines think smallest they did was a 1.6 diesel I know they did smaller gas engines. Think it would be pretty hard to not find a perkins in equipment these days either branded as CAT,gardener or Rolls Royce yet another great British company sold glad CAT kept it in england though
good old 354 Perkins diesel are good motors :) no problem that motor was also used in Cockshutt 1850 tractors (Oliver) White 2-105 ,2-110 MF 1100, 1130,1105 :) love them
Keep it in the current truck, add a bed, and install a 2 speed rear end. All of the difficult modifications have been done to shoehorn that engine in already, and it works.
I’d say 1974 F600 front end with a little chopping. Make it 4WD. Solid front axle of course for oil pan clearance. Step side bed. Keep the windshield visor.
The floors are gone, but I'm pretty sure the cab is in better shape. Plus, the ability for it to rock crawl with that frame, motor, and drive train would be epic comparied to what they had with it this year. The other option would be to take Mook's flooded truck and swap the body over from it...
Perkins has glow plugs. We owned 4 in tractors and a combine. The switch for that cargo lights up in the cab Corner we had two of those trucks when I was a kid I remember
Bro put a flatbed on the truck that would be sick you should totally do a tractor revival that would be kind of interesting. Diesel or gas don’t care but they’re kinda of like cars
such a cool truck I think you guys should restore it and put a regular bed or a flatbed in it. The cab is in pretty good condition, I think it just needs a deep cleaning. Love the sound of those old diesel engines.
The Perkins 6.247 is a diesel engine designed by Perkins Engines. It was built under licence by Mazda, and was fitted to the Australian Ford F100 series for a short period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. This engine was later revised and renamed the Mazda T4100 and fitted to the Mazda 3 and 4 tonne trucks.
At about 14:00 there's mention of the Cummins "53" block and how they're prone to cracking. The "53" is a sequential casting ID number, dating back to the late 1990s. These were the first generation of electronic 24 valve engines used in Dodge Trucks from late 1998 through maybe 2000. I'm sure they were also used in the industrial 24v ISB version as well from the same time period. These blocks had a thinner wall for one of the coolant passages that frequently cracked when regularly run under heavy load. Most 53 blocks that survive today have had enough heat cycles on them that they're pretty well seasoned, and the danger of cracking in the problem area isn't nearly the issue it once was. I wouldn't use one if I was building up a competition truck, but on a daily driver or RV tow vehicle, I wouldn't have any problems at all using one.
Pull the body and check all of the things. If the fab that the first guy did holds up then, keep the frame and engine together. Put whatever body and box/bed that You need, it will be mint.
What to do, what to do. Always the question. If it were me, I'd be leaning towards a Hi Boy conversion. But in the end, that would likely be impractical. I'm quite keen of y'all putting it in another 2WD truck like you suggested. Gonna be fun to follow this project. :)
This truck is super cool, went looking for it after seeing the home made tractor video. Even though it looks crude there was a lot of work that went into that.
@mwilliamshs still the 250 didn't come with a Perkins. Just the 6.9l Navistar engine without a turbo. One of my uncles had a red one with the 6.9 on it.
I'd reinforce the chassis, put a fifth wheel, a tool chest, compressor, generator, and bigger fuel cell on it. Looks like a magnificent work truck. Sounds heavenly. 🙏🏻😌
@@wes11bravo that is what I have heard. Only thing I don't like in my Mercedes is not having Overdrive but with a adapter for a SBC pattern it will be getting a T5 or NV3500 to gain overdrive and a manual.
Perkins 3654 always check the sump on them as the drive shafts wear on the lip seals of the pump and with them been sat up right they empty the fuel pump into the sump and drag in air though the drive seals
Badass rig!!!! I would either redo or replace the cab, then build a thick plank wood flatbed on it. Or you could put the tow rig backend that you have, on it that would tow anything.
@@thedungeondelver they’re very simple. If you have compression, fuel and air. It’ll turn over. Theres a reason the older mechanical tractors are fetching a good price even with 4k+ hours on em. Simpler than gas engines imo
Not really. Actually pretty simple. Draw in air, compress, shoot in some diesel, boom, repeat. No spark needed. Loads of torque and lovely sound. Plus pretty efficient for the power they put out. Not to mention that diesel is pretty hard to accidentally ignite. A lot safer than gasoline.
