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#1243109 11/13/2017 2:38 AM
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I finally found a flat bed I liked. got it put on and loaded it up. it was little cold today so I went to get some firewood. probably a little under gvwr and I should have put in front of the axle but I made it home ok.
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you need to cover that load! LOL.


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you are probably right. good thing I never left the yard.


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That body looks good Gene! thumbs_up

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Looks good.


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Good to see your bigbolt working. Gotta start somewhere right? Looks nice.


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Nice truck for sure, keep speed down with that load though.


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Nice truck, since you have Dayton wheels, it is easy to find tubeless(22.5) rims for it. What is cold in Carolina?

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Last edited by EdPruss; 11/15/2017 1:03 PM.

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Good looking truck!
The load is deceptive, the rear tires look squatted.

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Good thing the Weights and Measures Police didn't catch ya, that would of been one hell of a ticket.


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cold here is around 50 degrees. real cold is 30. I lived in CO a while and usually the sun made the cold not feel so cold. Cold here usually comes with damp and gray days, no sun. however, I can handle 4 months of it.

I got the wheels at a junk yard from the grumpiest sob I have ever met. tires are a little too big but they were on the wheels so I will run them a while.

Last edited by Gene_Spartan80; 11/16/2017 4:38 AM.

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