NOT for hauling firewood

[tickbitintn]

Only used 1/3 of the pavers to build this....
They haven't decided what to do with the rest yet....



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[Guido Salvage]

My old 1970 Dodge W-200 Power Wagon. It had a 413 4V with a 4 speed transmission and never met a gas station it did not like.

 

[cobey]

The old beater 72 3/4 ton
Has been getting everything gone threw
In it.

My 85 gmc beater
Is really rough but starts and
Hauls all I need

 

[Hinerman]

Only used 1/3 of the pavers to build this....
They haven't decided what to do with the rest yet....

Might I suggest a fire pit....

 

[jake wells]

got some new tires in yesterday for the wood hauler 14 ply 7.50-16

 

[redtractor]

got some new tires in yesterday for the wood hauler 14 ply 7.50-16
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After shutting down the saws, leave your hearing protection in place. You'll need it when that tread starts slapping the road.

 

[Nitroman]

got some new tires in yesterday for the wood hauler 14 ply 7.50-16
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You don't want to spin with those, those tires are gnarly! You'll dig a hole right away; put it in low-low, 1st gear and let out the clutch to idle through just about anything.

 

[Locust Cutter]

got some new tires in yesterday for the wood hauler 14 ply 7.50-16
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What brand are those? I may try to find a NASTY set of meats for Dad's old Z-71 as it's about to become a spare/pasture/muck truck and could use tougher shoes...

To drive a vehicle of those capacity 's would mean taking another driving test in the UK... You are not even allowed to drive those vehicles unloaded .
7.5 ton=16800 lbs UK... No pick up gets that big , you would have a small lorry of 7.5 ton gross. About the biggest trailer you can have is 3.5 ton inc the load.

This is what I want.

This is what I have:

This was 20, 700(ish)lbs in this condition and perfectly legal by all accounts on a public roadway with a general license.

 

[Locust Cutter]

These are two of my old trucks:




Same truck from the rear...

 

[Locust Cutter]

1992 Toy: 22RE/5spd 2x4 truck. It was tough, light, would go damn near anywhere and EARNED it's keep.


That's all Osage Orange or Hedge and was very wet...

 

[Locust Cutter]

Another shot of my F-350 weighing roughly 12.5K lbs with the wood. which started out life as a chassis cab. It's an '02 7.3 Powerstroke, 6spd manual and 4x4 with 4:10 gears. I may or may not have had trailers attached which made my gross combined weight push a bit over 26K lbs... Maybe closer to 34K at times... Hell, the truck as it sits is around 9,850lbs fully fueled, w/o me or anyone else in it and an empty bed.

I would love to have a Hilux or Ranger 4x4 diesel that are available almost everywhere else as a daily chore truck, but when we get to doing work, we tend to go big and avoid making several trips, when possible. For example some of my wood is around a 250+km round trip from my house getting roughly 5.07 km/l as a loaded average while pulling a loaded trailer. The advantage here though is that diesel is around 52 cents/liter here currently.

For the record guys don't flame me, but I thought I'd put things in metric conversion to give SIMONDO a UK take on Mid-Western perspective...

 

[Four Paws]

What brand are those?

Grip Spurs

 

[WOODS]

I've got nothing against three ball hitches or low trucks - both of mine are the perfect height for my firewood hauling. And, yes, I do use the larger ball from time to time.



There are many advantages to being low. High can be good too. But I wish my other two trucks weren't quite so high:



Ron

 

[T.Roller]

Those old yotas with a 22R are the best small truck everade imo. You really can't kill them

 

[T.Roller]

I've got nothing against three ball hitches or low trucks - both of mine are the perfect height for my firewood hauling. And, yes, I do use the larger ball from time to time.

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There are many advantages to being low. High can be good too. But I wish my other two trucks weren't quite so high:

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Ron

I'd be concerned about that 1/2 ton hauling that load if it wasn't made from real tornadoes

 

[Locust Cutter]

I've got nothing against three ball hitches or low trucks - both of mine are the perfect height for my firewood hauling. And, yes, I do use the larger ball from time to time.

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There are many advantages to being low. High can be good too. But I wish my other two trucks weren't quite so high:

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Ron

An old CUCV with the 6.2 diesel yanked out and replaced by a 4bt or 6bt Cummins, or 7.3 IDI would be a hell of a pasture/wood truck. I want to build a 80's Chevy 4x4 for my wife, but She said it has to be manual and it has to have power. She didn't stipulate between a gas V-8 or a Diesel though...

Those old yotas with a 22R are the best small truck everade imo. You really can't kill them

I only parted with it as it cracked the head. I didn't want to invest the $$$ into it, being a 2-wheel drive truck with no A/C or Power Steering. I do miss it though as it was a blast in the mud and snow and got better than 20mpg most of the time.

 

[T.Roller]

An old CUCV with the 6.2 diesel yanked out and replaced by a 4bt or 6bt Cummins, or 7.3 IDI would be a hell of a pasture/wood truck. I want to build a 80's Chevy 4x4 for my wife, but She said it has to be manual and it has to have power. She didn't stipulate between a gas V-8 or a Diesel though...


I only parted with it as it cracked the head. I didn't want to invest the $$$ into it, being a 2-wheel drive truck with no A/C or Power Steering. I do miss it though as it was a blast in the mud and snow and got better than 20mpg most of the time.

My dad had an 85 4x4 when I was younger. Before that we always messed with heavy chevys in the woods. That little yota blew my mind and his! It was like Thomas the train lol

 

[jake wells]

What brand are those? I may try to find a NASTY set of meats for Dad's old Z-71 as it's about to become a spare/pasture/muck truck and could use tougher shoes...


View attachment 29058 This is what I want.

This is what I have:
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This was 20, 700(ish)lbs in this condition and perfectly legal by all accounts on a public roadway with a general license.

STA super traction or power king super traction if the Z71 has a 16'' these are only availble in 7.50-16 and these are bias ply not radials.
you might need to change to different rim to run these they are tall and skinny and the rim can only be 5-6.5 inches wide.

 

[Locust Cutter]

All mine needed was a set of rear overloads and it would've hauled an even better load.

 

[jake wells]

After shutting down the saws, leave your hearing protection in place. You'll need it when that tread starts slapping the road.

they are not bad but they are stiff.