Old Ford Semi Tractors

[Duck]

Nope.

Kinda interferes with the maneuverability if you can't turn the wheel at a dead stop.

I don't know about the C-series Fords because I only drove one around the terminal once, but with the full size trucks with actual truck engines you'd probably break the steering wheel if you could put enough torque into it to turn it at a dead stop.

I only drove them in line haul. Only had to dock a trailer with one once, and I left it kinda crooked.

 

[Sinister]

Kinda interferes with the maneuverability if you can't turn the wheel at a dead stop.

I don't know about the C-series Fords because I only drove one around the terminal once, but with the full size trucks with actual truck engines you'd probably break the steering wheel if you could put enough torque into it to turn it at a dead stop.

I only drove them in line haul. Only had to dock a trailer with one once, and I left it kinda crooked.

My 72 White 4000 had no power steering.

At a stop you'd be standing in the seat to turn the wheel. At .000004 mph was even a world of help.

Wish I had pictures of that pile.

 

[mndriver]

The old ford 9000 were a ball to drive. Especially with a screaming Detroit 318 in it.

 

[Duck]

Here's some of their old Sterlings.

 

[BlackBart]

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Hmmm.... I dont recall startin this here thread

But since I apparently did, may as well play along

Dayum... 86? Didn't realize they made the C models that late. Funny that one's got a 23K drive and only a 9K steer

 

[Electric Chicken]

This talk of no power steering is funny because my truck can be taken through a turn with a pinky finger, it steers so easy.

 

[Duck]

This talk of no power steering is funny because my truck can be taken through a turn with a pinky finger, it steers so easy.

Blueford is like that and I hate it. There's no feedback. It's too "Cadillac" for a truck. I'd be happier if it didn't have power steering at all.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Blueford is like that and I hate it. There's no feedback. It's too "Cadillac" for a truck. I'd be happier if it didn't have power steering at all.

I love it. I don't wanna feel shit.

 

[Duck]

I love it. I don't wanna feel shit.

Sissy.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Sissy.

 

[Duck]

 

[Electric Chicken]

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I mean it is getting harder to find clean beds. But still.

 

[Uncle Birchy]

Hey!!

Ford's big trucks were damn good trucks

I remember a Sterling had a Ford key ..

But Sterling also had alot of Freightliner stuff as well..

Was that a partnership between the two

 

[Duck]

I remember a Sterling had a Ford key ..

But Sterling also had alot of Freightliner stuff as well..

Was that a partnership between the two

Sterling bought out Ford's heavy truck line and simply re-badged them at first, then ordered the engineers to cut out anything even remotely resembling quality.

 

[Johndeere4020]

Sterling bought out Ford's heavy truck line and simply re-badged them at first, then ordered the engineers to cut out anything even remotely resembling quality.

Freightliner bought our Ford and called them Sterling, the original Sterling was shut down years before. After they bought them they started to use Freightliner parts I would assume to cut costs. I know our Sterling boom truck and our Freightliner dozer trucks have the same dash section where the speedometer and tach are. Our Ford Louisville is different

 

[Hammer166]

I had one of the Sterling Silverstars, 1999 year model, I believe.
. Everything was still Ford part numbers on that, except for the interior sleeper panels. Those were definitely cheap freightliner crap. But it was still the Ford dash and switchgear.

It was the best sounding truck. The mufflers were under the cab, with dual straights from there up the back of the sleeper. Under power or on the Jake, it just had the nicest burble without being annoying.

 

[Duck]

Freightliner bought our Ford and called them Sterling, the original Sterling was shut down years before. After they bought them they started to use Freightliner parts I would assume to cut costs. I know our Sterling boom truck and our Freightliner dozer trucks have the same dash section where the speedometer and tach are. Our Ford Louisville is different

Freightliner also screwed up Western Star.

I don't know anyone who drives enough Sprinter vans to know if they changed when the product line changed hands. I think they were originally Dodge, then Mercedes, then Freightliner.

All I know is my plumber neighbor guy down the road says his Freightliner Sprinter gets 21 mpg local with a 4 cylinder diesel. He never had an older one to compare it to but his previous van was a Ford with a 460 gasser that he said got 9 mpg.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Freightliner also screwed up Western Star.

I don't know anyone who drives enough Sprinter vans to know if they changed when the product line changed hands. I think they were originally Dodge, then Mercedes, then Freightliner.

All I know is my plumber neighbor guy down the road says his Freightliner Sprinter gets 21 mpg local with a 4 cylinder diesel. He never had an older one to compare it to but his previous van was a Ford with a 460 gasser that he said got 9 mpg.

They were simultaneously Dodge, Mercedes, and Freightliner. Lol

 

[Duck]

They were simultaneously Dodge, Mercedes, and Freightliner. Lol

How the hell did that work?

That would be like GM and Chrysler making F-150s.

Bizarro world!

 

[Electric Chicken]

How the hell did that work?

That would be like GM and Chrysler making F-150s.

Bizarro world!

Considering they were all part of Daimler-Chrysler at the time it was just a matter of having 3 different boxes of badges at the exit door.