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Old 06-06-2007, 10:58 PM   #1
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C-10 abuse

Saw this cute little 68 C-10 that suddenly appeared one day on my route home. Of course I turned around to find out if it was for sale, and I got the usual reply ("NO!"). I had to take a picture anyway since the camper-to-truck ratio seemed way out of proportion to me...perhaps there could be a Jeff Foxworthy joke here.
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:01 PM   #2
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I'll bet it steers easy....
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:04 PM   #3
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I'll bet it steers easy....
now that was FUNNY !
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Old 06-07-2007, 01:08 AM   #4
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I'll bet it steers easy....
no sharp/fast turns thats for sure
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Old 06-07-2007, 01:19 AM   #5
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:09 PM   #6
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Gotta love those running boards
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:16 PM   #7
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Can we say overloaded?
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:21 PM   #8
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I wonder what would happen if you cut the straps ...LMAO
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Old 06-07-2007, 01:22 AM   #9
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sure hope he was just transporting that thing....yikes!
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Old 06-07-2007, 01:24 AM   #10
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Did he say shucks thats the small camper charlie has the big one on his s10 and your in his parken spot and he has no brakes he should be here anytime now.
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Old 06-07-2007, 04:27 AM   #11
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I have a 76 Blazer Chalet and it's lots of fun to drive in cross winds and a mountain road. Good luck to you sir, Good luck I say. My Blazer has a stack of heavy duty leaf springs front and rear, I bet his is more fun to drive with 1/2 coil springs. He needs to install signs on his truck Do not drive next to this vehicle may tip over!

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Old 06-07-2007, 06:31 AM   #12
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Looks like something you'd see in the circus. Wonder how many clowns will climb about of the back?
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Old 06-07-2007, 06:33 AM   #13
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All that's missing is the roof rack and canoe.
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Old 06-07-2007, 06:42 AM   #14
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It`s just an 8 footer.The back overhang is no more than most real campers.That`s just a big old cap.It wouldn`t look so funky if it had the usual bunk over the cab.With a little spring work that truck can handle it just fine.35+ year old coils ain`t much for a new hefty load.He`s probably just transporting that camper.I`d love to have that tryck,though.
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Old 06-07-2007, 09:44 AM   #15
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Maybe he's just trying to do a suspension drop w/o all the scuffed-knuckles.
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Old 06-07-2007, 10:06 AM   #16
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That's nothing. I've had mine more overloaded than that I hauled cord wood with it, she didn't like it, and yeah, the steering was light!
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Old 06-07-2007, 10:18 AM   #17
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That is being treated like a regular farm vehicle here in Alberta, Canada.......Our Motto here is put more air in the tires and load it up till the bumper touches the ground.
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Old 06-07-2007, 10:22 AM   #18
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Have any of you guys seen the email that was going around where the guy took an S-10 blazer and lower the tailgate, then attached his fifth wheel hitch to it?????? Oh yeah....then he attached the trailer and towed it. Only in Arkansas!!
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Old 06-08-2007, 11:09 PM   #19
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Have any of you guys seen the email that was going around where the guy took an S-10 blazer and lower the tailgate, then attached his fifth wheel hitch to it?????? Oh yeah....then he attached the trailer and towed it. Only in Arkansas!!
I'm sure not only in Arkansas but we probably have less chance of disputing it. Email doesn't exactly run general delivery out here in the sticks.
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Have any of you guys seen the email that was going around where the guy took an S-10 blazer and lower the tailgate, then attached his fifth wheel hitch to it?????? Oh yeah....then he attached the trailer and towed it. Only in Arkansas!!

Hey dub. I've seen that rig. Said he got the idea from this cousin of his that drove out from Salem, Oregon with this 5th wheel camper and s10 pickup. Camped near us last year.

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Hey dub. I've seen that rig. Said he got the idea from this cousin of his that drove out from Salem with this 5th wheel camper and s10 pickup. Camped near us last year.


NO....NO....NO.....you have to visualize this. It was an S-10 blazer!!!!!!!! The freaking tounge was on the tailgate that was folder down! The weight of the tailgate cables was supporting most of the weight of the trailer. He had it re-enforced a bit but come on......where do these people come from??????
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...where do these people come from??????
Well, I've had some neighbors ...

Seriously, the worst thing I can remember I did was to a 2000 Astro. Hauled a 1992 AWD Astro from Baltimore, MD to Jonesboro, AR through the Smokies. Traded it in about a few months later.
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NO....NO....NO.....you have to visualize this. It was an S-10 blazer!!!!!!!! The freaking tounge was on the tailgate that was folder down! The weight of the tailgate cables was supporting most of the weight of the trailer. He had it re-enforced a bit but come on......where do these people come from??????
I know what you are saying. If you will look closely at the pic I posted you will see that is an s10 with little rubber band tires and aluminum wheels, 4 cylinder and 5 speed in front of a 32 to 35 foot 5th wheel travel trailer. The trailer is almost 3 times the length of the little pickup and weighs in at almost 10,000 lbs. There is no way this truck pulled this camper. It is a put on.
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Old 06-07-2007, 03:59 PM   #24
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man id love to rev er up to bout 4 grand and side step the clutch... get some major air i bet, man that would be a head turner fer sure
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