Not alien to me, just stupid and useless. Like spending a week trying to figure out why your tractor just died in the middle of plowing a field, changing the fuel pump, fuel filters, manually priming the stupid system for half an hour to get all air out of it, and of course it just cranks and won't start, only bump starts if you can get another tractor to tow it, great.
Made it to the end of the video and heard your question. Make it more legal and safe and whatnot, flatbed, and leave the rest! Thats a unit right there!
My uncle might be responsible for that truck. That would be his 2nd conversion if it is.... he raced (and rodeo'd) horses - so he travelled all over towing horse trailer. Without the cab, there's no way of knowing if this was his; but I can't imagine there would be many out there.... He lived in Walla Walla, Washington but as I said, he went all over... he sold it in 80 or 81....
I knew a guy back in the 80s when I was little that put an air cooled tractor engine out of a Deutz (maybe a Perkins?) into a ‘73 Ford flatbed pickup. He somehow split the manifold and had dual stacks behind the cab..talk about a unique sound, a very pretty sound actually especially with the 4 speed. He was able to pull machinery with it as he was in the custom haying business and it handled it well i guess because of the torque the duetz engines put out.
Put a flatbed, dualies. and a tow hitch on it, make sure the seatbelts work, and fix the lights and signals and use it for your tool truck to go on revivals. At least that what i would do with it.
There's a combine salvage yard near me and we used to get our names on a list to snag any small block chevy combine engines that came in. Boy could those thing take a beating! Guess that happens when its designed to run high rpm all day long.
We used to have a squarebody sierra 2500 4 door with one of these engines in it. Non turbo, came from a Dodge D500 though so it had on-road injection. Wasn't fast but it would pull a house down lol, and got 30mpg.
Id take this as it sits over any brand new vehicle on the market.... This is the most badass swap i think I've ever seen. Truck sits for 10 yrs and fires right off like it just ran yesterday with nothing but a fresh battery. I love older diesel engines
Had to fuss with a Cat 3126 in a Chevrolet 6500 rollback truck. Thing was a pain in the neck to get started. Had to have another crew member bring a 20 year old Duramax truck over to jump start the danm thing. A fully charged jump pack was unsuccessful at getting it to fire off. And that only sat for about 4-5 months.
Putting a combine engine in a farm truck is the most badass engine swap I've ever heard of
There are a couple of guys that put 4-53 Detroits in theirs.
It’s pretty common. I want to find a i6 Perkins engine for my k20. My 292 is basically a Diesel engine though it’s got the look and feel of a tractor
@@Billhatestheinternet Detroit sounds better,too. Better have a 6 inch lift. They are taller than the 7.3 Navistar.
I definitely agree with that. 😊😊😊
Kevin: "We should build a flatbed for this thing...probably the easiest thing."
John: "K"
John for the win!
I would absolutely recommend doing a full restoration of the cab and fab a good flatbed. But definitely keep the engine, that thing is awesome.
Just rewatched this video. This truck needs to make a comeback.
Agreed
This truck has a large inherent amount of the so-called "mintyness."
You should have seen it before it got wrecked. I used to drive it back in the day.
Ziptie approved.
Mook gets excited when she hears the Perkins, gotta love a girl who likes the sound of a diesel.
Isn’t there a country song like that?
My last name is perkins lol
@@clappedf4508 but did your YT handle come from someone who's last name is, to many, diesel? (First name whistlin...) lol
@@timidater4803 That's what they call the girl at the end of the video. His girlfriend or wife, I'm not sure but I'm assuming that's her nickname for whatever reason
Lol mook is a derogatory term where i live....
Best thing I’ve seen in 2020!!!!
I put a baby Perkins into a garden tractor this spring and wondered if I could put a big one into a old ford half ton...... voila this is my 2021 goal.....
I love diesel engines. Most of the time, it's harder to turn them off than to start them.
I got a 7.4L f-550 v8 8 cylinder dump truck 2021
Know where a fella can find some diesel powered women
Nice it bad ass put different body on it cool
And you have a picture of a van. What have you seen in the way of diesel vans? Do 53 series Detroits fit under the dashboards? Did They put diesels in British versions back in the day?
@@powerstrokediesels7824 7.3* Ford never made a 7.4L Gas engine(They now make a 7.3 gas engine and have used in the past a 7.3l international diesel engine in their F-series Heavy Duty/Super Duty models)[GM made a 7.4L engine though.]
