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wyattglock · 10-05-2010, 10:06 AM

If you were closer to me, I would let you use the towbar setup I have. It worked really well for me. We used a 2005 Chevy 2500HD crew cab to tow my truck, but a Suburban would probably weigh about the same. The weight distribution on Suburban is better for towing anyway, with more weight on the rear axle due to configuration of vehicle. Good luck with the truck and keep us updated on it.

dropd80s · 10-05-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 48cj2a

I stopped at the inlaws to confirm the trailer size...He sold the Corn Pro, this one is a B & B, 14000 lb, slide out ramps, 80" X 18 + 2, so she just fits with a little wiggle room.

For sure, I have pulled two or three of these trucks on an 16+2 and it did fine.

Rpratt · 10-05-2010, 02:54 PM

I pulled a crew cab dually on my 18ft trailer, it is tight, but it worked just fine.

Rpratt · 10-05-2010, 02:55 PM

Love the truck BTW, what auction did you get it from?

48cj2a · 10-05-2010, 03:56 PM

GSA - Surplus Government Vehicles and Equipment

48cj2a · 10-19-2010, 03:50 PM

Well - I decided against the hauling myself after weighing some options and ended up placing an ad on uship.com.

I figured no less that 4 tanks of fuel plus no less than 12 hours of time plus having to borrow a truck and trailer, so for $400 it was delivered to my door this AM as 5:45 AM.

It was dark when I left for work but will get some better picks tonight.

Rpratt · 10-19-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 48cj2a

Only thing that concerns me is the passenger door is dented and I hope its not into the cab with damage as well. Motor and hood are suppost to be in the bed, so hopefully the radiator and pulled pieces are with it. Never know what you have with a govt truck. I emailed the site manager for information but these pics are really all I had to go off of as it's nearly 6 hours from me. Said the tranny and T/C with shafts were still installed. Need to ask about keys to unlock the column.

You can make out that the firewall is blue so may have been a former USAF truck a Fire Dept got a hold of and repainted.

You can change the key and tumbler set on these things for 12 bucks from Autozone.

48cj2a · 10-19-2010, 04:23 PM

Turns out column and door keys came with it.

68Timber · 10-19-2010, 05:40 PM

Nice score.

48cj2a · 10-19-2010, 11:18 PM

ok snapped a quick one tonight before taking a good once over what I bought site un seen except the two previous pictures,

Running the RPO codes now to see what it originally came with:

firenuttz · 10-20-2010, 02:25 AM

sweet score on the truck, you might have mentioned this but what did u pay for it if u dont mind me asking

BIG V · 10-20-2010, 04:04 AM

here's a crew cab on my 20 foot trailer

Pop's C-10 · 10-20-2010, 05:52 AM

i dig tha brush gaurd

str8axle55 · 10-20-2010, 07:33 PM

That`s like the Holy Grail of Crews, for me at least. A SRW w/a 4L80, one year only combo, the only 1 ton with overdrive. The truck looks real clean to boot, I`d love to find one of those.

48cj2a · 10-20-2010, 08:25 PM

Its not a cherry - remember this gov't surplus.

This was a former USAF truck so probably was used as a Flight Line Crew hauler before the MO Rural Fire District got a hold of it. My base currently uses a Blue Crew Cab Super Duty with the same basic options except now we have A/C in most of them.

Ran all the RPO's...4X,XXX on the clock and the condition makes me think that is correct.

