Fuel cap is plastic? See more and more rodent damage to plastic specially the insulation on wiring in newer cars and trucks. While it's good for the environment using soy bean based plastics has its pitfalls
I hate to but tomorrow the plows going on the Dodge. 8 to 12 inches possibly more predicted for here
Nic C60Late 2019 I got sick of loading and unloading flat top trailers with wood. It took extra time processing logs to allow easy offload, then of course onload, offload, etc. Figured I would build a truck so that I could haul more in a single go, basically eliminate onload and offload times, and haul in log form so the only processing to occur would happen in the wood lot with the splitter.
Found a truck, started into it, and lets just say it became a money pit. Buuuuuuuuttttttttttttttt, now that its done, its multi-purpose and should run the road for another 60 years. Regardless, this big girl was a drain on my account, my time, my marriage, and my sanity. Totally worth it though now at the end state. Plus, its not really just a wood truck either, so it actually makes me money, sometimes just by saving it.
Anyways, here's a "light" load from the other week
I love these old trucks, but one in good enough condition to rebuild is hard to find, and parts, namely wheels that aren't widow makers, are even harder. But nothing beats split shifting thru the gears in a half century old two ton with a load of logs. Hands down the most fun truck I have and have driven to date. Gets a lot of stares. I love old stovebolts.
The ones in my photos are ring locks. The truck, and basically all others you find this age, had 6 RH5 widow makers on it. It took 6 months and many different yards across multiple states to scrounge together the 6 ring locks that I now have. And while most large truck shops and AG shops will service the ring locks, three piece wheels, etc, nowhere will even touch RH5s anymore due to insurance and liability issues. The most they will do is dismantle them, but only if first aired down.
