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1963c-10 · 01-13-2012, 12:29 PM

Anybody ever seen one of these? Were they for airport use or just for towing heavy loads?

krazy_texan · 01-13-2012, 12:43 PM

never seen one but that would be a cool yard ornament lol im kinda wondering though does that thing even have a driveshaft or is the trans connected directly to the diff

44th Miss Inf · 01-13-2012, 12:44 PM

Looks like an old mobile home mover.

'63GENIII · 01-13-2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 44th Miss Inf

Looks like an old mobile home mover.

I've seen them for mobile homes and as airport tugs. Different makes but same style.

1963c-10 · 01-13-2012, 12:53 PM

Looks like the front rims are only 5 lug. Was an odd pic I came across, just never seen one. Bet it'll pull the foundation out from under a house.

oem4me · 01-13-2012, 01:14 PM

Another member had a very recent post about a truck like this with no pics. I just borrowed your photo and dropped it there for reference. Nice find.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=501761

'63GENIII · 01-13-2012, 01:16 PM

Looking at it again, I'd bet it is a mobile home mover. Look at the spare tire.

1963c-10 · 01-13-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by oem4me

Another member had a very recent post about a truck like this with no pics. I just borrowed your photo and dropped it there for reference. Nice find.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=501761

Yeah, thats what I thought of when I found this pic, I just couldn't find the thread. thanks

**aerotruk63** · 01-13-2012, 03:58 PM

Model LCF.

woodworkerusa · 01-13-2012, 05:55 PM

Definitely a mobile home puller. Long time ago I was a mobile home dealer in Raleigh NC and that looks like an old toter I used

PAPA KENT · 01-13-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by woodworkerusa

Definitely a mobile home puller. Long time ago I was a mobile home dealer in Raleigh NC and that looks like an old toter I used

you are right on the money for sure.that was back in the day when many states had length laws which expalins the super short wheelbase and of course the 5 lug front wheels and of course the spare for the mobile home.

its nice to see one of these again.

Dinos63 · 01-13-2012, 07:15 PM

Cool !

S-31 · 01-13-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Anybody ever seen one of these? Were they for airport use or just for towing heavy loads?

Theres one of these just a few miles from you 1963c-10! I think it may be a homemade version though. Its on Reilly Rd near Cliffdale. Ive been driving past it every day for years.

likaroc13 · 01-13-2012, 11:39 PM

i was browsing the 60-66 picture thread and noticed this same truck is in there...i started to post it in that thread "oem4me" mentioned, but he beat me to the punch

Blue666 · 01-14-2012, 06:40 AM

This would be a great truck to convert to 4WD using Rockwell axles.

kevinc · 01-14-2012, 08:59 AM

What an odd looking truck. I bet its a nightmare on a really bumpy road with that wheelbase.

Kevin C

cruznlow70 · 01-14-2012, 08:22 PM

Better have a good seatbelt, sure would be a rough ride, with that short wheelbase. I would say it was used for moving mobile homes also.

DanSan c 10 · 01-14-2012, 11:53 PM

Mobile home mover for sure. What a ride that has to be!

1972RedNeck · 01-15-2012, 10:36 PM

I wonder what it's turning radius is?

**MisterC** · 01-17-2012, 01:17 AM

I'd give almost anything to find one of those. I'm an Airport Manager and that would bring my 2 passions together! We have lots of small tugs on the airport, but that would be King of the Hill!

perro13 · 01-17-2012, 01:41 AM

Nice

1963c-10 · 01-17-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by S-31

Theres one of these just a few miles from you 1963c-10! I think it may be a homemade version though. Its on Reilly Rd near Cliffdale. Ive been driving past it every day for years.

Really? I dont make it down cliffdale much even though its only 10 min away. Ill have to take a drive and look for it now.

01-13-2012, 12:29 PM	#1
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01-13-2012, 12:43 PM	#2
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	Re: Odd truck pic found never seen one but that would be a cool yard ornament lol im kinda wondering though does that thing even have a driveshaft or is the trans connected directly to the diff __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

01-13-2012, 12:44 PM	#3
44th Miss Inf Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Liberty, Mississippi Posts: 672	Re: Odd truck pic found Looks like an old mobile home mover.

