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10-12-2013, 04:07 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
That's cool about your truck being a former furniture store truck,and the lettering,and using it for a Christmas display...even cooler
I bought this after it's first decade of work and worked it two more decades. I sold the bed and wheels/tires off of it to put a flatbed dump and tall skinnies to use on the mountain at my folks' place for firewood,snow plowing,and general hauling. All it's ever known is work
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"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 ~ |
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10-12-2013, 04:24 PM
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Location: Modesto, CA
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I love these pics! Technically mine is used as a truck because the front end is sitting in the bed. I think its great you all still use them as intended. Its just a personal "what the hell?" Moment when I see people dump 50k+ on these new diesel Chevys and haul nothing but their sunglasses case. Very common in California.
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10-12-2013, 04:41 PM
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Location: winnipeg
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Personally if I didn't want to use it as a truck I wouldn't own it. My truck isn't restored and never will be because I don't want to be one of those guys afraid to use it or take two steps away from it for fear of a scratch. I haul whatever needs hauling and tow my camper and gear without worry and love every minute behind the wheel.
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10-12-2013, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Mine had been pulling a camping trailer or a boat for decades by my father-in-law (before I owned it). I use it to haul my Skylark around as needed (not often) and to get construction materials, even though it has a camper shell on it. I want to pull the expired shell off and make it a real truck instead of a camper, but the wife isn't in board with that, quite yet, since she's only seen it as a camper since 1973(!).
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10-13-2013, 07:35 PM
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Location: Mobile, Al.
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
If I couldn't use it as a light utility vehicle and a driver I really wouldn't have a use for it.
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10-13-2013, 07:45 PM
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Location: West Virginia
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I'm planning on using mine as a work truck to take over for my Honda Accord and keep me from having to borrow my dad's truck all the time. I won't drive it in winter though.
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10-13-2013, 11:18 PM
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Location: Prescott Valley AZ
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Man if you only knew what I've put my trucks through. Wish I would have thought to get pictures. Like 3400 pounds of scrap in my 72 1/2 ton with car tires on it. It didn't like that much. I did get a shot of my Longhorn pulling the 18ft trailer with a 88 Freightliner single screw chassis with a 3406 Cat still in it.
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11-30-2013, 05:42 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
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11-30-2013, 05:51 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I have hauled a few things with mine.
 
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10-14-2013, 08:57 AM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Do I use it like a truck? Of course I do. Eh,could we define "use"?..."truck"?.... ......."like a"??
 ** Just for fun. I don't want to start a bash fest
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10-14-2013, 05:15 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Just got two loads of fire wood today!
 
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10-15-2013, 12:24 AM
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Location: Prescott Valley AZ
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Hauled a load of moho trash to the dump today. Wasn't really that heavy.
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10-15-2013, 11:03 PM
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Location: New Blaine, Arkansas
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Doing what he does best; bring home the rusty gold! Been a wrecker all its life.
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10-19-2013, 05:51 PM
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Location: Prescott Valley AZ
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Since the Longhorn has a burned valve I have to use the 72 1/2 ton to haul scrap metal with. This is only 4100 pounds net total.
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10-21-2013, 10:37 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Looks nice, hope no boulders were harmed during the camporee.
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10-22-2013, 12:58 AM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
5/8 static drop makes mine a little tough to haul with but i got no problem bottoming out the suspension with a load of furniture or dirt or whatever. the paint is crap so i dont need to worry about scratches.
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10-24-2013, 06:34 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Hitched up
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10-24-2013, 08:19 PM
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Location: Prescott Valley AZ
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Looks like you found some parts. I found a 71 Jimmy. boy what a pile, lol.
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10-24-2013, 09:01 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I can't help but laugh at all these pics. These are some rediculous loads! I'm glad I'm not the only one who make the old truck earn her living.
On post I see all these shiny new raised up diesels with the backs lowered to "look loaded", but they are shiny and now I can see there is nothing in the back either. Stupid, stupid, stupid...
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10-25-2013, 12:10 AM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
    Sometimes.
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11-30-2013, 01:27 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Some cool pictures here for sure. I use mine more for pleasure than anything, and hauling my pasta rocket back and forth to the race track.
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11-30-2013, 01:38 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Its a truck, it may not be real practical but it will haul the mail or anything else I can throw behind it. This was pieces parts for the sub floor of a metal building I put in a couple weeks back and the trailer in the background was pulled to the scrapyard later for my neighbor after he tore all the carpeting out for new wood floors. I haven't been able to leave a hardware or big box building supply without at least a few conversations about loading such a nice truck with stuff and its all smiles from the scrapyard guys.
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11-30-2013, 05:12 PM
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11-30-2013, 05:16 PM
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11-30-2013, 05:20 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Another dump load. A little toungue heavy though. Also an easy drop kit, a load of scrap auto parts.
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