Many people have dreams of being rich and famous. But my dream. I wish to one day be in the list of car revival youtubers at the end of your video.
I think the way into the JDEU (JunkyardDigs Expanded Universe) is long and hard :P . But I think the easiest way would be to find/own a car which waits for a revival and then ask Kevin if he wants to revive it with you.
Same. (I have only 7 subscribers so never going to happen). But I wish to meet them one day even though I live in Sweden
Put a flat deck on it
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@@2strokepower803 You only have 7 subscribers RIGHT NOW. If you really want to do it then go for it! Don't let anyone stop you. And I'm getting ready to subscribe, so now you have one more than you had yesterday!
That engine appears to run remarkably clean for an pre-emissions engine. It makes power and doesn’t spew smoke like a steam engine.
I would definitely put a bed on that diesel and use it for hauling since it will haul and has plenty of Torque. Perfect for Iowa after all the engine came out of a Combine.
Good luck starting it in those Iowa winters
Actually that Perkins would do better than many of the modern diesels starting in cold weather.
When you absolutely, positively need to drag a farm around. Or.a house. Your choice. Excellent coverage. I sat with my jaw on the ground. Powered extractors? That is one bad ass truck. Coming from a 65 yr old Australian petrol head ancient gamer lady. Love it! You've finally found the most American truck. When I saw the sump I felt "wait. wut? You could take that and use it as a kiddie pool."
Do a flatbed with a gooseneck hitch to use for some serious hauling
Mook is never a downer about anything, and always along for the ride. You're a lucky guy, Kevin!
I would not be surprised to see more tractor / combine engines in trucks , both diesel and gas engines. The adapter plates to the trans might take some creativity . But all those great old mechanical engines can be worked on without a computer and without adding DEF. You have a great channel ! Thanks for the inspiration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is a cool old Perkins set up. Definitely deserves to live on in something that shows it respect.
Locking rear diff, big meaty tires, recovery tow rig!!! For those cars stuck in the woods.
I've seen diesel conversions like this before, and boy I tell you what, serious torque and better fuel economy, that and the ability to ROLL COAL :) I'd throw in a new drive line and throw on a flatbed and keep the stack, looks like it's missing a cooling fan but if it runs cool then you probably don't need one
Hey someone tell John , Tom Seleck called and asked for his magnum moustache back
John keeps getting more 80s and 80s by the video. At this point. Call him magnum pi
i knew i saw him in some '80s show :D
I've never liked a mullet, but he kinda rocks it with his mustache.
@@grandcarriage1 Pawnstar ready! "Big John"
You might beef up the rear springs and put a wrecker bed on it with a set of duals. For the rare occasion you have to tow one, it would make an awesome wrecker.
16:53 and 17:19 Really nice that his little girl is so obedient and safety-conscious; her father apparently taught her well --- "When there's machinery running, honey, don't go anywhere near it; stay close beside Daddy and you'll be safe." :)
Points at the pickup:
"His name is Larry Ott."
"It's not the worst thing you brought home." I almost fell out of my office chair.
I love that mullet/ molestache combo on your sidekick
Full size bronco crawler with the Perkins would be epic.
I love Mook's reaction when it fired up.
I want to thank you gents for your informative video - I learned from it that I would never let you clowns work on any vehicle of mine.
It would be great if here in Europe, some old tractor versions of heavy duty trucks were plenty available. It would be handy to tow heavy trailers with a big payload. Instead of be using a farm tractor or an cab-over truck.
This video caught my eye as the Perkins Engines plant is less than 15 miles away from me in Peterborough UK.
Funny enough, in the early 80s, the early Ford Rangers came factory with a 2.5L (if I remember right) Perkins diesel engine. They're rare and uncommon now, but they're out there.
2.2L Perkins, not 2.5. My bad
My cousin had one.
I had a 2.3 Mitsubishi turbo model. Paid 100$ sold it for 1500$
I’ve been looking for a Perkins ranger for a few years. Every time I find one it’s in great condition and out of my price range. I’m a Massey guy and love mechanical Perkins engines.
Iirc they didn’t like too much oil on a change
I am not a diesel guy at all but this truck is awesome. I love these videos. This channel does projects normal people can afford and I appreciate that.