01-13-2012, 12:53 PM	#5
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: Odd truck pic found Looks like the front rims are only 5 lug. Was an odd pic I came across, just never seen one. Bet it'll pull the foundation out from under a house. __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer

01-13-2012, 01:14 PM	#6
oem4me Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 3,055	Re: Odd truck pic found Another member had a very recent post about a truck like this with no pics. I just borrowed your photo and dropped it there for reference. Nice find. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=501761

01-13-2012, 01:16 PM	#7
'63GENIII Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Carlos, Ca. Posts: 3,048	Re: Odd truck pic found Looking at it again, I'd bet it is a mobile home mover. Look at the spare tire. __________________ Chris '63 k15 long step Vortec 7.4 - L29 Blackbear tune, Five 0 Motorsports injectors, Chris Straub Cam, NV4500, divorced 205 52" front and 63" rear spring swap D44 / 14bff - disc axles Milemarker 9K and 10.5K hydraulic winches 63" & B52 Spring Install http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ng+swap+thread NV4500 Reverse Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=reverse+build L29 - 7.4 Vortec Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&highlight=L29

01-13-2012, 03:58 PM	#9
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Odd truck pic found Model LCF.

01-13-2012, 05:55 PM	#10
woodworkerusa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cleveland South Carolina Posts: 27	Re: Odd truck pic found Definitely a mobile home puller. Long time ago I was a mobile home dealer in Raleigh NC and that looks like an old toter I used

01-13-2012, 07:15 PM	#12
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: Odd truck pic found Cool ! __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else !

01-13-2012, 11:39 PM	#14
likaroc13 Rollin' Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 5,371	Re: Odd truck pic found i was browsing the 60-66 picture thread and noticed this same truck is in there...i started to post it in that thread "oem4me" mentioned, but he beat me to the punch __________________ _____________________________________________ Phillip My Build threads: 1966 Chevy C-10 "Black Betty" shortbed, fleetside, BBW, 327 V8/ Powerglide (under construction) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=betty 1997 Chevy Tahoe, 2dr/2wd, mild custom (Daily driver) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=601142 Pics: '66 C-10 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjHWD4h9 '97 Tahoe https://flic.kr/s/aHsjGZ7wKP '93 C-1500 https://flic.kr/s/aHskxdpdnQ '88 S-10 Blazer https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYGx4Md Previous Rides: 1993 Chevy S-10 ext. cab, 4.3L, 4/5 drop (Sold) 1993 Chevy C-1500 short/step Retro-Rod (Sold) 1988 S-10 Blazer 2dr/2wd mild custom (Sold)

01-14-2012, 06:40 AM	#15
Blue666 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Andrews, NC Posts: 194	Re: Odd truck pic found This would be a great truck to convert to 4WD using Rockwell axles.

01-14-2012, 08:59 AM	#16
kevinc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 195	Re: Odd truck pic found What an odd looking truck. I bet its a nightmare on a really bumpy road with that wheelbase. Kevin C __________________ 1988 C1500 Regular Cab, Long Bed, 2WD.

01-14-2012, 08:22 PM	#17
cruznlow70 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Canton, Ga Posts: 7	Re: Odd truck pic found Better have a good seatbelt, sure would be a rough ride, with that short wheelbase. I would say it was used for moving mobile homes also.

01-14-2012, 11:53 PM	#18
DanSan c 10 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chula Vista, CA Posts: 109	Re: Odd truck pic found Mobile home mover for sure. What a ride that has to be! __________________ Why can't I find it until the last place looked? 65 Longbed 283 three on the tree. 66 Longbed 292 three on the tree.Pennys A/C Trucks made in USA Buy a much as you can, Made in the USA

01-17-2012, 01:17 AM	#20
MisterC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 1,027	Re: Odd truck pic found I'd give almost anything to find one of those. I'm an Airport Manager and that would bring my 2 passions together! We have lots of small tugs on the airport, but that would be King of the Hill! __________________ Poor and content is Rich...and Rich enough! - William Shakespeare 1966 C10 Custom Cab "Luigi" Big Window - SWB Fleetside 350 V-8 - Powerglide My not so much a build thread as a "Slow Progression Thread":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486894



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01-17-2012, 01:41 AM	#21
perro13 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stockton CA Posts: 2,364	Re: Odd truck pic found Nice

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