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Runnin' Loads
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Funny, my eyes told me the truth.
I always avoided that one when I drove truck as they have it set up to use it as a truck scale, hauling heavy you avoid the scales as much as possible without going out of route too far
.Congrats on the truck and having a part of michigan in NY
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I'm reposting the area I live as I realised my address was on the Last one. Just didn't want that out on the web. And again thank you to pioneer600 for the help
lefturnfreek
Sharpen the chain, chuck chips ...repeat...
lefturnfreek
Sharpen the chain, chuck chips ...repeat...
O M G !!! That is in awesome shape, up here that would be a unicorn !!
My lil girl ....
Keep on .... Running’ Loads !!
lefturnfreek
Sharpen the chain, chuck chips ...repeat...
Speaking of loads, been warm up here, for Kanukistan and was just burning trash wood, now Mother Nature has decided to even out the temp curve.....
Here’s a coupla nicer, prettying loads over the last coupla days. I was hoping to finish off the 1, 25c rows but looks like I will be burning off the far end, before I’m done filling the other.
Our current low cast and still won’t quite make the 100 club ....
I brought in 3-4 days of wood just in case and I think I’ll refill that Sunday
Keep on .... Runnin’ Loads !!!
Here’s a coupla nicer, prettying loads over the last coupla days. I was hoping to finish off the 1, 25c rows but looks like I will be burning off the far end, before I’m done filling the other.
Our current low cast and still won’t quite make the 100 club ....
I brought in 3-4 days of wood just in case and I think I’ll refill that Sunday
Keep on .... Runnin’ Loads !!!
She gets lots of attention when I take her out. Only thing I need to redo is the headliner . But was able to get 5 yards of the original perferated vinyl.
MechanicMatt
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Left turn, is the -21murica or Celsius?
lefturnfreek
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I would phone up any interior shop worth it’s sign and I’d be very surprised if they can come up with more as that vinyl was used for years.
Both of mine have cloth and my white one is starting to sag so I gata pull it down, scrape all the rotted glue off and burn a lot of patience putting it back on.
That in Kanukistani Celsius but it starts evening out around -34 cause that’s -30F, When the wind is up it’s denting my feels ATM.
lefturnfreek
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Now I’ll tell ya the story of Barry the 65 F350
It was a cold call from a guy a couple miles away that found out I had 6.2 diesels and his dad had, Barry had taken the long trip and he wanted his ol junk outa the yard. I went down and picked up 2, 1/2 T with 6.2’s, a 78 Caddy with a 5.7 diesel and the F350 ... in two pieces.
They had been hauling water with it and didn’t strap the tank, turned a corner and the tank slid taking the box and the whole hoist right off the frame. So a few hrs of welding and 2 new hoses it was a 1 piece truck again.
The snazzy saddle blanket seat cover I put on it, way warmer than sitting on vinyl. Sadly, that is both mirrors on the seat, the father in-law don’t back so well any more...
The only cab damage from the box being ripped off, also my custom pto control, I can just reach out the window to run the hoist.
The secrete 100 HP sticker ...
Now your gona have to squint but in grease pencil is the name Barry, written inside the back window, we didn’t find this for 3 or 4 years cause I had never bothered to clean it, cause what am I gona see, the front of the box ...??
Soo that’s why it got it’s name.
It was a cold call from a guy a couple miles away that found out I had 6.2 diesels and his dad had, Barry had taken the long trip and he wanted his ol junk outa the yard. I went down and picked up 2, 1/2 T with 6.2’s, a 78 Caddy with a 5.7 diesel and the F350 ... in two pieces.
They had been hauling water with it and didn’t strap the tank, turned a corner and the tank slid taking the box and the whole hoist right off the frame. So a few hrs of welding and 2 new hoses it was a 1 piece truck again.
The snazzy saddle blanket seat cover I put on it, way warmer than sitting on vinyl. Sadly, that is both mirrors on the seat, the father in-law don’t back so well any more...
The only cab damage from the box being ripped off, also my custom pto control, I can just reach out the window to run the hoist.
The secrete 100 HP sticker ...
Now your gona have to squint but in grease pencil is the name Barry, written inside the back window, we didn’t find this for 3 or 4 years cause I had never bothered to clean it, cause what am I gona see, the front of the box ...??
Soo that’s why it got it’s name.
lefturnfreek
Sharpen the chain, chuck chips ...repeat...
Now the horror show, the remains of the box.
