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sgreanbeans said:
For what its worth, I have a 78' F7000 with a very strong 429. Runs and operates very good, but sits, day after day. I don't sell it because I think that it will be needed if EAB hits hard. But other than that, it sits. Between my dump trailer and F-350 Dump truck, I get the materiel out pretty easy
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LOL, that's what I'm struggling with. I bought a GMC 7500 with a prentice 110 on it last year, brought it to my yard, and sold it a month later... I'm thinking now I'm just going to hold off, and revisit the subject mid winter.
 
Whad I did....yesterday

This is the maple that the garage people just showed up when I was scheduled, when I arrived yesterday, there was a big motor home broken down right where I am suppose to set up, FREAKIN GREAT:bang:, the wrecker showed up right after we did:msp_thumbup:, so, although a late start, we still knocked it out and was done by 5. I know the pics are not the best action shots, but it is hard to get them with no one extra to take them, going to have the wife come out one of these times and I will attempt to make a video. We cook on the tailgate all the time. Keeps them on the job, makes em happy!MMMMMMMMMMMM GRILL FOOD! All the Asplundh bubbas love me, when I have them do a make safe, we cook for them, often they stay for the whole job.
This was a cut and toss, no rigging except a couple bigger pieces that where right over a old railroad tie wall.
 
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New to me one ton

Recently I drove up to Chicago and picked up this Chevy 3500HD dump. 1994, 112,000 miles, 454, solid body and I basically stole it from the guy. Just a reall nice one ton that will definately make me some money. Being a smaller business, it will really make an impact. Since then I have done a few little things to it, the biggest being the new wrap. Just wanted to share that a wrap really changes the look of an old truck. It is worth the money fellas, look in to it.View attachment 202444
 
arborpros said:
Recently I drove up to Chicago and picked up this Chevy 3500HD dump. 1994, 112,000 miles, 454, solid body and I basically stole it from the guy. Just a reall nice one ton that will definately make me some money. Being a smaller business, it will really make an impact. Since then I have done a few little things to it, the biggest being the new wrap. Just wanted to share that a wrap really changes the look of an old truck. It is worth the money fellas, look in to it.View attachment 202444
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Looks good... money well spent in my book.
 
arborpros said:
Recently I drove up to Chicago and picked up this Chevy 3500HD dump. 1994, 112,000 miles, 454, solid body and I basically stole it from the guy. Just a reall nice one ton that will definately make me some money. Being a smaller business, it will really make an impact. Since then I have done a few little things to it, the biggest being the new wrap. Just wanted to share that a wrap really changes the look of an old truck. It is worth the money fellas, look in to it.View attachment 202444
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Very nice. What did it cost?
 
ducaticorse said:
Very nice. What did it cost?
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The guy was asking $4500, I paid $3750. Blue books for around $5500. I could not find anything around STL for even close to that price in nice shape. Truck runs really well and shifts awesome. All in all it is a great truck and hopefully will last me 2 or 3 years before I buy something newer. I went to test drive it and jumped in and brake torqued it and the guy was like what the hell are you doing? I wanted to make sure the motor was strong but the look on his face was priceless.
 
arborpros said:
The guy was asking $4500, I paid $3750. Blue books for around $5500. I could not find anything around STL for even close to that price in nice shape. Truck runs really well and shifts awesome. All in all it is a great truck and hopefully will last me 2 or 3 years before I buy something newer. I went to test drive it and jumped in and brake torqued it and the guy was like what the hell are you doing? I wanted to make sure the motor was strong but the look on his face was priceless.
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It's a 454, even if it wasn't running right, it's still spin the rears with the brakes on lol. What'd you pay for the wrap?
 
Some cool ash takedowns.

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Took the lower one over the woods in one cut.

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Love that bucket.... Where did you get it? It seems like a real short chassis. And dual rigs! Love it.
 
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ducaticorse said:
It's a 454, even if it wasn't running right, it's still spin the rears with the brakes on lol. What'd you pay for the wrap?
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Besides owning my tree company, I am a 33.3% owner of a large format digital printing company by the name of Vinyl Images, llc. We specialize in large format digital printing, especially vehicle wraps. I started the business with my brother and sister when I was 19, 10 years ago. We started with absolutely nothing, less than nothing as a matter of fact and now we are one of the biggest and best vehicle wrap companies in the mid west. I'll do in the neighborhood of 275 full wraps this year, hopefully more if some of these larger companies pull the trigger on some projects. Needless to say it did not cost me anything. I have been taking the last 5-10' off of the rolls we print on for some time and using them for myself and my wraps. It would just be thrown away any how so I just use it for my own projects.

Any of you guys have any questions about graphics or wraps or anything else that has to do with advertising or large format digital printing, I'd be happy to help.
 
arborpros said:
Besides owning my tree company, I am a 33.3% owner of a large format digital printing company by the name of Vinyl Images, llc. We specialize in large format digital printing, especially vehicle wraps. I started the business with my brother and sister when I was 19, 10 years ago. We started with absolutely nothing, less than nothing as a matter of fact and now we are one of the biggest and best vehicle wrap companies in the mid west. I'll do in the neighborhood of 275 full wraps this year, hopefully more if some of these larger companies pull the trigger on some projects. Needless to say it did not cost me anything. I have been taking the last 5-10' off of the rolls we print on for some time and using them for myself and my wraps. It would just be thrown away any how so I just use it for my own projects.

Any of you guys have any questions about graphics or wraps or anything else that has to do with advertising or large format digital printing, I'd be happy to help.
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dangit i wish you lived closer i cant even get anyone to letter my trucks around here i had 3 guys come out and none of them ever did it or ever showed up i cant even find anyone else to call. the one guys quote was 3200.00 to just letter 4 vehicles and he still didnt show up. the one truck was just the doors.
 
Got a call today from an HO, needing me to remove this liquid amber branch from his truck....windshield got it good but that was it, I was surprised.

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