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Old 10-03-2008, 10:44 PM   #1
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old/new problem

hey i've got a small problem . just bought a 86 gmc 3/4 ton good body, good running 350. needs a little interior work and a bed. picked it up for 5 bills. now i think i'm going to have to choose to keep it or the 72 1/2 ton. i have a guy down the road said he'll buy the 72 if i want to sell it. the 86 needs less work than the 72(blew a brake line last time i drove it) plus i can get a gooseneck trailer to haul the ponies with. any way just thinking out loud.
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Old 10-03-2008, 11:11 PM   #2
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Re: old/new problem

Sounds like a good deal on the 86.

I like the 67-72s better myself, but it just depends on the situation you are in and how soon you need to use the truck to haul the ponies.

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Old 10-03-2008, 11:20 PM   #3
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wife wanted me to try and have it ready by 2:30 pm est to haul, picked it up at 11:15am est this morning. lol! didn't haul the ponies today.
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Old 10-04-2008, 09:12 PM   #4
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Re: old/new problem

if they are both ohio trucks, then you need to let the condition of the 2 trucks answer your delima.
Why wouldn't the 72 be able to haul the horses?
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Old 10-04-2008, 10:40 PM   #5
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Re: old/new problem

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if they are both ohio trucks, then you need to let the condition of the 2 trucks answer your delima.
Why wouldn't the 72 be able to haul the horses?
Gooseneck? Especially hard if he has coil springs.
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Old 10-07-2008, 08:16 PM   #6
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thirdstreettito is right, with the wife, daughter, and myself all running barrels,or roping it's going to take a 16 to 20 foot trailer to haul 3 to 5 horses. much rather have a goose with that much weight, plus the brakes are heavier.
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Old 10-08-2008, 08:29 AM   #7
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Do what you got to do.There`s other old trucks when you can get another.If it comes down to one it`s got to do it all.
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