Do you think I can buff this out?

[gcsupraman]

Didn't Brad just start a thread about being complacent?

Before:

This morning:

1972 Chevy K20 4x4 16,800 original miles. Bought it two years ago from a fire department out in Wisconsin (original owners). Irreplaceable. Oops

 

[RandyMac]

some 2X4s, duct tape and a blue tarp, good to go.

 

[ndlawrence]

I just hope the other end of the tree doesn't have a hinge cut in it

 

[Guido Salvage]

You always wanted a convertible....

That is a shame. Notice how the safety glass in the windshield stayed in one piece.

Was it an act of nature or a misdirect?

Gary will cry when he sees these pictures.

 

[H 2 H]

UH OH :msp_ohmy:

Just a little bit of elbow grease and she will be fine :msp_ohmy:

 

[Doug Fir]

Wow. That's painful. What a BEAUTIFUL truck in the first photo. It's almost impossible to find those old trucks in such great shape. Very jealous! And then I saw the "after" shot...

Find a good body shop.

Doug

 

[blsnelling]

Awe man, that's shameful loss!

 

[REJ2]

Pretty sure i would have kept that to myself!!

 

[RandyMac]

Yep, Gary will fall to the ground sobbing like a little girl.

I will admit a bit of pain.

Sorry for your loss, you might be able the switch the cab out.

 

[gcsupraman]

You always wanted a convertible....

That is a shame. Notice how the safety glass in the windshield stayed in one piece.

Was it an act of nature or a misdirect?

Gary will cry when he sees these pictures.

It was called two guys trying to over direct a tree. Then the guy with the saw cut through part of the hinge causing the tree to go to the side.

One of the workers had just moved my truck out of the way of the intended direction of the tree about 5 minutes before this happened. I learned a valuable lesson today.....NEVER keep any truck or equipment within any direction of a tree you are falling!!!

Thank god nobody was hurt.

Yep, Gary will fall to the ground sobbing like a little girl.

I will admit a bit of pain.

Sorry for your loss, you might be able the switch the cab out.

It's a goner....it's more than just the cab. The entire body is shifted to the driver side. The suspension and front axle are bent, the fuel tank ruptured dumping the entire tank onto the ground, the steering shaft was bent....and that is just what I could see in a few minutes.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

Bummer!

Have you looked for a replacement cab?

So.....I'm not over doing it when my truck isn't any where near when I'm falling?

 

[Roanoker494]

Afraid that one is going to need a couple tubes of spot putty with the buff job....... Pull the roof up and you still have a nice wood hauler/stump puller. Should not be much of a job to swap on another cab, we have done a couple within a days time.

Edit:
Just read your edit on the last post but you still have some good stuff there.

 

[cat-face timber]

Sorry for your loss bud, that hurts.

One time me and my dad were out getting firewood and he was falling a tree, he had me move the pickup and I asked him why.
He said, sometimes #### happens and trees just go......

 

[Doug Fir]

...Thank god nobody was hurt.

Really?!?? I was hurt. Anyone who appreciates classic old trucks was hurt.

(Oh, you mean "physically" hurt. OK. Never mind...)

Doug

 

[Doug Fir]

...It's a goner....it's more than just the cab. The entire body is shifted to the driver side. The suspension and front axle are bent, the fuel tank ruptured dumping the entire tank onto the ground, the steering shaft was bent....and that is just what I could see in a few minutes.

Oh man, it's worse than I thought. OUCH!!!

Time to break out the scotch. :sidefrown:

Doug

 

[Guido Salvage]

Here is a replacement, a Cheyenne model:

1972 Chevy C-20 4X4

This one is $6K cheaper: (Of course with 2007 pictures it could look like yours)

http://chico.craigslist.org/cto/2821923610.html

This one is in Vegas:

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/2848586144.html

Take it from someone who has messed with old vehicles for over 35 years, go west and pay the shipping to get a rust free truck.

 

[RandyMac]

Not that this will help much, I torpedoed a fairly nice '64 C10 with a big Fir snag, it was a mortal blow. The dammed tree went like a locomotive for several hundred feet, it didn't stop at the Chevy.

 

[Jacob J.]

There's some solemn faces in that last picture...

Man, that one is tough to look at.

 

[morewood]

I'll give ya $40 for the tires and winch.......well, I'll be generous and give you $50, but you pay shipping:msp_tongue:

You learn some things in life the easy way, some the hard way.......I have always hated the hard way myself:msp_mad:

Something has to salvageable.

Shea

 

[Slamm]

I heard of an owner of a tree service that was wanting to get an insurance claim on one of his trucks. He dropped 3 different trees in the direction of this truck and missed with all three trees, LOL. Then there are situations like this where you move it out of the way and score a direct hit, LOL, classic Murphy's Law right there.

Will their insurance pay for it, or were they working for you, as in your workers?

Sam