I'm not a huge diesel guy but I love this. You should put that motor in the truck you mentioned at the end, build a flatbed for it, and get yourself some paddle tires or smallish tractor tires, rig up some tractor connections on the rear, and use it as a tractor! Be no problem getting the corn or beans in in time with that bad boy!
This is the coolest sound ever...probably a lot cooler than when it was in a combine!
Sounds a lot like the MF combine a friend of a friend had, to be honest. And it doesn’t sound too different from my Grandpa’s Case IH.
I really enjoyed this one! Nothing beats the tractor/combine diesel motor donor! Gotta love those "pie cuts" on the radiator hose lines. I'm totally in support of what the diesel's going into!
I have a 76 Highboy chassis, hmmmm, bad thoughts. Thing sounds sick. Nice job guys. Fun for days.
i like the rear heat unit on the dash. that makes it handy for the defrosting of the windshield and the passengers. i have one of those units mounted on an old cooler for the portable camp site air conditioner that i made a couple of years ago. it's got a 12v walmart special bilge pump inside that circulates water around milk jugs full of ice and up through the core of the box unit, and then the fan blows out frigid air that makes for the coolness of the camp site. it's even a dual power unit as well, with a 12v lighter plug on a 20' cord, and an atx power supply out of a junk computer to be able to use both flavors of electricity for indoor/outdoor use. it works really well. if you swap the drivetrain out, you might wanna save the box to make one of your own.
The engine would be cool in the 68 farm truck. I also think it would be cool to swap the cab from the 66 with the bent frame and build a flatbed for it. I look forward to seeing what you do with it
Keep the engine. That's way too awesome to get rid of. Runs really well, too.
I came back to re-watch this video and I forgot how cool this truck was. On one of my grandpa's properties he has a 79 F150 stepside that was converted into a wrecker and it also has a Perkins diesel in it. It has a similar story to this one.
"We PERKINS SWAPPED a 2022 F150???? NOT CLICKBAIT???" (obviously a joke)
The Perkins 3544 was used in all kinds of things trucks,tractors,combines etc and had a crazy long production history and many upgrades along the way.
A Massey Ferguson engine in a Ford? Lol. I remember the jokes on Top Gear when Jeremy Clarkson said diesel cars sounded like a Massey Ferguson. I’m not exactly a fan of the idea of swapping that solid F250 352 FE with that diesel though. I’d prefer you finding a bed for the ‘79 F250.
LOL true. And as an interesting side-note Perkins also made little 2.2l diesels that were available in 83-84 Ford rangers.
@@Shane-Singleton yep owned one was the first truck I bought was unbelievably slow
@@79huddy didn't those get like 42 mpg or was that something else
Had a Perkins 4-108m in my Endeavour 37 of 1977 vintage.
Perkins was one of the first small diesel engine makers especially small high speed engines think smallest they did was a 1.6 diesel I know they did smaller gas engines. Think it would be pretty hard to not find a perkins in equipment these days either branded as CAT,gardener or Rolls Royce yet another great British company sold glad CAT kept it in england though
"What's the worst thing I've brought home; Is it you?" RIP KEVIN
Johns looks like a baseball player, or Ben stiller or Alan jackson, or a cool uncle that would let you drink a beer with
1st tell Jr to keep the Magnum PI stach really digging it and as for the truck make on heck of a tow rig for all your projects
This is the greatest diesel swap of all time!. I say it needs a factory box on it, or a decent steel flatbed.
Put that truck back to work!
Let Mook drive. Then she could be: A girl my Lord in a flatbed ford.
354 perkins badass.
I ran one in my s10 grapple skidder for 16 yrs.i took it out of a case 4 wd combine..
Thats cool
She's not going to answer that right now. John is standing right here.😂😂
good old 354 Perkins diesel are good motors :) no problem that motor was also used in Cockshutt 1850 tractors (Oliver) White 2-105 ,2-110 MF 1100, 1130,1105 :) love them
I spit out my ice cold Coke as soon as Mook said she needed something to stab it with. All respect the Mook!
SET IT ON FIRE! FIRE!!!
Keep it in the current truck, add a bed, and install a 2 speed rear end. All of the difficult modifications have been done to shoehorn that engine in already, and it works.
Don't know if you're ever going to see this, Kevin, but what happened to this truck?
