Amen Brother. There's no shame in putting these babies to their intended
use. Work. I use mine to haul stuff all the time. My newly painted bed
started getting all scratched up with 30 days after I finished, and I
could have cared less. I've hauled 1700 pounds of fence panels, and
loaded firewood in it clear past the cab, and know I could put 2 cows in
the back and take them to market, if I had any. And if I did, I would.
These babies can handle it.
As the old Timex commercials used to say, "They can take a licking and
keep on ticking."
Happy Holidays to all,
Larry
'51 Chevy 3100 Deluxe Cab
OKC, OK
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On Sun, 03 Dec 2000 23:23:25 -0600 Dave Quirt <quirt@sk.sympatico.ca>
writes:
> While not a farmer, I do live out in the sticks and understand what
> Eric
> is talking about. My trucks work around the acreage and, yes, both
> have
> some bailing wire fixes which are still there. On the other hand, I
> also
> don't mind upgrading them as time and finances permit. So far
> though,
> they run much better than they look. Engine compartment paint??
> What's
> that?? I would love to haul my water with a shiny, quiet, non-leaky,
> beautiful oletruck, but I haven't got there yet.
>
> As my primary hobby vehicles are British sports cars of the '50s and
> '60s, the trucks generally get the last dollar around. But on the
> other
> hand, they do keep on running and running and running - something
> like
> the Energizer Bunny. Something most of my British cars CAN'T say
> about
> themselves.
>
> There is nothing wrong with having working trucks which are kept on
> the
> road by use of any imaginable means, but so what if someone wants to
> have a cherished creampuff truck/rod to cruise the main drag with.
> Each
> to their own.
>
> Dave Q.
> '52 Chevy 1314
> '55 1st Chevy panel (oh boy - rough, but I couldn't resist it)
> [non-Chevy oletruck '53 Merc M-500]
>
>
> Sent by Eric Johnson:
> > The farmers in this country and around the world are by far, the
> most
> > creative and hard working folks. Which I suspect you know nothing
> about.
> The
> > crop will not wait for you to go to town, order the part, install
> the part
> > and then back to work. The same goes for any contract job. If
> something
> > breaks and bailing wire will fix it then hell use the bail wire.
> 99% of
> all
> > of us are broke and don't even think of what color we are going to
> paint
> the
> > engine compartment. I have owned trucks all my (driving)life. The
> way some
> > people treat their trucks makes me wonder. To me a truck is a
> tool, not
> > something to look at through a glass case. I suspect allot of you
> guys are
> > little pansy ass rich kids, who have never worked a hard day in
> their
> lives.
> > That's why you can't understand why anyone would use bailing wire
> to fix
> > something. I suggest that until you know how that meal got on your
> table
> you
> > better stop bashing the people that helped put it there.
> >
> > Eric Johnson
> > Vista,Ca (San Diego)
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
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