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capev86 · 10-06-2013, 10:28 PM

Heck yes I use my truck as intended...it's a 72 Suburban C20, 307, 3 on the tree, 4.10 gears and a Q-jet swap.

so far the workload has been:

hauling trash & recycling to the dump many times
carrying my 72 CB350 on a hitch carrier several times
pulling an S10 on a car dolly for a friend

i have quite a bit of work left to do and parts to install, but eventually this truck will be pulling the family 71 Holiday Trav'ler 21ft that weighs 6,000 pounds loaded. the same trailer was hauled by my dad's 72 Burb C10 back in the 80's.

as for putting it away for the winter....that won't happen. i keep it out of the weather and away from the roads when the snow flies. but when i get a day when the roads are relatively dry-clear, i take it for a spin. a good drive once or twice a month keeps everything freed up and the battery charged so there is no "getting it out of hibernation" in the spring. just hop in, hit the starter and go like any other day.

10-06-2013, 10:28 PM	#16
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ? Heck yes I use my truck as intended...it's a 72 Suburban C20, 307, 3 on the tree, 4.10 gears and a Q-jet swap. so far the workload has been: hauling trash & recycling to the dump many times carrying my 72 CB350 on a hitch carrier several times pulling an S10 on a car dolly for a friend i have quite a bit of work left to do and parts to install, but eventually this truck will be pulling the family 71 Holiday Trav'ler 21ft that weighs 6,000 pounds loaded. the same trailer was hauled by my dad's 72 Burb C10 back in the 80's. as for putting it away for the winter....that won't happen. i keep it out of the weather and away from the roads when the snow flies. but when i get a day when the roads are relatively dry-clear, i take it for a spin. a good drive once or twice a month keeps everything freed up and the battery charged so there is no "getting it out of hibernation" in the spring. just hop in, hit the starter and go like any other day.