Fence Post Diaries

Because life is best navigated with a sense of humor treated with a dose of optimism

Driver Door #1: One Way Traffic

March 14, 2013

For the introduction to this series about a never-say-die 1977 Ford F-250 farm truck (“Old Brown”) and how (and why) it needed replacement parts, visit “One Piece At a Time“. Doors and the latches that open and close them are necessities that are taken for granted in most vehicles. In Old Brown, they were luxuries. … More Driver Door #1: One Way Traffic

Windshield #4 and Hood #2

October 10, 2011

For the introduction to this series of posts about the life of an old farm truck and its extensive need for replacement parts, see “One Piece At a Time“. This post offers details on the fate of a windshield and hood of the 1977 Ford 3/4 ton pickup truck (“Old Brown”) that was the workhorse … More Windshield #4 and Hood #2