It went back to the very first owners family
I’d say 1974 F600 front end with a little chopping. Make it 4WD. Solid front axle of course for oil pan clearance. Step side bed. Keep the windshield visor.
First thought: Pull the body off the Bronco that you used for the crawling event and put it on THAT frame with engine/drive train!
Why would you do that? That body is rusted to pieces. The body already on the frame is in better shape, just needs some patching and a bed
The floors are gone, but I'm pretty sure the cab is in better shape. Plus, the ability for it to rock crawl with that frame, motor, and drive train would be epic comparied to what they had with it this year. The other option would be to take Mook's flooded truck and swap the body over from it...
Perkins has glow plugs. We owned 4 in tractors and a combine. The switch for that cargo lights up in the cab Corner we had two of those trucks when I was a kid I remember
"This is all we brought for tools" still more tools then most people own
i do own a 1968 f500, 1983 f100 and 2003 f250 stock 7.3L diesel. the other two have 300 CID inline six cylinder engines. fun with my fords.
That thing is awesome! I’d put a box on it and drive the hell out of it!!
This is just so awesome.
26:38 - I don't click off until I hear the outro vroom.
I absolutely LOVE this Engine Swap
Bro put a flatbed on the truck that would be sick you should totally do a tractor revival that would be kind of interesting. Diesel or gas don’t care but they’re kinda of like cars
5:00 Starts on the first try? We're done. The other 25 minutes of the video are pure fluff :-)
such a cool truck I think you guys should restore it and put a regular bed or a flatbed in it. The cab is in pretty good condition, I think it just needs a deep cleaning. Love the sound of those old diesel engines.
Can you bring that "K" to my store I need it for my sign. Thanks for the awesome content sir. Happy Thanksgiving
The Perkins 6.247 is a diesel engine designed by Perkins Engines. It was built under licence by Mazda, and was fitted to the Australian Ford F100 series for a short period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. This engine was later revised and renamed the Mazda T4100 and fitted to the Mazda 3 and 4 tonne trucks.
That's a sweet ass mullet John! 👍
At about 14:00 there's mention of the Cummins "53" block and how they're prone to cracking. The "53" is a sequential casting ID number, dating back to the late 1990s. These were the first generation of electronic 24 valve engines used in Dodge Trucks from late 1998 through maybe 2000. I'm sure they were also used in the industrial 24v ISB version as well from the same time period.
These blocks had a thinner wall for one of the coolant passages that frequently cracked when regularly run under heavy load. Most 53 blocks that survive today have had enough heat cycles on them that they're pretty well seasoned, and the danger of cracking in the problem area isn't nearly the issue it once was. I wouldn't use one if I was building up a competition truck, but on a daily driver or RV tow vehicle, I wouldn't have any problems at all using one.
You got that old 64(?) F250. PERFECT
Pull the body and check all of the things. If the fab that the first guy did holds up then, keep the frame and engine together. Put whatever body and box/bed that You need, it will be mint.
When it first started I was like how is this a 30 minute video 😂
What to do, what to do. Always the question. If it were me, I'd be leaning towards a Hi Boy conversion. But in the end, that would likely be impractical. I'm quite keen of y'all putting it in another 2WD truck like you suggested. Gonna be fun to follow this project. :)
That coolant looks exactly like the purple Sunoco race gas I use in my quads..
This truck is super cool, went looking for it after seeing the home made tractor video. Even though it looks crude there was a lot of work that went into that.
the sound that perkins makes is just great. you dont expect that from an f150
Well that's a F- *250* so...
@mwilliamshs still the 250 didn't come with a Perkins. Just the 6.9l Navistar engine without a turbo. One of my uncles had a red one with the 6.9 on it.
Love that idea of putting that motor in that old farm truck I'm sure it will be pretty sweet when you get it done
Just found your channel through Cody from Sick Puppy 4x4 in Australia. I will start binge watching..........NOW
I'd reinforce the chassis, put a fifth wheel, a tool chest, compressor, generator, and bigger fuel cell on it. Looks like a magnificent work truck. Sounds heavenly. 🙏🏻😌
Now THAT is a reliable engine.
That engine is in mint condition. Harvester engines are usually pretty smokey when cold, they run full throttle when doing work in a harvester.
Kevin if you ever get a chance to work on a Mercedes Diesel it is simple but bulletproof engines. I have 1 in a 78 300SD.
