MLB is around 75% sugar maple.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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69-70 grill . Looks like it’ll be a real nice truck when your doneSince we're talking about big winches and old Chevies, I have an old Chevy with a big winch. Don't let the grill fool you, it's a 72 k20... winch is a 12k hydro mile marker. It runs off the power steering system and works really well. The older ones were slow, but this is a faster 2 speed winch. I used to make money with this winch/truck years ago, pulling cars out of snow banks for cash...dodging CHP officers of course.
The truck is a work in progress, hopefully I finish the body work this winter. I don't enjoy body work, so once I finish that, the rest of it should fall into place quickly.
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Think it's a '63 or '64 from what I remember of the early 60's chevys and minor differences. I had a '62 K14 carryall for a lot of years.
Yes, but compare Ash to other hardwoods like Black Cherry and you will think Black Cherry is a softwood!
I've worked with all of them. I used Shag Bark Hickory for my wheelbarrow handles. Even the bark on that stuff is tough!
I planned to make weave baskets from 2" strips of Hickory bark, but never found the time.
I know that my nephew MechanicMatt shared this with SVK, but for the rest of you that may have been curious:
The cast iron frying pan we use up at the cabin is a Wagner's.
As I previously mentioned, it fits nicely between the ribs on the Barrel stove. I installed two round head bolts (one to the right and one to the left) to keep pots and pans from tipping off the stove. It was a lot easier than creating a flat spot on the stove.
We also have a "warming plate" at the front of the stove, it is an inverted railroad tie! works very well. I actually biked a good distance off road, in the snow, to retrieve it from an abandon section of rail line (it was not installed) and put it in a backpack to get it out.
We put the coffee pot on it before we go to bed at night so the water is hot in the morning (but not boiled away).
The cast iron frying pan we use up at the cabin is a Wagner's.
As I previously mentioned, it fits nicely between the ribs on the Barrel stove. I installed two round head bolts (one to the right and one to the left) to keep pots and pans from tipping off the stove. It was a lot easier than creating a flat spot on the stove.
We also have a "warming plate" at the front of the stove, it is an inverted railroad tie! works very well. I actually biked a good distance off road, in the snow, to retrieve it from an abandon section of rail line (it was not installed) and put it in a backpack to get it out.
We put the coffee pot on it before we go to bed at night so the water is hot in the morning (but not boiled away).
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I've got one of those plates. Use it for a mini anvil. Didn't see frying pan in pic. Previous post?
That's a pretty cool idea.
I was at a stop the other day and they had hundreds of those laying out by the track/old tracks.
Need a good way to cut a chunk of track off for when I get the barn finished, any ideas. I could just drag a full length piece home with the big tractor lol.
Sierra_rider
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The front clip is a 69/70, but most of the important bits are 72. It has the open knuckle disc brake D44 in the front. The cab is a 72, with the mirror on the windshield and the special 72-only doors.
Some of the stuff I've done to it already, put in a sm465 4 speed in place of the auto, late model disc brake 14 bolt in the back, 30 gallon fuel tank, new wiring harness, sand blasted/painted the rear 1/2 of the frame(also fixed some frame cracks,) shackle flip, etc.
Sawyer Rob
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IF, you hooked onto the kinds of loads I've pulled with my Grizzly, and your belt would be dead in no time. I've pulled cars, trucks, logs and huge loads of rocks when we pick stones out of the field...
The Yamaha's have a multi plate oil cooled clutch to get the loads started, then the always tensioned belt takes over and is only used for the transmission.
SR
Sawyer Rob
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That looks like the "66" I had, mine had a 327, 220hp in it.
They sure have come a LONG way since then!
SR
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
Some random pics. I'm not going for a full restoration on this pickup, just a clean driver/woods truck. It actually has a really nice bed, but I'll keep that for my 71 and build a flat bed for this truck.
I rebuilt the 4 speed:
Modified some universal bucket seat brackets to fit these seats I had:
The kits only go up to about 20-21 gallons, so I made my own with a 31 gallon tank:
Frame painted:
Rockers:
I rebuilt the 4 speed:
Modified some universal bucket seat brackets to fit these seats I had:
The kits only go up to about 20-21 gallons, so I made my own with a 31 gallon tank:
Frame painted:
Rockers:
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
My 72 is actually a mash-up of at least 2 different trucks, so I'm not going for originality on it. My 71 however, I want to do an actual restoration on and keep it as close to stock as possible.
I actually bought this with the intent of using it as a parts truck. While beat to hell, it was too original, and with too many cool options for me to use for parts:
I actually bought this with the intent of using it as a parts truck. While beat to hell, it was too original, and with too many cool options for me to use for parts:
You belong to the 47 to current Chevy forum? It’s a great resource for these trucks . I’m on the 67-72 forums thereSome random pics. I'm not going for a full restoration on this pickup, just a clean driver/woods truck. It actually has a really nice bed, but I'll keep that for my 71 and build a flat bed for this truck.
I rebuilt the 4 speed:
Modified some universal bucket seat brackets to fit these seats I had:
The kits only go up to about 20-21 gallons, so I made my own with a 31 gallon tank:
Frame painted:
Rockers:
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
I tried to join, but they wouldn't bother activating my account so I could post.
My '62 Carryall ended up with a 327, 300hp (we rebuilt the original 283 a couple times). 327 came out of a wrecked Impala wagon we had.
It seems that they have been recently inundated with spammers . I could contact a moderator would just need the username so they could look it up .I tried to join, but they wouldn't bother activating my account so I could post.
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
Thanks. I tried logging in with my previous name, but it seems like it's been too long to even find it. I'll try making a new account later and let you know how it goes.
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
The only cutting I'll be doing today...the precip comes back this afternoon, so trying to get a little riding in. Now I'm just waiting for my riding partner to show up...