AS3 SEAT, RR, SUBURBAN (not sure this one is correct)
A0I WINDOW, TINTED, ALL SHADED, W/S
A52 SEAT, FRT BENCH
BS4 INSULATION, BACK PNL
CMD PLANT CODE, FLINT MI
C6W GVW RATING, 9200 LBS
D44 MIRROR O/S, PAINTED
E63 BODY EQUIPMENT, FLEETSIDE, PUBX
GAM GOVERNMENT (G.S.A. SALES)
GQ1 AXLE, STD RATIO
GT5 AXLE REAR, 4.10 RATIO (DUP WITH GT8)
G60 SPRING REAR, AUXILIARY
JB8 BRAKE, POWER, DISC, DRUM 10000 LBS
K05 HEATER, ENGINE BLOCK
K60 GENERATOR, 100 AMP
L05 ENGINE, GAS, B CYL, 5.7L, 1 TBI, V8
MT1 TRANSMISSION, 4 SPD, AUTO W/ELECT CONTROLS H.D. (HYDRA-MATIC 4L80-E)
MX0 MERCHANDISED, TRANS, AUTO PROVISIONS, O/D
NA5 EMISSION SYSTEM, FEDERAL, TIER O
P10 CARRIER, SPARE WHEEL
R04 WHEEL SINGLE RR
R8T CONTROL, SALES ITEM NO. 69 PROCESSING OPTION
SLL SOLD ORDERS
TGK SOLID, SPECIAL PAINT
TT4 HEADLAMPS, HALOGEN, 4
UM7 RADIO, AM/FM STEREO, SEEK/SCAN, CLOCK, ETR (BASE ON ALL MODELS)
UN9 RADIO, SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT
UP8 STEREO RADIO INSTALLMENT PROVISIONS
U73 ANTENNA, FIXED, RADIO
VXS VEHICLE COMPLETE
V10 COLD CLIMATE PACKAGE
V22 GRILL RADIATOR, CHROME
V43 BUMPER – PAINTED, REAR STEP – WITH STEP PAD
V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT, USA/CANADA
XYT
X88 CHEVROLET
YD3 (BASE EQUIP) FOR SCHEDULING GVW PLATE
YK6 (SEO)
YYT 100,000 MILES, 3 YEARS
ZN3
ZYT
01U PRIMARY COLOR, EXTERIOR, SPECIAL, (91)
1N6 MARKING, REFLECTIVE YELLOW, U.S. AIR FORCE
1Q3 APPLICATION DD FORM 250, NOT INSPECTED FOR CM BIDS
1Q6 PREDELIVERY FORM
1R3
1SA OPTION PACKAGE 01
24I INTERIOR TRIM, DK BLUE (I) (91)
24W TRIM COMBINATION, VINYL, DK BLUE (W) (91)
8E1 FUEL, ADDITIONAL 3 GALLONS

gvchevy · 10-21-2010, 10:56 PM

Nice truck I watched it sell a buddy was also bidding. What state is the truck in now ? Good luck with your build.

48cj2a · 10-21-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gvchevy

Nice truck I watched it sell a buddy was also bidding. What state is the truck in now ? Good luck with your build.

I'm in Illinois, don't know when your buddy got out but wish it was sooner if he was in it until the end

Jay146992 · 10-21-2010, 11:05 PM

You definitely want the duramax truck. I use my dads suburban to pull a k10 on my 18ft trailer and every little hill it went into 3rd and used a TON of gas.

48cj2a · 10-21-2010, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay146992

You definitely want the duramax truck. I use my dads suburban to pull a k10 on my 18ft trailer and every little hill it went into 3rd and used a TON of gas.

I figured that but opted to hire it out to be hauled for $400 on uship.com

Deorse · 08-08-2012, 11:06 AM

I wish I had a project truck.

10-05-2010, 10:06 AM	#26
wyattglock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 622	Re: Hauling a crew cab If you were closer to me, I would let you use the towbar setup I have. It worked really well for me. We used a 2005 Chevy 2500HD crew cab to tow my truck, but a Suburban would probably weigh about the same. The weight distribution on Suburban is better for towing anyway, with more weight on the rear axle due to configuration of vehicle. Good luck with the truck and keep us updated on it.

10-05-2010, 02:54 PM	#28
Rpratt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Grand Rapids Mi Posts: 47	Re: Hauling a crew cab I pulled a crew cab dually on my 18ft trailer, it is tight, but it worked just fine.

10-05-2010, 02:55 PM	#29
Rpratt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Grand Rapids Mi Posts: 47	Re: Hauling a crew cab Love the truck BTW, what auction did you get it from?