I heard the OM617 is pretty sweet in a Jeep TJ...
@@wes11bravo that is what I have heard. Only thing I don't like in my Mercedes is not having Overdrive but with a adapter for a SBC pattern it will be getting a T5 or NV3500 to gain overdrive and a manual.
christopher bawden t5 is too weak and nv3500 is made for v6 motors just use a 4500
@@Southized the OM617 puts out 110 hp. Plus the NV3500 is a lot cheaper.
Bulletproof but definitely need their maintenance to go the miles.
Perkins 3654 always check the sump on them as the drive shafts wear on the lip seals of the pump and with them been sat up right they empty the fuel pump into the sump and drag in air though the drive seals
Your Friend Looks like Gallagher the comedian
he does right
I was about to post the same thing too.
Watermelon smashing video!
Man...that's a cool truck..make you a flat bed for it..some bigger tires on rear new mirrors..fix lights..brakes...she runs great that's a good motor
Nobody:
Junkyard digs: lariat pronunciation (Larry yacht)
What’s the correct pronunciation
@@noobmaster6664 lee-ree-uht
Put a dually rear with a flatbed ...it would make a great towing/hauling machine....
gotta admit, I was pretty disappointed when she started right up lmao
Badass rig!!!! I would either redo or replace the cab, then build a thick plank wood flatbed on it. Or you could put the tow rig backend that you have, on it that would tow anything.
Quotes for revivals” see if the engine does engine”
Usually Perkins are a royal pain to bleed, that CAV pump will air lock on an air bubble the size of a drip!!
Diesels are weird, alien technology, this is super cool to see.
How is it alien? Mechanical engines are the easiest
@@Cordell- Oh I've just never messed around with them really at all, don't understand them, they're strange to me. Just having a bit of fun, yeah?
@@thedungeondelver they’re very simple. If you have compression, fuel and air. It’ll turn over. Theres a reason the older mechanical tractors are fetching a good price even with 4k+ hours on em.
Simpler than gas engines imo
Not really. Actually pretty simple. Draw in air, compress, shoot in some diesel, boom, repeat. No spark needed. Loads of torque and lovely sound. Plus pretty efficient for the power they put out. Not to mention that diesel is pretty hard to accidentally ignite. A lot safer than gasoline.
Not alien to me, just stupid and useless. Like spending a week trying to figure out why your tractor just died in the middle of plowing a field, changing the fuel pump, fuel filters, manually priming the stupid system for half an hour to get all air out of it, and of course it just cranks and won't start, only bump starts if you can get another tractor to tow it, great.
Made it to the end of the video and heard your question. Make it more legal and safe and whatnot, flatbed, and leave the rest! Thats a unit right there!
SWEET MOTHER OF PEARL, WHAT A BEAST!!!
My uncle might be responsible for that truck. That would be his 2nd conversion if it is.... he raced (and rodeo'd) horses - so he travelled all over towing horse trailer. Without the cab, there's no way of knowing if this was his; but I can't imagine there would be many out there.... He lived in Walla Walla, Washington but as I said, he went all over... he sold it in 80 or 81....
Just stopping by to see Mook : )
I knew a guy back in the 80s when I was little that put an air cooled tractor engine out of a Deutz (maybe a Perkins?) into a ‘73 Ford flatbed pickup. He somehow split the manifold and had dual stacks behind the cab..talk about a unique sound, a very pretty sound actually especially with the 4 speed. He was able to pull machinery with it as he was in the custom haying business and it handled it well i guess because of the torque the duetz engines put out.
That thing sounds absolutely incredible, I need it. Haha
Put a flatbed, dualies. and a tow hitch on it, make sure the seatbelts work, and fix the lights and signals and use it for your tool truck to go on revivals. At least that what i would do with it.
And its a combine engine I'm surprised they can even fit in that thing
They came with anything from a inline 6 to a 460. No surprise it fits
There's a combine salvage yard near me and we used to get our names on a list to snag any small block chevy combine engines that came in.
Boy could those thing take a beating! Guess that happens when its designed to run high rpm all day long.
Dale Hovland combine engines are the same block used in farm tractors, and also used some Ford truck engines.
We used to have a squarebody sierra 2500 4 door with one of these engines in it. Non turbo, came from a Dodge D500 though so it had on-road injection. Wasn't fast but it would pull a house down lol, and got 30mpg.