Here's a '71 still working for a living - <lots of pics> - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

d4xycrq · 09-03-2009, 08:24 PM

Pictures tell the story... How much do you think this haywagon weighs? I know it had this coil spring C10's undivided attention - Pennsylvania ain't flat!

The horses won't go hungry.

Ray
Boyertown, PA

rwolf9653 · 09-03-2009, 08:44 PM

Man that work truck looks better than my project truck! Good to see it still serving its owner.

jojo · 09-03-2009, 08:45 PM

wow! that is one clean looking work truck!

Sinister · 09-03-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jojo

wow! that is one clean looking work truck!

oldblue1968chevy · 09-03-2009, 09:00 PM

them boys have some hay to do

toms68cst · 09-03-2009, 09:03 PM

Boy that brings back memories of when I used to Hay with my dad.

That's a great collection of pictures.

BCOWANWHEELS · 09-03-2009, 10:09 PM

That isnt a work truck

**Stocker** · 09-03-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BCOWANWHEELS

That isnt a work truck

True.... it is a beautiful truck, doing some of what it was designed to do.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 09-03-2009, 11:16 PM

Very cool....

mtdave2 · 09-04-2009, 01:22 AM

this just makes me smile =)

big_al_71 · 09-04-2009, 06:32 AM

Great picts of a very nice looking truck...

prairewolf · 09-04-2009, 06:34 AM

... You guys cheated, you have side rails on the hay rack so the load does not fall apart coming out of the field.

I was very content when I was sweating and bailing hay as a kid.

great pictures.

life is good,kent

**special-K** · 09-04-2009, 09:00 PM

I bailed hay as a kid.But these trucks weren`t made yet

.That truck`s earning it`s keep.Now,if only the horses would.

Hawker7 · 09-04-2009, 09:08 PM

Some of those shots look like they could have come out of a 72 Brochure from Chevy. Very nice

**nbrfd007** · 09-04-2009, 11:24 PM

One fine truck, one fine barn and a beautiful day in the Keystone State.

Vega_67C10 · 09-05-2009, 02:32 AM

I like the one with the guy holding the communication wire up to clear the top bail.

Straight looking truck, it's like >picture< purfect.

Bears63 · 09-05-2009, 08:39 AM

That is a pretty nice truck. Wish my work truck was half as nice as that one.

LONGHAIR · 09-05-2009, 09:36 AM

prairewolf is right, side rails is cheating. I bailed a lot of hay and straw over the years, never having sides on the wagons.

combustion · 09-05-2009, 09:42 AM

i was expecting a work truck.

C/10 King · 09-05-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawker7

Some of those shots look like they could have come out of a 72 Brochure from Chevy. Very nice

Or a TV commercial.

Uwe Blab · 09-05-2009, 12:02 PM

I feel my hay fever kicking in already. We used a '79 Chevy heavy 1/2 ton for our hay hauling truck, with an 18 foot flatbed gooseneck...man we put that thing through its paces. Of course I didn't develop my allergy to the stuff until I didn't have to haul it anymore.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

capev86 · 09-05-2009, 12:11 PM

3.73 is the perfect performance/towing gear for a 1/2 ton. an overdrive trans is the only thing needed if you do a lot of highway driving. my 72 burb 3/4 ton has 4.57 gears that will be swapped out for 4.10 and i will be adding an overdrive. that truck is too beautiful to be used in such a manner, and yet it is gratifying to see a nice old truck still doing what GM intended all along. if the engine ever needs replacing....go with a 383....you will get more power for the same gas mileage. i bought my burb for towing trailers as much as gracing the show scene....only way to rationalize a vehicle that isn't an economical ho hum daily driver type.

unclewatts · 09-06-2009, 04:56 AM

THANKS A LOT!

I just shorted out my keyboard drooling over that fabulous 71! As someone has already mentioned, those pics really look like they're out of a Chevy truck sales brochure. I want that truck. I will trade you 100 bucks, a nine year old female cat and a S&W 9MM Automatic for it. OK?

72gmcworker · 09-06-2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawker7

Some of those shots look like they could have come out of a 72 Brochure from Chevy. Very nice

was thinking the same thing looking at those pics...especially the 2nd pic

Very nice to see a truck getting used as it should be
...mine does

Oh and I do NOT miss those square bales at all
The round baler was a godsend

09-03-2009, 08:24 PM	#1
d4xycrq Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boyertown Pennsylvania Posts: 37	Here's a '71 still working for a living - <lots of pics> Pictures tell the story... How much do you think this haywagon weighs? I know it had this coil spring C10's undivided attention - Pennsylvania ain't flat! The horses won't go hungry. Ray Boyertown, PA

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rwolf9653 more ideas than money Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: spring grove, pa Posts: 1,068	Re: Here's a '71 still working for a living - <lots of pics> Man that work truck looks better than my project truck! Good to see it still serving its owner. __________________ Randy 1948 Chevy 3100 5 window 1966 Chevy C30 Dually 1967 Chevy K10 1972 Chevy K20 1972 Chevy C10 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer 1987 Chevy V10 2003 Chevy Suburban

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prairewolf Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: south dakota Posts: 1,892	Re: Here's a '71 still working for a living - <lots of pics> ... You guys cheated, you have side rails on the hay rack so the load does not fall apart coming out of the field. I was very content when I was sweating and bailing hay as a kid. great pictures. life is good,kent __________________ eat,work,spend,sleep,repeat. Last edited by prairewolf; 09-04-2009 at 06:35 AM.

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Uwe Blab Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 134	Re: Here's a '71 still working for a living - <lots of pics> I feel my hay fever kicking in already. We used a '79 Chevy heavy 1/2 ton for our hay hauling truck, with an 18 foot flatbed gooseneck...man we put that thing through its paces. Of course I didn't develop my allergy to the stuff until I didn't have to haul it anymore. Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

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capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: Here's a '71 still working for a living - <lots of pics> 3.73 is the perfect performance/towing gear for a 1/2 ton. an overdrive trans is the only thing needed if you do a lot of highway driving. my 72 burb 3/4 ton has 4.57 gears that will be swapped out for 4.10 and i will be adding an overdrive. that truck is too beautiful to be used in such a manner, and yet it is gratifying to see a nice old truck still doing what GM intended all along. if the engine ever needs replacing....go with a 383....you will get more power for the same gas mileage. i bought my burb for towing trailers as much as gracing the show scene....only way to rationalize a vehicle that isn't an economical ho hum daily driver type.

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unclewatts 70 Chevrolet=Obsession Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nice ca Posts: 1,067	Re: Here's a '71 still working for a living - <lots of pics> THANKS A LOT! I just shorted out my keyboard drooling over that fabulous 71! As someone has already mentioned, those pics really look like they're out of a Chevy truck sales brochure. I want that truck. I will trade you 100 bucks, a nine year old female cat and a S&W 9MM Automatic for it. OK? __________________ I'm Just like my truck. Old, Ugly and Grouchy. Except my truck starts easily in the morning and doesn't smoke! IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN! -Kermit the frog 1970 Chevrolet C-10 Longbed Stepside : 350, Muncie M20, 3.08 GM corp. positraction Forest green exterior/light green interior(Where all my money goes) 1996 Toyota Corolla (Parts runner) Last edited by unclewatts; 09-06-2009 at 05:11 AM.

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