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| | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 942 | Spanky,
Saw a picture of your L-80 Wrecker.
Just wondering what the specs were on the truck.
It seems pretty much comparible to the '62 GMC 6500 I used to drive, altho that truck was a Conventional Cab.
It had a 478 V-6, 5-Speed Trans, 2-Speed Rear Axel, Air Brakes, 10-20 Tires on Spoke Wheels, with a GVW of about 32,000 Lbs. I believe it had 9 Fronts and 23 Rears.
It really should have had 12 Fronts from the factory, as we would load it to the max many times. When the truck got reconditioned, they added about 3 extra leafs to the front which brought it up to around 12. The truck had unbelieve-able torque. At the freight yard, if a fully loaded rail car was not lined up to the dock just right, I would hook a chain to it and pull it up with no problem.
'60-'72 Chev/GMC Fan
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | I sold that truck about 2 years ago, to a guy (Dunns Wrecker Srervice) in Raleigh, N.C. I puchased it out of Fayetteville, N.C., where it had spent all it's life. The guy in Raleigh had been trying to buy it for many years, but was unable to. I purchased it from the original owners wife, & Dunn tracked it down to me after I had it around 3, or 4 years. It was powered by a big block 409 engine, 5 spd. Spicer Trans, with a 23000lb. Eaton 2 spd. rear axle. Front axle was the Heavy Duty 11000lb. axle. This was Heaviest spec'd "L" series you could have bought back in 1965. It also had Factory power steering, & full air brakes. I also had a 1960 Chevy L80 Tractor, at the same time, that had a 348 eng., 5 spd. trans, 18000lb. Eaton rear axle, p.steering, & full air brakes. Had a Red '64 Chevy L60H LCF also. | | |
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