New Truck

[JESSE1]

New to me, anyway. 1964 White 4200 winch truck. The engine is a White-built 470A Mustang, six cylinder flathead, 477 ci, five speed main trans, three speed auxiliary trans. The truck has less than 100,000 miles on it because it was used locally by a oil well servicing company. I bought it from the original owner. The engine runs if I squirt gas in the carb, I've sent the fuel pump away to be rebuilt. Cab has rust in the back corners and in the lower corners of the windshield. This is a very well equipped truck for its time. I'll do a partial restoration on it, the truck was too good to let go for scrap. I just wish the owner had kept it under a shed or at least kept a tarp over it.

 

[Paul Thornton]

Congratulations, looks great!

 

[Green Power]

Nice find Jesse! The f-450 waas not up to the task of towing it?

 

[JESSE1]

I figured the safest way to haul it was to hire someone equipped to do it right. This truck weighs about 18,000# and it would be hard for me to get it on my trailer. I'd have had to push it up on my trailer with my tractor, this rig had a winch to pull it on the trailer. I'm going to get the same people to haul a 30' oilfield trailer that came with this truck.

 

[Green Power]

I see, that trailer looks pretty beefy...

 

[PSDStu]

I can't wait to see what it will look like when you have it restored!

The 5th wheel sure looks like it doesn't pivot up and down much...... must have been used in flat areas...

 

[dieselcrawler]

Nice find... how about some pictures of the inside, cab close ups?

Cool old truck!

 

[two_bit_score]

Nice trucks!

 

[BrinkME]

gin poles too, nice!

 

[JESSE1]

The truck needed a new fuel pump to run. None available so I sent the old one to Northwestern Auto Supply in Grand Rapids, Michigan to be re-built. I got it back yesterday and will install it tomorrow. While waiting for the pump I pushed the truck into the shop and removed the left front wheel and fender to make it easier to get to the engine.