It’s was a wood floored box and it was very soft it’s trip into the ditch with 10,000lb of water did not help it so we cross plated over top with ruff cut 2x6’s then roofing sheet metal over top. Worked awesome!!
Fast forward 10-12 years and almost all the original floor board have rotted and fallen off the truck. I safety chained the back corners and have been shopping for a steel floored box.
It almost always has chains on unless I’m hauling gravel for the driveway. Yes, they are the wrong size but it’s the only set it hasn’t torn apart yet.
The custom fuel tank cause I hate in cab tanks.
Only 64,000 miles
Here’s the money shot, the Maaahsive 223 cid power plant. She ain’t fast but with the 4 speed and 5.13 gears it moves anything I want. Now a few of you will be calling me kinda cross eyed and stupid, it’s ok, cause that’s a 300 cid carb and air cleaner on it cause the carb to glass blow area warped and wouldn’t stop dripping fuel on the exhaust manifold. I down jetted it and made custom brackets to a 70’s Dodge gas peddle. The original was rod which would pull on and off the throttle as the engine moved on its mounts, the Dodge cable style stopped that.
Also added was a Dodge 65 amp alternator a huge step up from the 20 amp generator.
Now slid your eye up to the master cylinder, nope, not stock, that’s a 70’s Ford 2 circuit master mounted to a me made adapter plate. The original blew out the seal into the cab pissing brake fluid down my leg.
It’s was a wood floored box and it was very soft it’s trip into the ditch with 10,000lb of water did not help it so we cross plated over top with ruff cut 2x6’s then roofing sheet metal over top. Worked awesome!!
Fast forward 10-12 years and almost all the original floor board have rotted and fallen off the truck. I safety chained the back corners and have been shopping for a steel floored box.
It almost always has chains on unless I’m hauling gravel for the driveway. Yes, they are the wrong size but it’s the only set it hasn’t torn apart yet.
The custom fuel tank cause I hate in cab tanks.
Only 64,000 miles
Here’s the money shot, the Maaahsive 223 cid power plant. She ain’t fast but with the 4 speed and 5.13 gears it moves anything I want. Now a few of you will be calling me kinda cross eyed and stupid, it’s ok, cause that’s a 300 cid carb and air cleaner on it cause the carb to glass blow area warped and wouldn’t stop dripping fuel on the exhaust manifold. I down jetted it and made custom brackets to a 70’s Dodge gas peddle. The original was rod which would pull on and off the throttle as the engine moved on its mounts, the Dodge cable style stopped that.
Also added was a Dodge 65 amp alternator a huge step up from the 20 amp generator.
Now slid your eye up to the master cylinder, nope, not stock, that’s a 70’s Ford 2 circuit master mounted to a me made adapter plate. The original blew out the seal into the cab pissing brake fluid down my leg.
lefturnfreek
Sharpen the chain, chuck chips ...repeat...
So that poor free to me truck has been worked hard, it has hauled wood, dirt, gravel, marbles & rocks ... 10,000 sqft of sand.
Coupla times it didn't make the trips.
Ya, it went through this bridge not once, but twice, once on each side ... I really gata talk to the genius engineer who made that bridge
Keep on .... Running' Loads !!
Coupla times it didn't make the trips.
Ya, it went through this bridge not once, but twice, once on each side ... I really gata talk to the genius engineer who made that bridge
Keep on .... Running' Loads !!
5 yards is more than enough to do the liner. I'll have a couple inches of waste on the sides and an extra foot+ in length. As I recall the headliner is 52 inches wide and 13+ feet in length but shy of 14. The material I bought is 55 inches wide 15 feet long
The headliner was only used a couple of years. It's called "snakbite" holes are off center to each other. I got it from all places a company that restores 60's Alfa Romeo's
Cool truck. I love the old lasagna grip tires with the chains.
lefturnfreek
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MechanicMatt
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Nephew has LT’s on the back of his truck but they have a lame tread pattern. I had to chain up to his and drag him out the muck. 64F here at 2:15, the ground is SOFT. Keep running loads fellas!
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https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/pts/d/montague-chevy-2-wd/7041498813.html
what do you fellas think about this pack mule? Price looks too good to be true to get a decent rear and real springs!
what do you fellas think about this pack mule? Price looks too good to be true to get a decent rear and real springs!
Looks good. By the verbiage/lack of punctuation I’d say it’s a legit good old boy who wrote that.
MechanicMatt
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Wife said I’d have to sell one of my Camaro’s before I bring home another vehicle!!! Sucks
If the frame is intact it's a decent price. Most around here have terminal cancer
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