10-05-2010, 03:56 PM	#30
48cj2a Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 599	Re: Hauling a crew cab GSA - Surplus Government Vehicles and Equipment __________________ 03 Suburban Z71 Z71 98 GMC Yukon SLT 4x4 Yukon 86 M1009 CUCV Project Milverado 48 Willys CJ2A 48CJ2A

10-19-2010, 03:50 PM	#31
48cj2a Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 599	Re: Hauling a crew cab Well - I decided against the hauling myself after weighing some options and ended up placing an ad on uship.com. I figured no less that 4 tanks of fuel plus no less than 12 hours of time plus having to borrow a truck and trailer, so for $400 it was delivered to my door this AM as 5:45 AM. It was dark when I left for work but will get some better picks tonight. __________________ 03 Suburban Z71 Z71 98 GMC Yukon SLT 4x4 Yukon 86 M1009 CUCV Project Milverado 48 Willys CJ2A 48CJ2A Last edited by 48cj2a; 10-19-2010 at 03:50 PM.

10-19-2010, 04:23 PM	#33
48cj2a Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 599	Re: Hauling a crew cab Turns out column and door keys came with it. __________________ 03 Suburban Z71 Z71 98 GMC Yukon SLT 4x4 Yukon 86 M1009 CUCV Project Milverado 48 Willys CJ2A 48CJ2A

10-19-2010, 05:40 PM	#34
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: Hauling a crew cab Nice score. __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build

10-19-2010, 11:18 PM	#35
48cj2a Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 599	Re: Hauling a crew cab ok snapped a quick one tonight before taking a good once over what I bought site un seen except the two previous pictures, Running the RPO codes now to see what it originally came with: __________________ 03 Suburban Z71 Z71 98 GMC Yukon SLT 4x4 Yukon 86 M1009 CUCV Project Milverado 48 Willys CJ2A 48CJ2A Last edited by 48cj2a; 10-19-2010 at 11:19 PM.

10-20-2010, 02:25 AM	#36
firenuttz 2lo4me/ntlonuf/ntfstnf Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 239	Re: Hauling a crew cab sweet score on the truck, you might have mentioned this but what did u pay for it if u dont mind me asking __________________ 62 GMC swb fleetside~ project: still undecided 84 Chevy 4wd crew cab 8 inch lift and 37" goodyear h1 pulloffs, still rockin the old mans former plate 2LO4ME 65 chevy 1 ton panel~ bagged/bodied duramax plans slowly in progress... 02 Silverado cclb duramax~ sas'd "bro" truck with more rust than imagineable...

10-20-2010, 04:04 AM	#37
BIG V Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 411	Re: Hauling a crew cab here's a crew cab on my 20 foot trailer Attached Images __________________ 1991 Chevy suburban 3/4 ton 4x 4:56 and pulls great 1979 Chevy 1/2 ton long bed diesel 1974 Chevy crew cab short bed 3/4 ton 4x4 project 1991 Chevy suburban 2wd 1984 Chevy suburban 3/4 ton 4x 6.5 detroit with turbo 1961 Chevy pickup 1/2 ton 2wd 1975 gmc crew cab short bed 2wd

10-20-2010, 05:52 AM	#38
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: Hauling a crew cab i dig tha brush gaurd

10-20-2010, 07:33 PM	#39
str8axle55 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Weymouth Ma Posts: 489	Re: Hauling a crew cab That`s like the Holy Grail of Crews, for me at least. A SRW w/a 4L80, one year only combo, the only 1 ton with overdrive. The truck looks real clean to boot, I`d love to find one of those. __________________ 03 GMC Yukon XL 2500 Quadrasteer, wife`s DD 84 Chevy K30 CC SRW 55 Chevy 210 2dr post

