Snow Plow?
- me0418840987
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Snow Plow?
Has anyone seen or heard of a factory plow for an AA? I just saw one on a rollback going south on Hwy 41. Looked a lot like one that I just saw on an 8N Ford tractor on a tractor restoration show on RFD TV. It appeared to be a 6 or 7 foot wide mineature highway "V" plow. The whole truck was really rusty. I hope it was going to be a project and not scrapped.
- Neil Wilson
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Re: Snow Plow?
me0418840987,
Ford did not sell an AA with a snow plow. Ford did sell the AA as a chassis, cowl and chassis, and cab and chassis. Other companies offered non Ford sold cabs, cargo bodies and equipment. Even the Ford sold AA dump truck did not happen until late 1930.
Attached is a 1929 AA snow plow photograph (dated 12-2-31). Sorry, this is a scan of a photocopy. So, the quality is not good.
Ford did not sell an AA with a snow plow. Ford did sell the AA as a chassis, cowl and chassis, and cab and chassis. Other companies offered non Ford sold cabs, cargo bodies and equipment. Even the Ford sold AA dump truck did not happen until late 1930.
Attached is a 1929 AA snow plow photograph (dated 12-2-31). Sorry, this is a scan of a photocopy. So, the quality is not good.
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Re: Snow Plow?
Just look at all that weight. That thing probably never got over 15 - 20 MPH on dry land.
Interesting pic. Thank you.
Interesting pic. Thank you.
- vtwinsideways
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Re: Snow Plow?
And all with 40 H.P.!!!flatford39 wrote:Just look at all that weight. That thing probably never got over 15 - 20 MPH on dry land.
Interesting pic. Thank you.
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Luke in Illinois
Luke in Illinois
Re: Snow Plow?
That truck in the pic is great, but i would hate to spend a 12 hour shift in it.
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Re: Snow Plow?
How would you like to see it coming at you at more than 20MPH
- me0418840987
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Re: Snow Plow?
That is exactly what I saw, but it did not have the mount sticking above the hood. Maybe it was in the bed. Must be a pretty rare find. Our 31 dump with 4 ton of gravel on it only went 20 mph in 3rd gear, so with a wet full push of snow, it must have been a struggle. And how about steering that thing. I have a Ford 8N with a 8' western on it, and keeping it in a straight line with a full push is a good workout even with independant brakes and chains. Think about how fast the kingpins wear out on our trucks without all of the weight, now add 1,1/2 ton of steel plow and mount to the front axle. Talk about a maintainence nightmare, don't forget your grease gun!
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Re: Snow Plow?
40HP advertised, 25 or so in reality.vtwinsideways wrote: And all with 40 H.P.!!!
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- Chris Haynes
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Re: Snow Plow?
russ wrote:40HP advertised, 25 or so in reality.vtwinsideways wrote: And all with 40 H.P.!!!
Russ,
Have you seen this?
http://www.amuffler.com/dyno/dyno2.htm
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Re: Snow Plow?
Looks like the carb/intake/header figures would be worth the grand or so, if one wanted the extra ponies.
At least for now, i want my rig to run like it did back in the day.
At least for now, i want my rig to run like it did back in the day.
Everybody likes pics.
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Re: Snow Plow?
This is a 31 AA with a plow. Bet it turned hard.
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- Harry Lipki
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Re: Snow Plow?
I could use one of them to plow out my drive today -- It's a straight line so this would workRoadster AA wrote:This is a 31 AA with a plow. Bet it turned hard.
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- Chris Haynes
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Re: Snow Plow?
Did you notice that the bone stock A engine produced over 40 HP?russ wrote:Looks like the carb/intake/header figures would be worth the grand or so, if one wanted the extra ponies.
At least for now, i want my rig to run like it did back in the day.
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Re: Snow Plow?
We're not seeing the same thing here Chris. The only chart i see there representing a bone stock A engine is test #1, and i don't see any 40# there. Help me out.
Regardless, i don't have any aspirations of Inter-State hwy touring with this thing. I plan to chug the engine around to local destinations while takin' in the scenery. I'm in no particular hurry.
Regardless, i don't have any aspirations of Inter-State hwy touring with this thing. I plan to chug the engine around to local destinations while takin' in the scenery. I'm in no particular hurry.
Everybody likes pics.