I though some of you might be interested in this.
http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/fact ... _campaign=
Interesting, to me anyway, to see where and how my Ford Super Duty was built!
Jeff
A tour of Ford's Super Duty assembly plant
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A tour of Ford's Super Duty assembly plant
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2007 Cardinal 30WBLE, "the 'Bird", ONAN gen.
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Re: A tour of Ford's Super Duty assembly plant
Thanks Jeff, that is very interesting! 
Rob
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Re: A tour of Ford's Super Duty assembly plant
Thanks, I really enjoyed this!! Having worked at Ford in Atlanta in late 60's (for a few months) on the assembly line manufacturing Torino''s I am amazed at the process now versus then.
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Re: A tour of Ford's Super Duty assembly plant
Having worked at Ford for 27 years, most of it working on computer systems destined for the plant floor, I am still amazed every time I go into a vehicle assembly plant. To think that you could unload 10,000+ different parts at one end of the building and drive trucks out the other end boggles my mind.
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Travelers
Re: A tour of Ford's Super Duty assembly plant
The place / process has changed a bit since I was there last.
We use to build the engines for a specific vehicle and the transmission for that particular engine in that vehicle. There were acres of engines and transmission in racks (20k of each). Today's powertrain management systems allows the engine and transmission to be somewhat neutrol. The ems is programed once everything is married in the vehicle. Realy minimize complexity / storage (10k).
We use to build the engines for a specific vehicle and the transmission for that particular engine in that vehicle. There were acres of engines and transmission in racks (20k of each). Today's powertrain management systems allows the engine and transmission to be somewhat neutrol. The ems is programed once everything is married in the vehicle. Realy minimize complexity / storage (10k).