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Ford Model TT

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Ford Model TT
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Overview
ManufacturerFord
Production1917-1928
DesignerHenry Ford and Edsel Ford
Body and chassis
ClassLight commercial
Body style2-door pickup truck
2-door panel truck
2-door canopy express
2-door box truck
2-door stake truck
PlatformTT chassis
RelatedFord Model T
Powertrain
Engine201 CID (3.3 L) 4-cylinder inline
Transmission4-speed manual and reverse
Dimensions
Wheelbase131 in (3,327 mm)
157.5 in (4,000 mm)
LengthVaried by body style
Width67 in (1,702 mm)
HeightVaried by body style
Curb weightVaried by body style
Chronology
SuccessorFord Model AA

The Ford Model TT is a truck made by Ford. It was based on the Ford Model T, but with a longer wheelbase, and a heavier frame and rear axle, giving it a rating of 1 short ton (0.91 t).

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in China's Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.

Ford Model T

Ford Model T

The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. The relatively low price was partly the result of Ford's efficient fabrication, including assembly line production instead of individual handcrafting. It was mainly designed by an American and two Hungarian engineers. The Model T was colloquially known as the "Tin Lizzie", "Leaping Lena" or "flivver".

Axle

Axle

An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In the former case, bearings or bushings are provided at the mounting points where the axle is supported. In the latter case, a bearing or bushing sits inside a central hole in the wheel to allow the wheel or gear to rotate around the axle. Sometimes, especially on bicycles, the latter type of axle is referred to as a spindle.

Short ton

Short ton

The short ton is a measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg). It is commonly used in the United States, where it is known simply as a ton, although the term is ambiguous, the single word being variously used for short, long, and metric ton.

Tonne

Tonne

The tonne is a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton, and the long ton. It is equivalent to approximately 2204.6 pounds, 1.102 short tons, and 0.984 long tons. The official SI unit is the megagram, a less common way to express the same mass.

Production

When the first three units were produced in 1917, the Model TT was sold as a chassis with the buyer supplying a body. The price was $600. Starting in 1924, the truck was available with a factory-produced body. By 1926 the price had dropped to $325.[1] In 1925, a hand-operated windshield wiper was added.[2]

Military production

In his World Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles, author Pat Ware writes that: "During World War I, the Model T was ... standardized in the "light" class. The first truck, using a long-wheelbase chassis designated Model TT, was launched in 1917. Although Ford ... was a pacifist, he was ... happy to supply the US Army with more than 12,000 of these vehicles,..."[3] and: "There was no civilian production of the Model Ts between 1917 and 1918."

Further on, Ware writes: "The Model T was widely used by the US and British armies during World War I as a staff car, ambulance, van and cargo truck, even as an artillery tractor, for which application the truck was fitted with twinned rear tyres."[3] Many remained in service into the 1930s.

Below are the numbers of Model T trucks produced each year, not including Canadian production.[4]

Year Production
1917 3
1918 41,105
1919 70,816
1920 53,787
1921 64,796
1922 154,039
1923 246,817
1924 259,118
1925 306,434
1926 213,914
1927 74,335

Drivetrain

1926 Ford Model TT truck engine at Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette, Wyoming
1926 Ford Model TT truck engine at Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette, Wyoming

The rear axle of the TT has a worm drive[1] and crown wheel, unlike the Model T's crown wheel and pinion. The worm is located at the end of the drive shaft and above the crown wheel. The wheelbase of the Model TT is 125 inches (3,175 mm), compared to 100 inches (2,540 mm) for the Model T. It was often equipped with an accessory gearbox, such as the Ruckstell or Jumbo gearboxes, which allow the truck to have intermediate gears between low and high, useful for hill climbing.

