Keep in mind guys that these trucks are not meant for highway use, nor are they ever gonna see any heavy use. My truck is a survivor from an old Junk yard that went away when the 90 something owner passed away. The family came in and scrapped everything!!! Luckily a couple good guys that knew what was good stuff and got them to sell off some vehicles before they fell under the crusher.
This truck survived as it was still in use and used up til the end. I love the truck due to it's cobbled together history, and what Junk yard owners did back in the day before giant loaders and such started ruling the yards.
All my running trucks have to earn their keep in one way or another, so it's gonna get some use but I'm well aware that it's not an engineered solution, so I'll always apply caution when using it.
Tony's truck's that he's done were built in the same Spirit, some guys want a bone stock truck, some want a hot rod, we want period correct junk yard rigs. Tony built another one I know I've got pictures of somewhere, that was for a fella that runs a junkyard down in Tony's neck of the woods. It was built to match the 41-46 Truck that the owner of the yards dad built back in the day to work the yard. The Winch was built out of a Big GMC Rear end, with one side cut off and capped. These guys built these rigs with whatever they had laying around the yard. Some of them employ some pretty innovative solutions and engineering for their day.
It was common to see old Military surplus tires on these trucks. They were good in the mud, thick and cheaply acquired at the time.
Yeah, Woog' it was pretty funny old guys at the tire shop said they don't let the Young-ins mess with this stuff on their own. Secretly I think they like working on it, prob. brakes the monotony of Aluminum wheels and 4X4 stuff they usually get.
Mongo
