A friend of mine trades and repairs trucks, mostly semi-trucks,
but gets just about anything in his yard. With scrap metal
going for what it is, he had contracted with a scrap dealer to
remove the bent frames, wrecked cabs, etc. Sitting next to
the 'claw' was this '49 1-1/2 ton Chevy:
http://home.alltel.net/bf63349/truck49.JPGI had seen the truck in his yard before, but I am working
on a 47 Kenworth, and didn't want another project. Later in the
day, I had to ask if he was really going to crush it, and he
admitted he was, and that it even ran well. I took pity on it,
and asked if he would sell it to me for the scrap price, so
$250 and a 3-hour labor trade later, its now mine. I even
got another door, some original clearance lights and other small
parts from another cab he was going to crush.
Cab corners have some rust down low, but thats about it. I
got in running, brakes pumped up, and the hoist works. But now
it snowed here in Nebraska, so its on hold. I need to replace
the wood on the deck, but not sure what I will do with the truck
when its done, so it might have to be sold in the spring.
Has anybody seen a bumper guard like that before? Is that
chevy or some aftermarket thing?
Love this site!
Brian
