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10-06-2013, 04:05 PM
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Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Worked the C-20 pretty hard yesterday, only use it once a year to bring in firewood. Will be pulling the battery today and getting it ready for its long winter nap.
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71 C-20 07 Magnum RT AWD Last edited by ETsC10; 10-07-2013 at 02:46 PM. Reason: flipped pic |
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10-06-2013, 04:06 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Can't figure out how to flip photo ? Sorry ?
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10-06-2013, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Woodlawn, TN
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I figured out how to flip your photo. I turned my computer upside down.
Yes, my truck is my workhorse. She does everything from heavy cross-country hauls with a cargo trailer to dump runs. Been doing so for all 41 years now. The old farmer I bought it from worked it hard since new and I bought it to use as a winter beater. She never died so I kept her, almost 18 years now.
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Rocinante: 1972 GMC C25, 292, SM465, 14 bolt, power nothing, 440k and still handles my PCS moves Jorge: Kia Roller-skate with lots of buttons for the wife Wovoka: 2017 Indian Chief Vintage, better on gas but not much So far, this is the oldest I've ever been. |
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10-06-2013, 06:11 PM
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Location: West Virginia
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
My truck saw heavy action as a "truck" and that's how I plan to use her once she is running again.
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10-06-2013, 06:45 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Mine has always been a work truck. It's hauled firewood, construction material, trash, gravel, sod, camper...... more stuff than I can remember.
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10-06-2013, 06:48 PM
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Just like I hope to do someday... she's retired.
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10-06-2013, 07:01 PM
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Location: Forestburg, Texas
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Once mine is up and running it will be for show and cruising only. I have a Duramax for working
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10-06-2013, 08:16 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
I use mine like a work truck by dropping off the recycling every week with it. It is one of my highlights of the week because it is so much fun!
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10-06-2013, 09:10 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
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10-06-2013, 09:12 PM
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10-06-2013, 09:14 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Used mine this weekend to take a load of stuff to the storage unit, including two sweet tailgates I picked up. On the way there, I looked back and said out loud "god I'm glad I got a long bed"
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10-06-2013, 09:18 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Yep,use mine how it was intended. You can work them and keep them nice at the same time.
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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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10-06-2013, 09:27 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
This is what I bought the truck for.
 Unfortunately, after dragging the 4Runner 100 miles to the park, it didn't want to get off the trailer so I wound up offroading the 71 that weekend. I got some ugly looks for having such a nice truck on trail, but dammit I had my family with me and we were going offroad. I just stayed on the wider trails and did my best not to scratch it up. All in all though it basically drug an extra 7-8k lbs 250 miles for no reason and ran trails for a weekend plus was the camp radio and still had to jumpstart a stuper duty in the morning. This may not be the most practical truck as far as fuel economy goes, but its my truck so its gotta do scrap runs, and of course move at least a friend a week and all my general hauling needs.
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10-06-2013, 09:57 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
yep it loves to work and it's been ready everytime so far
 i have moved a couple people also
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10-06-2013, 10:02 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Just me getting my redneck on in picture format.
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Rocinante: 1972 GMC C25, 292, SM465, 14 bolt, power nothing, 440k and still handles my PCS moves Jorge: Kia Roller-skate with lots of buttons for the wife Wovoka: 2017 Indian Chief Vintage, better on gas but not much So far, this is the oldest I've ever been. |
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10-06-2013, 10:28 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Heck yes I use my truck as intended...it's a 72 Suburban C20, 307, 3 on the tree, 4.10 gears and a Q-jet swap.
so far the workload has been: hauling trash & recycling to the dump many times carrying my 72 CB350 on a hitch carrier several times pulling an S10 on a car dolly for a friend i have quite a bit of work left to do and parts to install, but eventually this truck will be pulling the family 71 Holiday Trav'ler 21ft that weighs 6,000 pounds loaded. the same trailer was hauled by my dad's 72 Burb C10 back in the 80's. as for putting it away for the winter....that won't happen. i keep it out of the weather and away from the roads when the snow flies. but when i get a day when the roads are relatively dry-clear, i take it for a spin. a good drive once or twice a month keeps everything freed up and the battery charged so there is no "getting it out of hibernation" in the spring. just hop in, hit the starter and go like any other day. |
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10-06-2013, 10:37 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Some of my trucks through the years doing work:
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10-06-2013, 10:40 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
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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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10-06-2013, 11:10 PM
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10-06-2013, 11:49 PM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Last week I used my 71 Longhorn to haul my friends 5.9 Cummins diesel from the machine shop. We had the whole engine in the bed in pieces. The truck sure rode nice with all the weight.
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10-07-2013, 12:09 AM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
The Cheyenne get used like a truck- it hauls motorcycles, bulky/heavy car parts and tools, furniture- it's kinda ugly (patina'd, actually) but its got low miles, runs great, its thirsty, but, damn- it's a great truck.
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10-07-2013, 12:33 AM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Every truck Ive ever owned was used as a truck ... fixed your pic
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10-07-2013, 10:23 AM
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10-07-2013, 11:20 AM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
Work and pleasure.
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10-07-2013, 11:37 AM
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Re: Do You Use It Like a Truck ?
That's a sharp looking truck eightbanger, wish mine will look like that someday
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