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10-12-2004, 07:13 PM
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71 Wrecker
Brought this thing home the other day...
 Everything seems to work. It's a 4x4 three on the tree 1/2 ton with a Holmes hook on the back. Just going to use it around the shop, lifting out engines, lifting off cabs & beds. Moving the old junkers around if needed. Used a front clip I had lying around, made quite a difference. Little bit of nostalgia for ya. 
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10-12-2004, 07:14 PM
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Got Light Emitting Diode?
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nice gas powered cherry picker
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1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's  (the family car)1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler |
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10-12-2004, 07:16 PM
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
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Now that has class
 Nice find
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Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the *a$#* 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website |
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10-12-2004, 07:21 PM
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The LuvShack Garage
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NEEDS DUAL REAR WHEELS IMO
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10-12-2004, 07:37 PM
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vtblazer,
I am envious! Having your own wrecker is very cool, Jim |
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10-12-2004, 07:46 PM
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Kurt that wrecker looks a lot better with a nose on it than when we hauled both of them up there yesterday.
 
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10-12-2004, 08:44 PM
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EVERY TRUCK NUT NEEDS THIER OWN WRECKER. I LOVE MINE & USE IT ALL THE TIME. JOHN
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10-12-2004, 08:54 PM
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
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 here is a pic of my ol tub.My brother drives it most of the time,but it is handy to have when you need it
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Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the *a$#* 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website |
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10-12-2004, 09:31 PM
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Wrecker
I haven't got to use mine yet, but I am working on it!!!!
I sure dig all of yours!!! BBB
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10-13-2004, 05:52 AM
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Wrecker
Mines just a "little wrecker" (1/2ton)
The key fob that came with it has the business's name/number and location where it was used for working as a tow truck, funny thing is that on the back of the key fob it has written on it "little wrecker"  they must of had a couple of chevy wreckers on the road and needed to identify the keys.
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10-13-2004, 07:19 AM
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Where's my beer?
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Don't you have enough trucks already? :p eye candy! congrats on the new addition.
You need to make that a dually 
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10-13-2004, 12:53 PM
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JOHN
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junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES//LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST |
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10-13-2004, 02:36 PM
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Sweet Find vtblazer! You have quite the collection now! Is it a short bed 4x4?
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10-13-2004, 02:46 PM
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I Want One!!!
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10-13-2004, 04:58 PM
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Seem;s that these wrecker's are showin up everywhere I have only seen one in person it was a 69-70 and had a very wide lug pattern on the wheel's...
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10-13-2004, 05:19 PM
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There's one in use by a repair shop in Rose Hill, KS, need to stop and get some pics of it. Know of one also used in Wichita, KS. Sure cool to see.
Vtblazer, I assume the winch is PTO powered. Is it off the transfer case or tranny? Never have quite understood how you operate this type of winch.
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10-13-2004, 06:33 PM
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Seems to operate when you put the t-case in neutral and the tranny in gear. Have to use both forward and reverse gears to make it either real in or real out... Canadian - yes, it's a shortie. Frenchblue - looks like someone just used a regular 4x4 frame and axels, looks to be standard 6 lug to me. Last edited by vtblazer; 10-13-2004 at 06:39 PM. |
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10-13-2004, 09:36 PM
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10-13-2004, 09:48 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Pretty sweet...but why would anyone (as in a buisness) ever use a 1/2 ton for a wrecker???
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10-13-2004, 10:07 PM
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10-13-2004, 10:54 PM
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just kiddin, that thing is cool. A little bit ot, but could someone (Fred?) clear up a few questions I have about transmission run PTOs...I knew that with a transfer case mount PTO, you have to put it in N and use the transmissions gears. This is one of the biggest benefits of a PTO winch, you can winch faster than any electric or hydraulic winch out there, however you cant move the truck while winching. But, when you have a transmission mounted PTO, you put the tranny in the gear you want to use, and engage the PTO, and it will work for whatever gear you are in (theoretically, I wouldnt wanna winch in 4th gear @ 55 mph, lol)? Would a standard single speed PTO work on a transmission, or would you need one of the multispeed units? I only ask because I know of a '70 C30 dump that has a 292/SM465 speed, and a chelsea pto run off the tranny for the dump bed. I am guessing its a single speed, and wondering if I could use it to power a winch on my truck, off of my SM465. I would like to winch while rolling (using wheel assist off road when stuck), that is another reason I am curious to using a PTO on the tranny. Sorry for the ot.
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10-14-2004, 09:25 AM
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That single spd pto is probobly better suited to a hydraulic pump (like that dumptruck will have). Of course... that means you could get a hydraulic winch... maybe have a hydraulic generator and/or air compressor too...
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10-17-2004, 05:35 PM
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Used it Already
Pulled out another truck on sat. that had been sitting in the dirt for about 10 years
 it was sunk into mother earth down to just about the axels.We hooked it, lifted it and spun the tires... put it in 4wd only to find that the hubs were stuck in 2wd, with a little help from the hammer(tapping the hubs) I tried again, this time it got traction and with all the weight on the hook it lifted the front tires off the ground :p my little wrecker did a wheelie! once back on the ground and in 4wd it pulled the other chevy out. 
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10-17-2004, 05:47 PM
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Nice Looking Rig,Looks like its starting to pay for itself already,Maybe I will stumble across one at a great can't away from it price.lol...
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10-17-2004, 05:51 PM
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
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That one stuck in the mud has a great looking grille and bumper
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