Slick got called to work today...

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Apr 20, 2008 | 04:42 PM

cfrives3

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Slick got called to work today...

Decided to do some major yard work today, so the slick got to haul about 2 yard of mulch about 15 miles from her workplace. She squatted a couple inches, but that old 352 ran like it wasn't even there. I told the guy that loaded it that if the springs could have handled the weight, I'd have gotten twice as much, that wasn't even close to enough to work that motor. Here's a pic of the squat-

Now she gets to hual off all the bushes we yanked out of our yard.

Apr 20, 2008 | 05:54 PM

nate5065

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I think these trucks like to work once in a while. The pride of doing what they were built for. Plus they look great doing it.

Apr 20, 2008 | 07:18 PM

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I put my slick to work this weekend too...Had her loaded down with a generous scoop of top soil and some straw...That 292 hauled right up a big a$$ hill in third like it was empty! It stopped and steered pretty good too...

Apr 20, 2008 | 08:26 PM

cfrives3

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Looks like our trucks were squatted about the same too!

Apr 20, 2008 | 09:53 PM

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Me too. After bringing it back up to the cabin where I keep it (made the 180 mile trip flawlessly after all my recent work), I hauled a load of junk to the dump, and hauled a load of wood from the end of the driveway to the woodpile.

The guys at the dump always say "you shouldn't be using that nice truck to haul junk" and my reply is always "if I didn't use her as a truck, I couldnt justify keeping her around."

Apr 20, 2008 | 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by discochris

The guys at the dump always say "you shouldn't be using that nice truck to haul junk" and my reply is always "if I didn't use her as a truck, I couldnt justify keeping her around."

Here Here!!

Apr 21, 2008 | 04:02 PM

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Things I have hauled in my '65 LWB over the last year include:

30 80# bags of cement
12 6'x6'x12' posts and 12 80# bags of cement
two full bed loads (not over the tops of the sides) of cinderblocks etc.

I have air bags in the back and a solid 390 with disk brakes in the front. At load, the hood rises up just a bit and the ride gets extremely smooth (and some would say drifty on curves and over road bumps). Steering is somewhat less responsive and I leave a little extra time for braking, but the performance (acceleration, maintaning speed up hills, steering etc.) is excellent.

I would not trade my 1965 for a newer truck. You can't beat the performance of these old trucks for the money. And it just doesn't seem right to own a truck with leather seats and all the comforts of home.

JSS