10-20-2010, 08:25 PM	#40
48cj2a Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 599	Re: Hauling a crew cab Its not a cherry - remember this gov't surplus. This was a former USAF truck so probably was used as a Flight Line Crew hauler before the MO Rural Fire District got a hold of it. My base currently uses a Blue Crew Cab Super Duty with the same basic options except now we have A/C in most of them. Ran all the RPO's...4X,XXX on the clock and the condition makes me think that is correct. AS3 SEAT, RR, SUBURBAN (not sure this one is correct) A0I WINDOW, TINTED, ALL SHADED, W/S A52 SEAT, FRT BENCH BS4 INSULATION, BACK PNL CMD PLANT CODE, FLINT MI C6W GVW RATING, 9200 LBS D44 MIRROR O/S, PAINTED E63 BODY EQUIPMENT, FLEETSIDE, PUBX GAM GOVERNMENT (G.S.A. SALES) GQ1 AXLE, STD RATIO GT5 AXLE REAR, 4.10 RATIO (DUP WITH GT8) G60 SPRING REAR, AUXILIARY JB8 BRAKE, POWER, DISC, DRUM 10000 LBS K05 HEATER, ENGINE BLOCK K60 GENERATOR, 100 AMP L05 ENGINE, GAS, B CYL, 5.7L, 1 TBI, V8 MT1 TRANSMISSION, 4 SPD, AUTO W/ELECT CONTROLS H.D. (HYDRA-MATIC 4L80-E) MX0 MERCHANDISED, TRANS, AUTO PROVISIONS, O/D NA5 EMISSION SYSTEM, FEDERAL, TIER O P10 CARRIER, SPARE WHEEL R04 WHEEL SINGLE RR R8T CONTROL, SALES ITEM NO. 69 PROCESSING OPTION SLL SOLD ORDERS TGK SOLID, SPECIAL PAINT TT4 HEADLAMPS, HALOGEN, 4 UM7 RADIO, AM/FM STEREO, SEEK/SCAN, CLOCK, ETR (BASE ON ALL MODELS) UN9 RADIO, SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT UP8 STEREO RADIO INSTALLMENT PROVISIONS U73 ANTENNA, FIXED, RADIO VXS VEHICLE COMPLETE V10 COLD CLIMATE PACKAGE V22 GRILL RADIATOR, CHROME V43 BUMPER – PAINTED, REAR STEP – WITH STEP PAD V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT, USA/CANADA XYT X88 CHEVROLET YD3 (BASE EQUIP) FOR SCHEDULING GVW PLATE YK6 (SEO) YYT 100,000 MILES, 3 YEARS ZN3 ZYT 01U PRIMARY COLOR, EXTERIOR, SPECIAL, (91) 1N6 MARKING, REFLECTIVE YELLOW, U.S. AIR FORCE 1Q3 APPLICATION DD FORM 250, NOT INSPECTED FOR CM BIDS 1Q6 PREDELIVERY FORM 1R3 1SA OPTION PACKAGE 01 24I INTERIOR TRIM, DK BLUE (I) (91) 24W TRIM COMBINATION, VINYL, DK BLUE (W) (91) 8E1 FUEL, ADDITIONAL 3 GALLONS __________________ 03 Suburban Z71 Z71 98 GMC Yukon SLT 4x4 Yukon 86 M1009 CUCV Project Milverado 48 Willys CJ2A 48CJ2A Last edited by 48cj2a; 10-20-2010 at 08:27 PM.

10-21-2010, 10:56 PM	#41
gvchevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: jefferson city Missouri Posts: 23	Re: Hauling a crew cab Nice truck I watched it sell a buddy was also bidding. What state is the truck in now ? Good luck with your build. Last edited by gvchevy; 10-21-2010 at 10:57 PM.

10-21-2010, 11:05 PM	#43
Jay146992 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Warren Ohio Posts: 27	Re: Hauling a crew cab You definitely want the duramax truck. I use my dads suburban to pull a k10 on my 18ft trailer and every little hill it went into 3rd and used a TON of gas.



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08-08-2012, 11:06 AM	#45
Deorse Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: I currently live in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. (Temporarly Living in Groton, CT) Posts: 9	Re: Hauling a crew cab I wish I had a project truck. __________________ 572- 750 screaming horses of raw tire shredding fury

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