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| | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | I just got to thinking: Is my truck a shortbed or a longbed? Now I don't know. How do you tell? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Jordan,
If you have a 1/2 ton 1954 Chevrolet pickup truck it has a "short" bed (77 1/4" boards). GMC 1/2 ton pick-up trucks were available with a short bed or a long bed (I think that the 3/4 ton trucks of both brands were always the "long" bed (89" boards)).
Tim | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | Ok, so I have the short bed. And all this time I thought that I had a long bed! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | how many lug nuts do you have? 6 is a 1/2 ton, 8 is a 3/4 ton.
1/2 is short and 3/4 is long
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1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | If you have 2 stake pockets ahead of the rear fender its a long box. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | That would be two stake pockets on each side ahead of the rear fender.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | I only have 4. One on each side in the front before the fender, and one on each side after the fender. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | That settles it Jordan, you has yo self a 1/2 ton.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | Well, I knew that! Just people kept replying to what I'd said and I already knew that I had a 1/2 ton, but kept replying. I think I said twice that it was a 1/2 ton? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 829 | I think your truck is a half-ton, Jordan.  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Is your truck a half ton? | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Some of us are hard of hearing. Can you speak louder?  But please, no capitals. THAT IS SHOUTING. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | Now you guys are just trying to make me mad! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I believe the question is, "is my truck a short bed or a long bed."
Seeing Jordan, that it is a 1/2 ton it must be a short bed.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | Now you guys are just trying to make me mad! I think they're just trying to make you laugh. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | Well, they've succeeded if that's what they're trying to do! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 58 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 58 | The longbox on the 1-ton I believe had a 9 ft box. I took the long runningboards off my truck. Their taking up space in my garage.
Dave
1954 custom 1-ton (1 of a kind)
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 143 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 143 | Jordan, You gotta remember that we're old and SLOOOOW-- can't figger these new fangled 'puters out--while we type out responses with one finger, someone who uses TWO fingers beats us to the punch-- of course , we can't tell that till we hit the submit button. We even sometimes send the same message twice! I guess we need tio get the grandsons to respond for us! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | LOL ..well said Grandpa!
JD ..you got lottsa time...you will get it eventually. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | Thanks guys. Got the camera today and I will try to get the pics up soon. | | |
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