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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Which would be better: Classic Woody Bronco, or Red IH Scout?
Well I used to have a red Scout 800, except with the Sport Top. 4 bolts and off she came - used to run around the whole summer in the Maine woods with it thataway.
But, I have also driven that vintage Bronco. While I prefer the Scout, the Bronco was dependable too, and I daresay its 6 cylinder had slightly better torque than the Scout's. And I bet it would be much easier to find parts for it - and they'd probably be a whole bunch cheaper too. (Still would take the Scout though).
Bronco. My father had an old one with a three speed column shift. You could unbolt the top quickly. Wish he would have kept it, I would have loved to own it.
I own a '68 Triumph TR6C and a '73 baja bug and a '78 Westfalia - owned 3 MGBs
my advice to you is like that of a skid row wino telling kids not to drink: do as I say, not as I did. do not get involved with orphaned vehicle projects.
Bronco parts will be available through the national chain stores for decades.IH parts: I feel your pain, bro.
I rode and drove over miles one day in a scout, from east Saskatchewan to Calgary AB. Secondary highways all the way. one of the most uncomfortable trips in my life. Fantastic machine for what we used it for (in and out all day) but a bitch on a long distance trip
I carpooled with a co-worker who had one of those Scouts. I attribute my hearing loss to the twenty-miles on the expressway on the days he drove. This may not be true, but I understood that the reason the exhaust pipe kept breaking was that it was bolted to the frame without any flex section. Could this be true?
I've heard this anecdotally, but I think it might have been the Scout II's. My '67 800 had the rubber flexors. Can't imagine a repair that didn't address & correct the problem, though. It was a 4-banger 196 c.i., the casting was literally half of a big-block V-8. Drove it from Maine to Florida, back to Maine, then to Texas. Thing was indestructible.
Even met Smokey Yunich in Daytona, the most famous sneaky NASCAR rule-stretcher at his IH shop. He once observed that the NASCAR rule book stated the maximum fuel tank size, but said nothing else about the system. So he removed the existing 1/2" steel tubing and made himself a fuel line that was 2" in diameter and held 5 gallons. He was a genuine character.
Scout was built by a tractor company to get into the field. Bronco was built by a car company to go off road. Pretty much the difference. Either will serve.
The Scout, if you can find one that some moron has not put a lift kit on. Learn how to drive and you won't need one. If you need a lift then you are using the wrong tool, get a tractor.
For me, the Scout. I learned to drive at 9 years old in that vintage of Scout.
ReplyDeleteWell I used to have a red Scout 800, except with the Sport Top. 4 bolts and off she came - used to run around the whole summer in the Maine woods with it thataway.
ReplyDeleteBut, I have also driven that vintage Bronco. While I prefer the Scout, the Bronco was dependable too, and I daresay its 6 cylinder had slightly better torque than the Scout's. And I bet it would be much easier to find parts for it - and they'd probably be a whole bunch cheaper too. (Still would take the Scout though).
I would take the Scout, too. But I concur about the Bronco.
DeleteBronco. My father had an old one with a three speed column shift. You could unbolt the top quickly. Wish he would have kept it, I would have loved to own it.
ReplyDeleteGotta have that Cornbinder.
ReplyDeleteI'm a former sawmiller; you could put wood on a bicycle and I'd take it! - lol
ReplyDeleteScout.
ReplyDeleteScout.
ReplyDeleteWhichever one ends up in my drive!
ReplyDeleteRetired Cop
Did Ford actually make a woody Bronco?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the help.
-Elmo
I'd be happy either way.
ReplyDeleteGive me the Scout.
ReplyDeleteI own a '68 Triumph TR6C and a '73 baja bug and a '78 Westfalia - owned 3 MGBs
ReplyDeletemy advice to you is like that of a skid row wino telling kids not to drink: do as I say, not as I did. do not get involved with orphaned vehicle projects.
Bronco parts will be available through the national chain stores for decades.IH parts: I feel your pain, bro.
Getting parts is the only reason I would not buy a Scout these days. I haven't seen a Scout for years now and was sad to see IH discontinue them.
DeleteI rode and drove over miles one day in a scout, from east Saskatchewan to Calgary AB. Secondary highways all the way. one of the most uncomfortable trips in my life. Fantastic machine for what we used it for (in and out all day) but a bitch on a long distance trip
ReplyDeleteI vote for both. I win. (I used the Scout to ballot harvest and the Bronco is my company car, courtesy of Dominion)
ReplyDeleteI carpooled with a co-worker who had one of those Scouts. I attribute my hearing loss to the twenty-miles on the expressway on the days he drove.
ReplyDeleteThis may not be true, but I understood that the reason the exhaust pipe kept breaking was that it was bolted to the frame without any flex section. Could this be true?
I've heard this anecdotally, but I think it might have been the Scout II's. My '67 800 had the rubber flexors. Can't imagine a repair that didn't address & correct the problem, though. It was a 4-banger 196 c.i., the casting was literally half of a big-block V-8. Drove it from Maine to Florida, back to Maine, then to Texas. Thing was indestructible.
DeleteEven met Smokey Yunich in Daytona, the most famous sneaky NASCAR rule-stretcher at his IH shop. He once observed that the NASCAR rule book stated the maximum fuel tank size, but said nothing else about the system. So he removed the existing 1/2" steel tubing and made himself a fuel line that was 2" in diameter and held 5 gallons. He was a genuine character.
Scout was built by a tractor company to get into the field. Bronco was built by a car company to go off road. Pretty much the difference. Either will serve.
ReplyDeleteThe Scout, if you can find one that some moron has not put a lift kit on. Learn how to drive and you won't need one. If you need a lift then you are using the wrong tool, get a tractor.
ReplyDeleteScout of course, wouldnt own a Ford
ReplyDeleteOwned both back in the day, preferred the Scout.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in PA and we used an old scout to plow the driveway until we could not repair the rust spots anymore
ReplyDeleteI have a 75 Scout. The one pictured was built by New Legend 4x4 and probably has the Cummins Repower motor in it.
ReplyDeleteThe correct answer of course is to get both.....
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