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Hello I am new to this site but I do belong to a couple of others . I have recently aquired a old chev 5 ton truck in very good condition except for cab corners and a small hole in each fender and a hole in the drivers side windshield it is in roadworthy shape it had been a farm truck and is original except that someone has rigged an electric motor on the 2 speed rearend lever to switch it from high to low. Now my problem, there is no ownership and thus no idea what year it was made. I will put down all the info I have and mabe someone can tell me the year, motor size and anything else that will be of help. I am located in canada and I saved this truck from a local scrap yard where I was doing some work. Serial # 3178302454 model 1783 engine42224 body serial #251 GVRW 16000 LBS. As I said it was in a scrap yard along with an old truck with a rocker style dump box it looked like someone put a dump box on Jed Clampetts truck and it turned out to be a real mix. The frame is out of who knows what but its old the motor,trans and rearend are supposed to be out of 55 chev the cab while cut off athe dash and no doors is from a 30sor 40s International.If I can ever figure out how to post pictures I will post pics of both.

Model 1783 gvw 16000lb., is going to be a 3 ton Canadien Chevrolet. No such thing as a 5 ton Chevy, in the pre 1955 trucks. Got any pictures.

yes of both but I cant figure out how to post I will see if my daughter can help me.Thanks for the info that it is a 3 ton its a start.

Hy olddozer and guys, 31783 would be a 1953 Chevrolet 3 ton as Spanky said, it was powered by a GMC engine, probably a 248, hope that helps.

thanks 3B that is a great help I now know that its a 53 and a 3 ton not a 5 as I thought I wish I could figure this picture stuff out but my daughter will be over in a week and ill get her to do it.Your info now leeds me to another question or 2 Ill place them later.

Welcome to the site olddozer. Looks like we are from the same province, have the same year truck and are the same age. If you hang around you will get to learn a lot here, I know I did.

Well 1953 panel Im a lot closer than you think Im in gravenhurst about an hour north west on hwy 11 could be we could meet up some day at least your in farm country all bush and tourists up here old trucks like these are eye soars and junk to them Ive seen about 20 or more go to the crusher in the last 2 years including a 40s panel and I was not able to save any thing from it it had all the door handles and name plates and hood was good but with these tourist towns you cant save stuff oh well at least now with being hooked up to stovebolts maybe I can save a little history when I find it.

My Chevelle mechanic is at Bracebridge, I go up about once a year. I get up to Orillia quite a bit, in my work.

olddozer,
welcome to the Stovebolt! We are moving to Bracebridge in May, my truck included! By the way, have you noticed the 50s Chev 3 Ton sitting off to the side of the soutbound HWY 11, just south of Gravenhurst? I have always wanted to take a photo when driving by.


Fred

I saw that truck, looks lonely. I'm not allowed to get any more old vehicles.

Here is a photo of the truck that I mentioned. It is a bit blury but it is the best I have.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/562264222ksUNfk

Nice to here and that truck is only 3 miles south of me same side of the road and that 3 ton is for sale and has been for about 10 yrs . I live where the kahshe river goes under hwy 11 but where my 1 truck is and the other will be when the snow goes is only 5 miles from bracebridge . Are you coming up here to work or retire.

I am sort of semi retired now so I am coming up to retire and enjoy life! We will be moving into one of the new houses across from the new community centre. I am really looking forward to the move.

That old truck would make a good photo for the abandon truck calendar that Hemmings puts out.

Well I can certanly try and get a better pic for you and I got some info for you the place you are moveing into across from the high school the company I work for did the water sewer and the road I did some of the dozer work till I told the foreman he was an idiot and told him to do it himself still with the same company but dont work with that foreman anymore. Lots of old iron up this way out inthe country side I have a T6 international dozer needs engine replaced also a garden tractor size front end loader have to swap over to another tractor frames broke and a miniture grader made up kinda like jed the truck bits and pieces.

Well for any of my fellow Canadians needing to check for year of manufacture and any other info try the GM canada site for Canada they say they have records in thier archives and they will send you a package fo 35 dollars I have not tried it yet but when I do I'll let you know how it goes.