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01-03-2014, 01:27 PM
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Location: krugerville Tx
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Junkyard special
I went the other day with my brother to the local salvage yard to look fro parts for his Yucon. We ran across a 1981 3/4t truck with a receiver hitch still on it. I've been looking to buy one for some time but didn't want to order one to get it. I wasn't sure that it would fit. So I did some resurch here on the board and came to the conclussion that it should fit my '70 GMC. I went back and got it. The problem I ran into was whoever owned the Chevy welded the hitch to the bumper (which is nothing more than scrap metal). The salvage yard wouldn't just give me the bumper. I worked out a deal with them to sell the bumper back to them for what i gave for it. Any way when I got it home, I took a grinder to the welded seams and separated the bumper from the hitch. I cleanded the hitch up figure out what I had. Turns out that it's a Drawtite class IV hitch part #41001. It only cost me $25 and a little time. I just need to clamp it to the frame, drill a few holes and mount that puppy up.
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01-03-2014, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: canton ga
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Re: Junkyard special
Thats a heck of a good deal.
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01-03-2014, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Fruitland Park, FL
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Re: Junkyard special
Gotta love a good junkyard
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01-03-2014, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Stockton, CA
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Re: Junkyard special
congrats - lots of people do not do junk yards, or swap meets - they are missing out on some great deals
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01-03-2014, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Rt 66 Gallup, NM
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Re: Junkyard special
Hate you guys that always find good deals....
The local junk yards here wont sell parts or whole vehicles. I saw a plain 71 or 72 C-10 long wheel base that looked complete go to the crusher. I really wanted, needed the cab and windshield and other parts, but I guess scrap metal has a better price than a good vehicle being saved. The owner refused to talk to me. I even offered 3 times the current scrap price for it.And welding the hitch to the bumper is common practice. It helps to stop the hitch from bending when it is over loaded. Something I never do.... 
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01-04-2014, 11:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Pilot Point,TX
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Re: Junkyard special
Hey big dog, live right up the road from you and was wondering what wrecking yard you're going to. I can't find anyone around that seems to know where any are. Thanks
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