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Blue'72 · 03-09-2007, 03:34 PM

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the other story is a little more out there. Christmas in college, just lost job, no gas money to go home. Best friend works at mortuary asks to borrow truck. I told him that I would help. Drove two hours to douglas, az and exhumed a body that had been in the ground for eight years. Rolled tonneau cover up loaded casket (leaking fluid), and two headstones (still don't know why there was two). and headed back. The best was the looks on the peoples face as a nice lowered truck pulls up along side them at 65 mph and then they look in the bed and see a coffin. Priceless. Payment? a full tank of gas to get home on.

Yes its true

Ok, you win for the most dead weight in the back of your truck.

**special-K** · 03-09-2007, 11:20 PM

Chevy Tough!!!

jeffspower · 03-09-2007, 11:38 PM

Back when my '72 was stock height, I'd go to the quarry & tell them to load me 2 yards of crushed rock. they would say, uh... in a pickup? Every guy that loaded it would tip the bucket load slowly & watch as the suspension quit dropping after the first 1,000 lbs- 8 leafs & 5 more in the overload stack did the trick

**Stocker** · 03-10-2007, 12:16 AM

Many years of hauling dirt, gravel, rock, sod, sheetrock, and lots of firewood... often full cords of green hardwood.

Only load I actually weighed was dirt; came in at 6000#. Not too bad for a light-duty K20 with cheap overloads.

Though it's still driven daily, it doesn't work nearly as hard anymore... kinda like its owner.

72 CustomCamper · 03-10-2007, 12:27 AM

A few times my uncle had 12000 lbs of rock in the bed...

Chuck

70gmcjimmy · 03-10-2007, 01:48 AM

Hey folks-
Here's another light weight workin' pic (sorry bout how crappy the pic is)of my 3/4 ton bein' used for a rollin' billboard. Taken from a 1985 speedway program of our local dirt track. She done advertising chores out there at Black Hills Speedway for a couple years. Had a lot of fun packin' the track altho doin' that after a rainstorm was hard on the exhaust system. Lost pipes from the headers back a couple times with basketball size globs of clay on the track.

Later---DAC

3/4tonterror · 03-10-2007, 07:31 AM

coffin in the back,thats gross weight.alright.

jake60 · 03-10-2007, 11:11 AM

Two years ago, I moved 12 large round bales of feed loaded on a 24' goosneck trailer that didn't have working trailer brakes. Total gross weight was 25,000 Lbs. I had to travel 75 miles with this load. I think I might have exceeded the GVW rating of my pickup. I'd never do that again. I sure wish I'd gotten photos though.

**Yukon Jack** · 03-12-2007, 12:07 PM

Here's a pic from Friday

And a few others

metalmassfab · 03-12-2007, 01:31 PM

Two thumbs up for you guys that use your trucks as....well, trucks! Aint nuthin like a classic work truck! The most I ever hauled was 2800 lbs of landscape blocks in the bed of my '69 C-20, still looking for pic. I may be guilty of pouring near $15k into my truck, bbut that was all drivetrain, suspension and brakes so she could haul more...faster... rough and ugly, scratches-give'er-character paint...

30-ton dozer...you the man a few times over!!!

72gmcworker · 03-12-2007, 07:31 PM

My '72 GMC works 4-5 days per week pulling 4000lbs of trailer around for about 7000miles/year..April till end of Oct.

Trailer in back

*alschevy* · 03-12-2007, 09:20 PM

i pick up cars/trucks vans and any thing els

1967 chevy one ton tow truck

454_72_4X4 · 03-22-2007, 05:10 PM

Mine pulls a RV camper during the summer and halls heat during the winter...LOL

67CHIP72 · 04-12-2007, 11:07 PM

I didn't have a camera yesterday, but I used mine to relocate my office. Made about 7 trips no problem. Went to start it today and it said no. Still figuring her out. Once she starts every morning then I'll post a picture with confidence.

