69' & 70 at work - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bill3rail · 10-09-2015, 08:15 AM

I used my 70' C10 and my neighbor's 69 K20 to bring home 5,700 pounds of wood Pellets over the weekend.
My 70' had 1,200 pounds and his 69 took two trips with 2,000 Pounds each trip. I was hesitant to carry the full ton in the C10, so he hauled both of them.

My house should be warm all winter, and the truck was tested for weight limits.

How much weight have you carried in your C/K 10-20-30?

Bill
I hope the attachments work.

Ken B · 10-10-2015, 07:15 PM

Very nice! I have what I consider to be a very nice original 1970 C30 Long Horn that I load up with fire wood every now and then. Its fun to sometimes use it for what it was made for.

hugger6933 · 10-10-2015, 07:52 PM

My first thoughts when I saw the pics? Man I'm glad I didn't have to unlad those trucks. Jim

yuccales · 10-10-2015, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hugger6933

My first thoughts when I saw the pics? Man I'm glad I didn't have to unlad those trucks. Jim

That my friend, is a young mans job!

bill3rail · 10-10-2015, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by yuccales

That my friend, is a young mans job!

I'm not young, but I did lift all of them myself...

**special-K** · 10-10-2015, 10:07 PM

It ain't nothin' but work. I can't recall any weight figures, but I have always put whatever I needed to put in these trucks. They don't mind

toolboxchev · 10-11-2015, 12:07 AM

How about a little over a cord of semi-seasoned oak firewood plus the metal rack in a C-20.

I could push it all day, no problems.

Figured the haul at about 4000 lbs. Plus the truck!

bill3rail · 10-11-2015, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by toolboxchev

How about a little over a cord of semi-seasoned oak firewood plus the metal rack in a C-20.

I could push it all day, no problems.

Figured the haul at about 4000 lbs. Plus the truck!

Were the front wheels off the ground???
That would be twice the truck's limit plus 1000 pounds right?

wreckedchevy · 10-11-2015, 02:38 PM

I usually stop when my drop hitch is about an inch off the ground. one of the trips I had to cross some rail road tracks and my hitch caught a rail scared the hell out of me.

bill3rail · 10-11-2015, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wreckedchevy

I usually stop when my drop hitch is about an inch off the ground. one of the trips I had to cross some rail road tracks and my hitch caught a rail scared the hell out of me.

Quite the large set of Huevos there!
I don't think I would ever have the nerve go that low.

Bill

In The Ten Ring · 10-11-2015, 05:34 PM

My truck will be a "work truck" when finished also......

I love where you put the backup lights on the step bumper.

I think maybe I should get a step bumper for mine also.

bill3rail · 10-11-2015, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

My truck will be a "work truck" when finished also......

I love where you put the backup lights on the step bumper.

I think maybe I should get a step bumper for mine also.

The black 69' GMC K20 is my friends and those are switched lights for when he is plowing in winter, not reverse lights. The step bumper is off of a 97' Suburban.
His truck is the epitome of a Daily Work Truck! Literally runs it every day, and plows every winter.

10-09-2015, 08:15 AM	#1
bill3rail Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: LI, NY 11801 Posts: 1,140	69' & 70 at work I used my 70' C10 and my neighbor's 69 K20 to bring home 5,700 pounds of wood Pellets over the weekend. My 70' had 1,200 pounds and his 69 took two trips with 2,000 Pounds each trip. I was hesitant to carry the full ton in the C10, so he hauled both of them. My house should be warm all winter, and the truck was tested for weight limits. How much weight have you carried in your C/K 10-20-30? Bill I hope the attachments work. Attached Images __________________ 1970 C10 8' Fleetside, L6 250, 3 on the Tree. The most basic of pickup trucks! Last edited by bill3rail; 10-09-2015 at 08:26 AM.

10-10-2015, 07:15 PM	#2
Ken B Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: danbury, ct. Posts: 568	Re: 69' & 70 at work Very nice! I have what I consider to be a very nice original 1970 C30 Long Horn that I load up with fire wood every now and then. Its fun to sometimes use it for what it was made for.

10-10-2015, 07:52 PM	#3
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,280	Re: 69' & 70 at work My first thoughts when I saw the pics? Man I'm glad I didn't have to unlad those trucks. Jim

10-10-2015, 10:07 PM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 69' & 70 at work It ain't nothin' but work. I can't recall any weight figures, but I have always put whatever I needed to put in these trucks. They don't mind __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-11-2015, 12:07 AM	#7
toolboxchev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: 2nd left past the stump on a dirt road. Posts: 2,629	Re: 69' & 70 at work How about a little over a cord of semi-seasoned oak firewood plus the metal rack in a C-20. I could push it all day, no problems. Figured the haul at about 4000 lbs. Plus the truck!

10-11-2015, 02:38 PM	#9
wreckedchevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: billings, mt Posts: 703	Re: 69' & 70 at work I usually stop when my drop hitch is about an inch off the ground. one of the trips I had to cross some rail road tracks and my hitch caught a rail scared the hell out of me. __________________ 1969 Chevy C10 2wd stepside longbox

10-11-2015, 05:34 PM	#11
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: 69' & 70 at work My truck will be a "work truck" when finished also...... I love where you put the backup lights on the step bumper. I think maybe I should get a step bumper for mine also.



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