New guy from Alberta

[meteor545]

Hi all.
My name is mike and I am from red deer Alberta I have a 1979 f150 4x4 460 auto. It's my first ford 4x4 but not my first ford. I've had a 1965 f100, a 1975 f100 a 79 f150 and a 79 f250. I had an 89 dodge w150 4x and currently have a 91 dodge d250 cummins auto and an 09 Harley sportster Sharing daily driver duties with the 79

I'll probably post a thread to the 6 gen section when I get some pics

 

[LEB Ben]

Welcome aboard, it's a great site and we have quite a few gen 6 fanatics.

 

[Mil1ion]

Welcome to the site Neighbour

I wonder who put that 460 in that truck as it is not original ?
I may even have a photo of your truck in my photo albums.


If you need help with anything,let me know.

 

[taxreliever]

Welcome....post some pics....we love pics.

 

[meteor545]

i have known the truck for the last 4 previous owners. it has had the 460 the whole time. it came out of calgary. in not sure when it was converted.
it has come down with a few anoying issues. no gauge cluster lamps. signal lights only work sometimes, speedo not at all, and ugly house carpet interior. i have collected the parts to covert to propane. once the issues get solved and the propane conversion gets done, ill sell the dodge. (keeping a 460 fed on gasoline is too expensive)

 

[Mil1ion]

Where are you in Red Deer? If you need help in in troubleshooting,I'm pretty sure I can help.

Who owned it in Calgary ?

I lived there for 52 years and Innisfail the last 8.

Do you have the new carpet for it ?

 

[blacksnapon]

Welcome to the site!

 

[fatherdoug]

Welcome!!!!!!!!

 

[slmann]

Welcome to the site

 

[meteor545]

thanks for the warm welcome guys! and thanks mil1ion for the offer of help! i dont have any pics of the truck, but it is on youtube its the blue/ silver one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0iDeb7LTQ

 

[polarbear]

Welcome to FTF!

 

[taxreliever]

thanks for the warm welcome guys! and thanks mil1ion for the offer of help! i dont have any pics of the truck, but it is on youtube its the blue/ silver one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0iDeb7LTQ

I'm not an expert at pulling someone out of mud, but I don't think I'd gun it with a bunch of slack.....maybe someone else can school me on how to pull someone out....

 

[LEB Ben]

^^^It's called a snatch, can be dangerous without the right equipment and completely depends on control as well. Can't view the vid at work, but it is a pretty common technique.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Welcome to FTF from another Albertan

 

[taxreliever]

^^^It's called a snatch, can be dangerous without the right equipment and completely depends on control as well. Can't view the vid at work, but it is a pretty common technique.

Oh wow....this is common Ben? Where do you hook the line to? Somewhere attached to the frame, like a trailer hitch or something.

In the video, the pulled something off from the stuck rig where it was attached.

I had no idea.

 

[blacksnapon]

Hi all.
My name is mike and I am from red deer Alberta I have a 1979 f150 4x4 460 auto. It's my first ford 4x4 but not my first ford. I've had a 1965 f100, a 1975 f100 a 79 f150 and a 79 f250. I had an 89 dodge w150 4x and currently have a 91 dodge d250 cummins auto and an 09 Harley sportster Sharing daily driver duties with the 79

I'll probably post a thread to the 6 gen section when I get some pics

Were you anywhere near the fires?

 

[DNFXDLI]

The fire (Slave Lake) was about 300 miles north.

 

[meteor545]

I tried easing into it but I didn't have the traction. As for where the red truck was ties on, he hooked it up himself. The steel was 1/16" lol

 

[Mil1ion]

Were you anywhere near the fires?

He's only 18 miles North of me

He may have been in the Tornado storm last night.

 

[my69]

welcome! 460 sounds good