69lnghrn · 04-13-2007, 12:14 AM

this is what i am talking about !!! and why i love the old chevy workhorses !!!! ill post some pics later but my 69 and my 76 work their rear end off!!!!!!!!!!!

GREASEMONKEY72 · 04-13-2007, 12:59 AM

mine doesnt work all that much but i do still use it as a truck now and then, i haul my rc crap all the time (fills up the bed) used to haul my spare tire all the time till i took it out a few weeks ago now it just hauls air for now, gotta fix the trailer light plug and maybe my bro will let me pull the trailer even if its empty around the block just so i can pull it, i did haul a 1963 coca cola vending machine a month or so after i got my truck

BTW how much can a 72 1/2ton pull? and carry? (bed/trailer)

3/4tonterror · 04-13-2007, 08:10 AM

hey oldchev67 is that a 56 chev fram i see an that trailer, hope you didnt scrap it if it was.

OlChev67 · 04-13-2007, 10:18 AM

Naw, It was a frame from a 54 plymouth savoy.

68c-10 · 04-13-2007, 11:56 AM

I don't have pictures but the biggest load my 68 has had in my ownership was wood chips all the way to the top of the bed sides. The truck didn't seem to even know it was loaded. Soon it will be heading to some swap meets loaded down with parts to sell and then help me and my girlfriend move.

**WorkinLonghorn** · 06-01-2007, 06:40 PM

Yesterday I had a lawn to take out. I figured it's pretty fluffy stuff,not too heavy,but with three of us loading,things got a bit out of control.At the dump scale we weighed 5.18 tons (with the three of us standing OFF of the scale).With us in the truck we would have weighed about 10,850 Lbs. or so.
What a great transmission that NP 435 is. On long uphill freeway onramp red-line in granny 1st; 26MPH.R.L. in 2nd;52 MPH.Then in 3d bring it up to 55 Which is about what traffic does in the right lane,Then cruise in 4th (~2200 RPM).Drum brakes stoppped on a dime on short steep downhill offramp.
What a great work-truck!!!
>> Only pic I have is during unloading. Eventually made 4 loads to dump.

>>On the job;

Incidentally; First load dump fee: $98.97.(!)

bb1979 · 06-01-2007, 10:48 PM

no pics but I've hauled 13000 pounds of crushed gravel with our 79 C30 flatbed, the axle was on the bump stops and the dead low got a hell of a workout, towed a 79 c20 on a car behind the C30 with the C30 loaded with parts up a mountain that most six cylinder cars struggle to make it up, pulled out and overtook every car up the hill, the 350 just kept purring up the looks on the faces as we were passing was priceless

truckguy_69 · 06-01-2007, 11:10 PM

well i dont haul stuff but i do do burnouts in my c10 with a 307 and a muncie 4 speed.http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w...rent=gavin.flv

franks72 · 06-01-2007, 11:26 PM

I work it at the track...
http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...t=MVI_0948.flv

SCOTI · 06-01-2007, 11:39 PM

Not a very good pic but the only one I have of my Beater hauling home a 'new' frame for my RestRod....

*trkklr77* · 06-01-2007, 11:45 PM

the shorty doesnt get worked on purpose but it has had a few axles and such in it

my old long truck has had more than it fair share of multi 1,000 lbs loads, this was its last "job", bobcat, new fence, 2700 of concrete block, old fence

03-09-2007, 11:20 PM	#2
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03-09-2007, 11:38 PM	#3
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Back when my '72 was stock height, I'd go to the quarry & tell them to load me 2 yards of crushed rock. they would say, uh... in a pickup? Every guy that loaded it would tip the bucket load slowly & watch as the suspension quit dropping after the first 1,000 lbs- 8 leafs & 5 more in the overload stack did the trick __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

03-10-2007, 12:16 AM	#4
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,646	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Many years of hauling dirt, gravel, rock, sod, sheetrock, and lots of firewood... often full cords of green hardwood. Only load I actually weighed was dirt; came in at 6000#. Not too bad for a light-duty K20 with cheap overloads. Though it's still driven daily, it doesn't work nearly as hard anymore... kinda like its owner. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

