But, but, but…..how many of us are using our vintage or classic trucks as, well trucks?
and those of us that do still haul something once in a while, are they ever fully loaded?
Heck the most I've ever hauled in my 3604 was a 235 engine that I just had to drag home.
Usually it's just a bag of grocery’s or case of beer so I‘m 100% of the time way under
weight. In fact I probably weigh in under what my fellow 1950 four door sedan does with five passengers, their luggage and a full tank of gas.
I suppose, no..…..I no doubt will get a bunch of flack for daring to say this from a few,
but I personally think that anyone who's intention it is to use a half century or older truck
to do the same job that it was expected to do when it was new needs to re-evaluate his
intentions.
A modern day 2000> vintage truck is built 10 times better from the get go, it has the
suspension, the bearings, the power train, the brake system to handle the loads that its
designed for. I just feel that asking my '50, 3600 to do a days work is like asking a 70 year
old to put in a 10 hour day digging ditches like he was expected to do when he was 20,
and like my truck, I'm that 70 year old. And I see nothing wrong with us both being
retired after a long productive life.
So what I’m saying Bill, is I wouldn't worry at all about using an auto tire on my truck.
But if someone is fool enough to load a ton of gravel in the back of his 1948, 3104 then
yes, he had better heed your advice and have tires that are rated for the load.
DG
