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Went on our first big/long haul trip this morning with a cord of firewood for my parents back in WV, that beast of a big block gets 8-10 MPG loaded, stopped on way back home at the top of a mountain that is the state line of WV and VA on US route 33, @ebinmaine I think the truck driver in you will appreciate this part , 8% grade 8+ miles up and down and this old rig climbed all the 4.5 miles up the WV side empty in 4th (high gear) and 3rd gear full up the VA side going over,  hope you all enjoy the views, Jeff.

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ebinmaine
48 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

 I think the truck driver in you will appreciate this part , 8% grade 8+ miles up and down and this old rig climbed all the 4.5 miles up the WV side empty in 4th (high gear) and 3rd gear full up the VA side going over,  hope you all enjoy the views

Old saying from the drag racing Community back in the 60s I believe.

 

There's no replacement for displacement.

 

Just can't beat one of them big blocks for hauling heavy loads.

 

Glad to hear that went well. Thank you for sharing those pictures. You've got some beautiful country down there just like we do here.

 

 

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elcamino/wheelhorse

Glad you made it up and back . First time trip with an old truck can be an adventure. Hauled any horses yet?

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WVHillbilly520H
7 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Glad you made it up and back . First time trip with an old truck can be an adventure. Hauled any horses yet?

No horses yet, but I did put 2 no name lawn mowers out to pasture...

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WVHillbilly520H

@PeacemakerJack, @ebinmaine, @WHX21, worked the ole C30 some more today got me some asphalt milling to add in front of the paved parking area.

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ebinmaine

Got to love that old truck

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PeacemakerJack

How lucky is Jeff?

Seat time in the awesome square body C30 and then seat time on the :wh: playing with the blade:greetings-clappingyellow:.  On top of that, he even got to do something productive!

 

Well done sir.:notworthy:

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elcamino/wheelhorse

@WVHillbilly520H Don't know what you paid for the C 30 but you are getting your money back . Are you preparing for the big rain we are to get tomorrow ?

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Achto

Always good to get some use out of our toys. :handgestures-thumbupright:  

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1 minute ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

@WVHillbilly520H Don't know what you paid for the C 30 but you are getting your money back . Are you preparing for the big rain we are to get tomorrow ?

Yep I was but now I'm out of commission for a while.

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PeacemakerJack
6 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

 ...now I'm out of commission for a while...

:confusion-scratchheadblue: please explain...:confusion-confused:

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WVHillbilly520H
Just now, PeacemakerJack said:

:confusion-scratchheadblue: please explain...:confusion-confused:

Check out my "Bumps and bruises"

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WVHillbilly520H

Worked the ole C30 some more today took another cord of firewood (easy on easy off just dumped off this time under the green tarp) over to my parents in WV about 170 mile round trip that big block likes its fuel 9-10mpg loaded/unloaded. And 1 after I got back home all "lit" up.

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I have been slowly improving this "Heavy Chevy" to run a bit better and haul a bit more wood or mulch ect... Ended up replacing the exhaust manifolds as the left 1 was cracked (a bird poop weld repair that didn't work) new water pump, T-stat, and hoses, removed the A.I.R. pump added braided plug wire heat shields, replaced the sticking dump hydro control cable and added more side board standards another board higher , also can't forget my new LED back-up lamps.

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Pullstart

When you get that one all finished up, feel free to come up and do some improvements to that old Ford we dubbed Huge Junky!  

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1 hour ago, pullstart said:

When you get that one all finished up, feel free to come up and do some improvements to that old Ford we dubbed Huge Junky!  

I'm sorry Kevin but I personally don't have any Ford wrenchs:ROTF:...

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ebinmaine
21 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

I'm sorry Kevin but I personally don't have any Ford wrenchs:ROTF:...

Yeah you do Jeff. BFH 'n a torch.

 

Said the guy who likes Fords.....

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35 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Yeah you do Jeff. BFH 'n a torch.

 

Said the guy who likes Fords.....

You funny I do personally have a sledge and a splitting mall but no torches of my own...

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ebinmaine
1 minute ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

You funny I do personally have a sledge and a splitting mall but no torches of my own...

I think in most situations you'd be okay with those tools by themselves.

 

I'm also thinking you can substitute the torches for something like a 6ft crowbar.

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Started splitting and loading the wood I sawed up from last year's ice storm damage...

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ebinmaine

Nice to see Jeff. Keep your lower limbs out of the way okay?

 

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WVHillbilly520H
17 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Keep your lower limbs out of the way okay?

 

As in my legs?  From a swinging maul?

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ebinmaine

I was just messing with ya...

 

But now that you mention it I've had a couple of way to close calls with a splitting maul ...

 

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Some more wood split and stacked on the truck.

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