Tractor Cab Mounted On Frame Of 1968 Dodge 3/4-Ton Pickup

Tractor Cab Mounted On Frame Of 1968 dodge 3/4-Ton Pickup TRUCKS Modifications 21-5-36 When the body and cab of our 1968 Dodge 3/4-ton pickup rusted out beyond repair 10 or 15 years ago, my late brother Frank and I mounted a tractor cab on the frame. We also fashioned a new hood and fenders and added an oak flatbed to the rear. We call it æBaby Mac' because of the way the cab is offset to the left side. It gets a lot of looks everywhere it goes. We found the used Year æRound tractor cab at a local implement dealer. It came off a tractor that had a two-row corn picker mounted on it. All the glass was still good. We lengthened the cab's four mounting brackets with steel in order to rubber mount the cab, which is offset 6 or 8 in. to the left. We mounted the pickup's dashboard inside the cab and installed a rear seat out of a station wagon in order to make it a two seater. We mounted an air cleaner and fuel tank off a 400 International diesel tractor on the right side and made square-shaped fenders and a hood out of sheet steel. The hood is hinged so it tips forward for service like some semi's. Finally, we built a flatbed the size of the pickup's original bed out of oak lumber we got from the local lumberyard. It cost us $700 or $800. (Lee Schmitt, S-2541 Alligator Slide, Fountain City, Wis. 54629; ph 608 323-3730).

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