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gmc1971harwich · 12-20-2009, 03:12 PM

hey just wondering if anyone else here is running a 68-72 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? daily drivers in snow, what r u guys using to add weight in the back to make it handle better in snow?

creamsicle68 · 12-20-2009, 03:16 PM

i know a freind of mine just has a toolbox full of old lifting weights its about 300lbs and he has a load lock holding it against his tailgate so it hangs over the rear wheels. seems to work for him

nicke · 12-20-2009, 03:24 PM

I have a 71' C20, and I picked up a bunch of landscaping bricks and spread them out in the bed. Right now they are weight for the snow and ice; next summer they will adorn my backyard!

Longhorn Man · 12-20-2009, 05:41 PM

I don't have a 68 3/4 ton, but I do have a 70 one ton with a big block.... sometimes I'll add some weight, but usually I just let it go.

**special-K** · 12-20-2009, 05:56 PM

Sacks of sand will lay back there and come in handy if stuck.

coloradosean2009 · 12-20-2009, 05:58 PM

My solution: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366756

BurnoutNova · 12-20-2009, 06:02 PM

My soloution: Engage my lockouts and pull the transfercase shifter back into 4 Hi

Exactly why I love 4x4 trucks, fun in the summer, useful in the winter

cdowns · 12-20-2009, 06:52 PM

when i used o live in the frozen north i'd get bags of sandblasting sand put the bags in plastic garbage bags to avoid moisture probs then in the sping i'd be all set up with blasting sand to go to town on what i took apart during the winter//usually carried about 500lbs most winters

292farmer · 12-20-2009, 07:10 PM

i use a tool box, two spare 235/85/r16 tires two snowblowers 10-15bags a salt 50lbs each, 6 shovels and assorted landscaping and wood tools, buckets, a sheet 1/8in steel (supposed to be for bed repair never get to it) two 2x8 ramp boards and 2 15ft lengths of towing chain. total weight depending on how many bags salt, and not sure weight on snowblower maybe 100-150lbs each? their 26in self propelled iron blocks, id say 900-1200lbs i plow and shovel in winter i do 4 condos sets each condo set has about 20 driveways and 40 walkways plus three businesses so that truck stays loaded!! the trucks a gmc c20 w/292 still gets 15-16mpg loaded though! the pic is my truck during one of this years storms u cant see the snowblowers cuz me and my coworker are using them

silverstreak · 12-20-2009, 08:56 PM

I use 2 old dumptruck tires mounted on steel rims. I drove through 8" of unplowed snow yesterday with a non-posi rear. Did O.K. until I got to a snow drift going up hill in Mom's driveway. I got a lot further than I expected to.

mr48chev · 12-20-2009, 09:20 PM

I've got a big honking orange tool box that weighs a lot and a lot more when it is full. I like Sean's idea though. I have a couple of steel plates about half and inch thick out here that I was going to put under the tool box but they are frozen in place by the shed.

12-20-2009, 03:12 PM	#1
gmc1971harwich Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cape cod, ma. Posts: 394	other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? hey just wondering if anyone else here is running a 68-72 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? daily drivers in snow, what r u guys using to add weight in the back to make it handle better in snow?

12-20-2009, 03:16 PM	#2
creamsicle68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: levittown, PA Posts: 120	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? i know a freind of mine just has a toolbox full of old lifting weights its about 300lbs and he has a load lock holding it against his tailgate so it hangs over the rear wheels. seems to work for him

12-20-2009, 03:24 PM	#3
nicke Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 503	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? I have a 71' C20, and I picked up a bunch of landscaping bricks and spread them out in the bed. Right now they are weight for the snow and ice; next summer they will adorn my backyard!

12-20-2009, 05:41 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? I don't have a 68 3/4 ton, but I do have a 70 one ton with a big block.... sometimes I'll add some weight, but usually I just let it go.

12-20-2009, 05:56 PM	#5
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? Sacks of sand will lay back there and come in handy if stuck. __________________ "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 ~

12-20-2009, 05:58 PM	#6
coloradosean2009 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 291	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? My solution: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366756 __________________ __________________________________________ Sean 1972 C20 2005 4Runner

12-20-2009, 06:02 PM	#7
BurnoutNova Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,057	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? My soloution: Engage my lockouts and pull the transfercase shifter back into 4 Hi Exactly why I love 4x4 trucks, fun in the summer, useful in the winter

12-20-2009, 06:52 PM	#8
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? when i used o live in the frozen north i'd get bags of sandblasting sand put the bags in plastic garbage bags to avoid moisture probs then in the sping i'd be all set up with blasting sand to go to town on what i took apart during the winter//usually carried about 500lbs most winters __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

12-20-2009, 07:10 PM	#9
292farmer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: stoddard nh Posts: 693	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? i use a tool box, two spare 235/85/r16 tires two snowblowers 10-15bags a salt 50lbs each, 6 shovels and assorted landscaping and wood tools, buckets, a sheet 1/8in steel (supposed to be for bed repair never get to it) two 2x8 ramp boards and 2 15ft lengths of towing chain. total weight depending on how many bags salt, and not sure weight on snowblower maybe 100-150lbs each? their 26in self propelled iron blocks, id say 900-1200lbs i plow and shovel in winter i do 4 condos sets each condo set has about 20 driveways and 40 walkways plus three businesses so that truck stays loaded!! the trucks a gmc c20 w/292 still gets 15-16mpg loaded though! the pic is my truck during one of this years storms u cant see the snowblowers cuz me and my coworker are using them Attached Images Last edited by 292farmer; 12-20-2009 at 07:32 PM.

12-20-2009, 08:56 PM	#10
silverstreak Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 255	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? I use 2 old dumptruck tires mounted on steel rims. I drove through 8" of unplowed snow yesterday with a non-posi rear. Did O.K. until I got to a snow drift going up hill in Mom's driveway. I got a lot further than I expected to.

12-20-2009, 09:20 PM	#11
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,500	Re: other 3/4 ton 2wd pickups on here? what r u using for weight in the back? I've got a big honking orange tool box that weighs a lot and a lot more when it is full. I like Sean's idea though. I have a couple of steel plates about half and inch thick out here that I was going to put under the tool box but they are frozen in place by the shed.



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