1979 Ford F-600 C O E Home Oil tanker

[Eshaver]

Howdy , I don't often build this size truck but I figgured some of you would like to see a model of a real truck we use or at least di here in the Mid Atlantic region of the U S In the cold season . It's a model of a truck I actually drove too back in 1998 . It was the last C O E ford as the last Ford was a " Pump - Out " truck used strictly for extracting left over oil in underground tanks . It was a Louisville Conventional I drove on ocassion . The tank was entirely scratch built using Evergreen .015 sheet rolled over .060 baffles divided equaly inside . I then made the protruding ends using Bondo and a template .

The decals were made by the company that does signs for Woodfin Oil here in Richmond Virginia too.

Ed Shaver

[Jim B]

Ed,

That looks really nice. Nice details. What's "under the hood"? Is that the Ford gas engine?

[Aaronw]

I love the old C cabs and that tank is great. Did you just heat the plastic to form it around the baffles?

[Foxer]

That looks great, Ed!!!! Very nice detailing and the tank is awesome looking! Cool that you drove this puppy ,, that always makes a build something special.

[mackinac359]

Great scratchbuilding on the tank!

Tim

[RyanSilva]

It's about time we get to see this puppy, thank's Ed! Awesome work on it...and that tank is just brilliant. There was a few c cabs running around here a few years ago with tanks on them, now they upgraded to detroit powered pete's I believe.

[Old Albion]

Ed,

That is a great looking little truck. Nicely weathered and good scratch building. Yes I like it very much.

Dave

[Brizio]

Looks very nice!

[Eshaver]

Lets see, here , uh ...................... first the tank construction . I made about five " Baffles and cut trhem in the oval shape ". I then placed one at either end as these would serve as where I spread Bondo to make the end bulges I then took a piece of Evergreen .015 sheet and placed it SQUARELY ON EDGE CENTERS OF BOTH ENDS . I then put a Baffle in the center leaving HALF UNGLUED. Then I took the other two Baffles and placed them accordingly tte same way . Now the Un - Glued part of the sheet was next . I dotted superglue to the center baffle and then simply rolled the entire tank onto the baffle that had the glue . The ends were treated to the glue next , one end at a time . There was a little excess at one end and I simply left it as the Bondo would take up the slack

Once the overall tank was glued , I made the cut out for the hose reel . I made the " beading " from Evergreen styreen strip , uh , 015 X 015 . To hide the seam , I made the top seperate from Evergreen strip and then covered it with a military screen wire . The real truck had these features so I just duplicated everything . The hose as I remember was made from Plastruct T B 1 and rode on an axle I made so it would spin . The hose itself was salvaged telephone wire and painted Brown - Red with some acrylic paint I got at Michiaels . Meanwhile the tank was massaged until the finish was almost slick . I then used Testors Metalizer Aluminum and then mounted it to the chassis .

The engine is indeed the Ford Gas engine . It represents a 534 and with some scratchbuilding results in a very realistic powerplant . The air cleaner isn't exact nor is the oil reserve tank . A Ford Shop manual will spell out the inaccuracies . Most of our Fords were using Catipilliar 3808 V- 8's . Still we had a couple of gas trucks . I just took the easy way out and decided to use the kit engine .

In Virginia at least until 2007 we had both a city licence and an inspection sticker on the winshield . Some localities still have the city sticker like Hanover county where these trucks spend most of their " Off Time " . If you look closely I reduced a inspection sticker and the county licence decal we STILL have to display . Did I answer everyones questions ? E- mail me if not . Ed Shaver

[codie27]

Howdy , I don't often build this size truck but I figgured some of you would like to see a model of a real truck we use or at least di here in the Mid Atlantic region of the U S In the cold season . It's a model of a truck I actually drove too back in 1998 . It was the last C O E ford as the last Ford was a " Pump - Out " truck used strictly for extracting left over oil in underground tanks . It was a Louisville Conventional I drove on ocassion . The tank was entirely scratch built using Evergreen .015 sheet rolled over .060 baffles divided equaly inside . I then made the protruding ends using Bondo and a template .

The decals were made by the company that does signs for Woodfin Oil here in Richmond Virginia too.

Ed Shaver

very nice,it has well used look about it. i havent seen these c cab fords before,i dont think there are any down here in oz.

[dptydawg]

Excellent scratch buld Ed. Your tank looks just like the oil trucks that I see around here. I assume that the 1993 placard is because it was used to all miscellaneous dregs from tanks that could have been anything petroleum based.

A sharp looking working truck

Carl

[Eshaver]

Carl, generally the " 1993 " designation usually denotes Diesel # 1 & 2 dyed , or undyed . Kerosene on the other hand comes under the Gasoline header as its volitility is higher . It gets a 1225 . Still it could be Propane which of course is a 1025 . Ed Shaver

[locoengr]

You continue to amaze me with your skills Ed. Very good work!

[JayC]

That's a great looking tanker! It is very well done. Looks like it could start right up and drive to the next job.

[Modelsbyroni]

NICE. LOVE THOSE C-CABS.

[mistermodel]

NICE. LOVE THOSE C-CABS.

that is a fantastic build.looks real

kevin

[disabled modeler]

Hi Ed, i just seen your home oil tank truck....wow! thats cool, your builds just keep giving me more ideas. very nice work! .......mark

[Chuck Most]

Ed- she's a beauty! But wouldn't she be a C-600, not an F-600? As far as I know they stopped using the F-series designation on 'cabovers' after '56, when the F-series cabovers were replaced by this very truck.

Any way, I love these things. They're kinda dopey and buck-toothed looking in the front, but my grandfather had (and still has) a whole fleet of 'em he uses as farm trucks. I remember climbing up into the '59 (the main truck), and stomping the pedals and sawing that giant steering wheel back and forth, as I pretended to shift the tranny and pushed pulled and turned every switch, lever, and knob on the dash. I always had fun, and (almost) always flooded the engine! I built a model of that truck for him, using some scratchbuilt side emblems, the quad headlamp bezels from the AMT '50 Ford convertible, and added the lights to the grille. Now I kind of wish I'd snapped a pic or two before I gave it to him!

[Eshaver]

Yer right Chuck , I hit the wrong key , it should read " C " -600 , As to a Quad headlight system , that would make the truck you played with a 58 to 60 model . Ford only used the quad headlights a couple of years . Ed Shaver

[Chuck Most]

Yer right Chuck , I hit the wrong key , it should read " C " -600 , As to a Quad headlight system , that would make the truck you played with a 58 to 60 model . Ford only used the quad headlights a couple of years . Ed Shaver

Yep- it was a '59. He's also got a '60 and a '58. Funny the '57's had two headlamps, then four, then they went back to two for '61! A neighbor has a fleet of C-trucks, they're all mid '70's with the sleeper compartments. You still see these things everywhere here in central Michigan!

[mistermodel]

I built a model of that truck for him, using some scratchbuilt side emblems, the quad headlamp bezels from the AMT '50 Ford convertible, and added the lights to the grille. Now I kind of wish I'd snapped a pic or two before I gave it to him!

Can you ger pics? I've been looking for some pics of the old badges,need some good straight on ones.

KEVIN