1928 Antique Dump Truck History

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This is the first Model AA and replaced the Model TT.

• Weight empty: 3,500 pounds
• Load capacity 1.5 yards, 2 tons
• 131 inch wheelbase
• 20 inch wheels

Approximately 5,000,000 Model As and AAs were made.

• Wood-frame steel body cab safety-glass
• Windshield opens for ventilation
• Hand operated windshield wiper (driver’s side only)
• Hand operated dump body (crank on helper’s side)

Advertised in 1928 as “…ample room for a driver and two helpers.”

• Cost of Ford AA cab & chassis in 1928: $610
• Cost of dump body & hand operated hydraulic hoist in 1928: $175

1928 Model AA* Heavy Duty Ford Truck

• 4 cylinder 200 cubic inch engine
• 4.2:1 compression
• 40 break HP@2200 RPM
• 128 foot-pounds of torque@1000 RPM
• Engine oiling is pump,splash & gravity system
• Three-speed transmission and dual-drive auxiliary transmission: 6 forward and 2 reverse speeds
• 6 volt electric or hand-crank engine starting
• Mechanically actuated brakes
• Front shocks only

Hauling Comparison

	1928	2006
Capacity	2 tons	100 tons
Empty weight	1.5 tons	80 tons
Top speed	40 mph	40 mph

* Ford’s Model AA Truck was the heavy duty version of the Model A car and pick-up truck