The Model TT was very durable for the time, but slow when compared to other trucks.[5] With standard gearing, a speed of not more than 15 mph (24 km/h) was recommended, and with special gearing, a speed of not more than 22 mph (35 km/h) was recommended.[6] Standard worm gear ratio is 7.25:1, and special gearing gives a ratio of 5.17:1. Because of this, accessory catalogs offered items to help give the Model TT more power.[7]

It was replaced by the Ford Model AA truck in 1928.[8]

  • 1926 Model TT tank truck

    1926 Model TT tank truck

  • Ford TT used as a bus in Skanör, Sweden in 1920

    Ford TT used as a bus in Skanör, Sweden in 1920

  • Blue Bird school bus built on a 1927 Ford Model TT

    Blue Bird school bus built on a 1927 Ford Model TT

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Gillette, Wyoming

Gillette, Wyoming

Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The town was founded in 1891 as a major railway town on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

Worm drive

Worm drive

A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm meshes with a worm wheel. The two elements are also called the worm screw and worm gear. The terminology is often confused by imprecise use of the term worm gear to refer to the worm, the worm wheel, or the worm drive as a unit.

Crown gear

Crown gear

A crown gear is a gear which has teeth that project at right angles to the face of the wheel. In particular, a crown gear is a type of bevel gear where the pitch cone angle is 90 degrees. A pitch cone of any other angle is simply called a bevel gear. Crown gears normally mesh with other bevel gears, or sometimes spur gears, a typical use being a crown gear and pinion system which allows a rotary motion to be shifted 90 degrees.

Pinion

Pinion

A pinion is a round gear—usually the smaller of two meshed gears—used in several applications, including drivetrain and rack and pinion systems.

Ford Model AA

Ford Model AA

Ford Model AA is a truck from Ford. As the Model T and TT became obsolete and needed to be replaced, Henry Ford began initial designs on the Model A and Model AA in 1926. Basic chassis layout was done rapidly and mechanical development was moved forward quickly. Body design and style was developed and then outsourced to various body manufacturers, including Briggs and Murray. The designs of the Model A shared parts and materials with the Model AA Ford, notably the body, engine and interior. The AA usually received plainer interiors than their car counterparts. The Model AA followed similar design changes to the Model A during the AA's four years in production, often delayed anywhere from three to nine months. The mechanical changes and upgrades were done during production of the vehicles. Body changes that occurred between 1929 and 1930 were also integrated into AA production, but leftover parts were used longer in the heavy commercial trucks.

Skanör

Skanör

Skanör is a town in Vellinge Municipality and part of the conurbation Skanör med Falsterbo in southwestern Scania, Sweden. City facilities include hotels, restaurants, a harbour, a medieval church and an elementary school. A greenbelt called Skanörs vångar will be a new residential area in Skanör.

Blue Bird Corporation

Blue Bird Corporation

The Blue Bird Corporation is an American bus manufacturer headquartered in Fort Valley, Georgia. Best known for its production of school buses, the company has also manufactured a wide variety of other bus types, including transit buses, motorhomes, and specialty vehicles such as mobile libraries and mobile police command centers. Currently, Blue Bird concentrates its product lineup on school buses, school pupil activity buses (SPAB) and specialty vehicle derivatives.

Source: "Ford Model TT", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, July 28th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_TT.

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References
  1. ^ a b Gunnell 2003, p. 6.
  2. ^ Gunnell 2003, p. 37.
  3. ^ a b Ware, Pat (2010). The World Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles. Lorenz Books. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7548-2052-9.
  4. ^ "Ford Production". Model T Ford Club of America. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  5. ^ "1924 Ford Model T Truck". Texas Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  6. ^ "1923 Ford Dealers Data Book". Model T Ford Club of America. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  7. ^ Brooke, Lindsay (2008). Ford Model T: the Car that Put the World on Wheels. Motorbooks. ISBN 978-0-7603-2728-9.
  8. ^ Gunnell 2003, pp. 40–41.
Bibliography

Gunnell, John A. (2003). Standard Catalog of American Light-Duty Trucks. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-238-9.

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