So...what do you think?

[Hardcase]

Working on the brakes of the '61 D100 this week and I ran across this bit of farmer fix-it:



The wood has to have been there for at least 30 years and probably more.

[dodgeboykim]

Pull it off and see whats up.

[Jims68]

Yeah, pull it off, but save the wood..... you may have to put it back on! Let's see some Pics after you see what is going on please.

[slick]

What's it fixing?

[Hobcobble]

Is there a S.E.R.T. code for that?
John

[kurt]

Hi i just moved to meridian last Dec. Iam by victory gardens.

[soopernaut]

My guess is that the U bolts are oversized, and rather than look for ones that fit they used the wood to make up the difference.

[Hardcase]

I finally found out what was up. I was at the muffler shop getting the exhaust system redone. The guys there say that the truck used to have helper springs on it. That's a leftover U bolt that was probably rusted on. Instead of cutting it off, grandpa just stuffed a shim in there so it wouldn't rattle around. It's gone now.

[Jims68]

Glad the mystery is solved!