03-10-2007, 12:27 AM	#5
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see A few times my uncle had 12000 lbs of rock in the bed... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

03-10-2007, 01:48 AM	#6
70gmcjimmy GMCDAC Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 837	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Hey folks- Here's another light weight workin' pic (sorry bout how crappy the pic is)of my 3/4 ton bein' used for a rollin' billboard. Taken from a 1985 speedway program of our local dirt track. She done advertising chores out there at Black Hills Speedway for a couple years. Had a lot of fun packin' the track altho doin' that after a rainstorm was hard on the exhaust system. Lost pipes from the headers back a couple times with basketball size globs of clay on the track. Later---DAC Attached Images __________________ 1970 GMC K5 Jimmy Custom 4X4 Mom's driver from 1971 to 2001!! Under rebuild! 1972 GMC C2500 Pickup owned since 1979 Needs a rest and refurbish! 1955 GMC 100 2nd design driven almost daily! Rest In Peace Mom. "Dolly" 7/15/23 - 5/18/09 GMC driver for 30 years!

03-10-2007, 07:31 AM	#7
3/4tonterror Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: jaffrey,NH Posts: 325	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see coffin in the back,thats gross weight.alright.

03-10-2007, 11:11 AM	#8
jake60 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buffalo Park Posts: 75	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Two years ago, I moved 12 large round bales of feed loaded on a 24' goosneck trailer that didn't have working trailer brakes. Total gross weight was 25,000 Lbs. I had to travel 75 miles with this load. I think I might have exceeded the GVW rating of my pickup. I'd never do that again. I sure wish I'd gotten photos though. __________________ "Common sense is very uncommon" Rudyard Kipling

03-12-2007, 12:07 PM	#9
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Here's a pic from Friday And a few others __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

03-12-2007, 01:31 PM	#10
metalmassfab Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sunny CA Posts: 98	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Two thumbs up for you guys that use your trucks as....well, trucks! Aint nuthin like a classic work truck! The most I ever hauled was 2800 lbs of landscape blocks in the bed of my '69 C-20, still looking for pic. I may be guilty of pouring near $15k into my truck, bbut that was all drivetrain, suspension and brakes so she could haul more...faster... rough and ugly, scratches-give'er-character paint... 30-ton dozer...you the man a few times over!!! Attached Images __________________ Ryan Metal Massacre Fabrication New Projects: -New radiator core supports, steel and stainless -Aluminum radiators -Aluminum dual electric fan shrouds '69 C-20 Custom '69 Nova...BIG BBC soon '72 3-door 'Burb...in a few '94 K2500 454 'Burb

03-12-2007, 07:31 PM	#11
72gmcworker Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: North x Northwest BC Posts: 62	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see My '72 GMC works 4-5 days per week pulling 4000lbs of trailer around for about 7000miles/year..April till end of Oct. Trailer in back Attached Images Last edited by 72gmcworker; 03-12-2007 at 07:35 PM.

03-12-2007, 09:20 PM	#12
alschevy Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lehigh Acres FL Posts: 205	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see i pick up cars/trucks vans and any thing els 1967 chevy one ton tow truck

03-22-2007, 05:10 PM	#13
454_72_4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.E. MO Posts: 1,749	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Mine pulls a RV camper during the summer and halls heat during the winter...LOL __________________ 72 C20 4X4 454 4 speed 89 Trans Am (was) 305 TPI 700r4 93 C1500 2wd Extended cab 350 700r4 98 Sonoma (TPI outa the Trans Am) 03 Yamaha 660 Raptor 03/04 660 Raptor 07 700 Raptor 85 Honda Odyssey

04-12-2007, 11:07 PM	#14
67CHIP72 STOLEN Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 1,022	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see I didn't have a camera yesterday, but I used mine to relocate my office. Made about 7 trips no problem. Went to start it today and it said no. Still figuring her out. Once she starts every morning then I'll post a picture with confidence. __________________ In Search Of

