Good morning Gerry. More great pics, as usual.
If I would have known years ago what I know today! I cut at least three old trucks up and made trailers out of them. They were “just” old farm trucks with grain bodies on them that needed major engine work, or whatever, and it was cheaper to make a trailer and run the dump off of the tractor hydraulics than it was to try to keep them running. Used them around the farm / ranch a lot. When I needed something hauled to market I would just hire a trucker for that. It worked pretty slick, but sure had no clue what the value of the things might be someday.
Oh well, such is life.

 

Don, when I think back at the cars and trucks I destroyed it makes me mad ........ if we only knew then ............

 

I think more than a few of us look back at some cool vehicles we had back in the day and wish we had kept them. At the time, they weren't THAT special though.

Howdy guys. Great pics Gerry!

 

I actually have a 49 F5 not a dump truck, it has a cable well drilling rig on it.

 

Sunday morning funny. Keep Roy away from the paint!

 

Can’t have been Roy. It’s all one color!🤣

 

Kind of looks like Home Depot Orange.

 

I wouldn't paint the pistons..... The timing chain cover needs to be bright blue........ Oil pan dark green.......

 

Howdy Gents......

Nice church service this morning...... Then to Perkins for breakfast..... Yummmm

Now is lazy time ...... Gray overcast and only 41°F. Earlier we had thick fog......
Other than taking care of the hens.... today just might be a lazy day.....

 

Yes, but too plain........

 

I wonder if any of today's vehicles will be sought after in another 40 or 50 years?

 

I highly doubt it. Who would want a look alike SUV that is 40 years old? Those old cars had good line and class.

 

Yes. No doubt large posters of 2019 Kia Souls will be hung on the walls of every pre-teen that identifies as male in the year 2067. 🤣

 

So true.

So I put the TPMS sensors in my trailer last Tuesday or Wednesday. All weekend, I had two tires keep losing air. I mean like 30 psi over night. I was having to find gas station with air while I was down at Bryce Canyon this weekend. And thats a tough thing to do. I'll take it back to Les Schwab and have them reseat the sensors. I hope they just didn't seat them right and not over tighten and destroy the gasket

 

Baby steps, this truck is so dirty, good thing that the valve covers were leaking, the oil kept it from rusting completely,
This is what's left of the floor and inner fenders


Old body mounts and trans mounts





Chevy orange and Chrysler red, stock colors