What did you pay for your dually ?

[Gordonr1973]

That box and matching trailer looks great!!

Originally Posted by RuralRoute C-30

Will be a year in early February when I drove nearly 200 miles for this 85 C-30 with a '94' flatbed converted to a Knapheide dump bed. This was originally a wrecker until the body shop owner retired,sold the wrecker half and replaced it with the dump bed. My goal was to find a decent 1-ton dump bed for our rural needs. Overall this truck was what I was looking for as a strong foundation with the initial investment of $2700.00. It has taken work on minor things but that's what I enjoy about it...it's old enough even I can work on it!

Plan to continue to maintain it as a "keeper" with occasional "upgrades" knowing what a new one would cost. I figure I have a long way to go before I even make it half the value of a new one!

Pic of the day it came home:



And a pic from a couple of months ago in a "working mode"...


As the budget allows I'll just keep "updating" as I have, and like we all tend to do, but it will always be a 'working' truck...at least that's what I tell the wife. Yet no law saying it can't look as good as it runs.

Mark

[LOW1TON]

Wow some good deals on duallys on here. I traded a blown 468ci chevy motor (small weiand 177 blower) and an old set of 17" torqe thrust wheels with used tires for mine, but it was in very good condition for the age it was, new motor with only 5000 miles new rear end, new clutch, brakes front suspension ect. you get the picture. Here are some shots the day I drove it home.

[Meatman]

Originally Posted by Blake_H

My dad found mine in late 2007 for $2,200.00. I had been looking for about a year and couldn't find one that I liked, that was close to home. Despite all the issues I have had with the engine, I wouldn't get rid of it for anything. The only photo I have of it is in the Home Depot parking lot in Topeka, KS.

Sweet!

[D.FENS]

My $3250 '88 R30 that I may or may not have paid too much for.

Fired right up this morning after sitting out in the snow and cold for several days. TBi may not really be all that for performance but it's nice in cold weather.

[GCncsuHD]

Originally Posted by D.FENS

My $3250 '88 R30 that I may or may not have paid too much for.

Fired right up this morning after sitting out in the snow and cold for several days. TBi may not really be all that for performance but it's nice in cold weather.

You have the exact same wheels as mine, I think that's the first set I've seen other than mine so far.

[Hulk Will Smash]

I probably paid too much too, but didn't pay a lot, so I'm cool with it. I paid enough to buy it and that's all that matters I guess! I mean after looking at rust bucket '64 - '65 Suburbans in the $4,500 - $10k range for six months, $3,500 for a running, driving truck with no rust and new wheels and tires seemed just about free!

And every day when I look at my truck, it still makes me smile a big wide smile, so I can't complain!

[chevyracing454]

79 single cab dually no motor or trans.. $300

[muthstryker]

I wish I could find a nice dually around washington for under 2500... Not having any luck though.

[Hulk Will Smash]

Originally Posted by muthstryker

I wish I could find a nice dually around washington for under 2500... Not having any luck though.

Check out the California craigslists. Lots of decent trucks that are going for bargain pricing because they either won't pass smog or the CA reg is way past due and it's too expensive to register them compared to what the truck is worth. Seems like taking one out of state (assuming the laws in WA are reasonable on brinigng trucks in) might be a good deal.

[muthstryker]

Originally Posted by Hulk Will Smash

Check out the California craigslists. Lots of decent trucks that are going for bargain pricing because they either won't pass smog or the CA reg is way past due and it's too expensive to register them compared to what the truck is worth. Seems like taking one out of state (assuming the laws in WA are reasonable on brinigng trucks in) might be a good deal.

Ill have to check it out, Washington doesnt have a problem.. I bought the truck I have now from cali.

[63chevyll]

i realy like these trucks,

I paid alot for mine, but ill have it forver

[Hulk Will Smash]

First one I found doing a quick search up north... http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2155685856.html

[Hulk Will Smash]

Originally Posted by Hulk Will Smash

First one I found doing a quick search up north... http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2155685856.html

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2153300663.html

[snapdaddy]

$1200

when i got it




what it looks like now




the motor gave out in sept so ive been saving for a new one.. and here recently i pick up a 6.0l with a 4l80 for $1500 that should be going in soon...

[502ss]

Originally Posted by snapdaddy

$1200

when i got it




what it looks like now




the motor gave out in sept so ive been saving for a new one.. and here recently i pick up a 6.0l with a 4l80 for $1500 that should be going in soon...

Nice! What's the drop on that?
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[snapdaddy]

its a 6/8.5

[ratty 46]

Got mine for 2K out of Cally:







Ratty 46

[Shyguy]

I thought this to be an original '75 C-30 and I paid $1000. Since I bought it and have had a chance to really look it over good it appears at one time it was built from different year trucks. The cab is a '75, but the doors are '77 or newer and so is the bed. It has a '73 350 backed with a NP-435. The rockers and cab corners were replaced when it was built it appears. The only major rust is in the floor and front cab supports.

I bought this one to fix up and use around the farm since the '67 we built turned out too nice to take out into the fields.

[meatwagon83]

looks like i paid too much, i paid 2k for mine

this is what it looked like when i got it


and here it is now (like you dont know what it looks like!)

[stockiroc86]

Originally Posted by meatwagon83

looks like i paid too much, i paid 2k for mine

this is what it looked like when i got it


and here it is now (like you dont know what it looks like!)

meatwagon83 how did you go about lifting your dually? that is the stance I want for mine.

[stockiroc86]

paid 1000 for mine less motor and trans

[stockiroc86]

Ended up getting motor and transmission after some sweet talking

[rs74]

All I am going to say is I paid too dang much. Lol. I wanted it though.

[JCampbell]

Picked mine up for $1500, dropped it and drove it for a few years. Could've got a much nicer one for a little more money, but I was young and dumb.

Lost the trans a while back, so I decided to blow it down to the nuts and bolts and swap in a TBI 454.

[anubisani]

BOUGHT MINES 2 months ago from Oregon no rust on frame or floors just surface from flaked paint $1560.00