Thursday, March 12, 2026

For True and For Certain

 If there is one thing I know for true and for certain, it is what this guy is telling me right here.

The best ones were married to a 4-speed manual transmission and a granny gear.  Want to haul a cattle trailer to the sale barn with a load of heifers?  No problem.  Need to get an overloaded hay trailer out of a field?  No sweat.  Oh, there was sweat in the hay field, but the engine could handle it.

The Ford 300 cubic inch straight six was a beast.  Bulletproof, reliable,  It was the perfect engine for a pickup truck.  Your do-it-all, around-the-farm rig.

My son has one in his barn, promising to rebuild it and put it in a clunker. I can't wait to see it growl back to life.


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