04-13-2007, 12:14 AM	#15
69lnghrn whats a wrench Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 139	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see this is what i am talking about !!! and why i love the old chevy workhorses !!!! ill post some pics later but my 69 and my 76 work their rear end off!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ 69 longhorn 350 headers 4 on da floor

04-13-2007, 12:59 AM	#16
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see mine doesnt work all that much but i do still use it as a truck now and then, i haul my rc crap all the time (fills up the bed) used to haul my spare tire all the time till i took it out a few weeks ago now it just hauls air for now, gotta fix the trailer light plug and maybe my bro will let me pull the trailer even if its empty around the block just so i can pull it, i did haul a 1963 coca cola vending machine a month or so after i got my truck BTW how much can a 72 1/2ton pull? and carry? (bed/trailer) __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME



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04-13-2007, 08:10 AM	#17
3/4tonterror Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: jaffrey,NH Posts: 325	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see hey oldchev67 is that a 56 chev fram i see an that trailer, hope you didnt scrap it if it was.

04-13-2007, 10:18 AM	#18
OlChev67 Ever heard of Beech Island?? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 327	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Naw, It was a frame from a 54 plymouth savoy.

04-13-2007, 11:56 AM	#19
68c-10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ashtabula, Ohio Posts: 105	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see I don't have pictures but the biggest load my 68 has had in my ownership was wood chips all the way to the top of the bed sides. The truck didn't seem to even know it was loaded. Soon it will be heading to some swap meets loaded down with parts to sell and then help me and my girlfriend move. __________________ 68 Chevy C-10 custom, 350,4bbl, serp belt swap, th400, 5 lug disk conversion, added honda seats and factory tach. 71 Gremlin X, 360, t-5, 8 3/4 rear, and dodge dakota seats. 82 Spirit, 4.0,ax-15, 8.8 rear and sti bucket seats

06-01-2007, 06:40 PM	#20
WorkinLonghorn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Studio City, Calif. Posts: 2,873	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Yesterday I had a lawn to take out. I figured it's pretty fluffy stuff,not too heavy,but with three of us loading,things got a bit out of control.At the dump scale we weighed 5.18 tons (with the three of us standing OFF of the scale).With us in the truck we would have weighed about 10,850 Lbs. or so. What a great transmission that NP 435 is. On long uphill freeway onramp red-line in granny 1st; 26MPH.R.L. in 2nd;52 MPH.Then in 3d bring it up to 55 Which is about what traffic does in the right lane,Then cruise in 4th (~2200 RPM).Drum brakes stoppped on a dime on short steep downhill offramp. What a great work-truck!!! >> Only pic I have is during unloading. Eventually made 4 loads to dump. >>On the job; Incidentally; First load dump fee: $98.97.(!) __________________ '69 GMC C2500 Custom Camper, 8 1/2' bed, New GM 350, NP 435 Close Ratio 4spd. Trans., 3.73 Dana-60 open.Camper and Trailer wiring, PS, PB, AC, tach , three gas tanks, stereo speakers, 2nd owner, Work-Truck supreme. Last edited by WorkinLonghorn; 06-01-2007 at 06:48 PM. Reason: add note

06-01-2007, 10:48 PM	#21
bb1979 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 205	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see no pics but I've hauled 13000 pounds of crushed gravel with our 79 C30 flatbed, the axle was on the bump stops and the dead low got a hell of a workout, towed a 79 c20 on a car behind the C30 with the C30 loaded with parts up a mountain that most six cylinder cars struggle to make it up, pulled out and overtook every car up the hill, the 350 just kept purring up the looks on the faces as we were passing was priceless

06-01-2007, 11:10 PM	#22
truckguy_69 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: washington Posts: 95	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see well i dont haul stuff but i do do burnouts in my c10 with a 307 and a muncie 4 speed.http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w...rent=gavin.flv

06-01-2007, 11:26 PM	#23
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06-01-2007, 11:39 PM	#24
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,977	Re: How hard do you make your truck work lets see Not a very good pic but the only one I have of my Beater hauling home a 'new' frame for my RestRod.... Attached Images __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

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