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| | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52 | I have just purchased a 1954 Chevy pulpwood truck. Ok it is a reagular truck that the PO welded some stubs on to haul pulpwood. My question is this guy said it was a 1ton. Why the back looks like a 1ton. the Cab forward looks like a 3/4 ton. The serial number on the door jamb begins with a J as I belive this means 3/4 ton. Is that correct? What I believe happend is someone cut the frame right behind the cab and welded on a 1 ton rear.
Kenny Broomfield | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Pictures?
But even from pictures a 1 ton rear looks like a 3/4 ton, only difference would be brakes, and or dual wheels in many cases.
Grigg | | | | | 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 | Hey Kenney, I'm not sure may folks know what pulpwood is now that it is all "longstick".
Back in the 60's I cut my share of "short stick" pulpwood and have been around it since I was a little kid. I have seen MANY trucks STRETCHED to haul a longer load while some guys working by themselves would prefer to cut the chassis and only haul a couple cord at a time. More research may reveal what your truck started out as.....but not necessarily what you have now.
Whew, the thoughts of loading pulpwood (by hand like the old days) makes my back really hurt! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52 | Pictures?
But even from pictures a 1 ton rear looks like a 3/4 ton, only difference would be brakes, and or dual wheels in many cases.
Grigg That is the funny thing. I have a 551st that is a 3/4 it has maybe 10 springs on back, unsure exact number. This "1 ton" has about 10 big springs and than about 5 springs ontop of that in a double set of springs aragement. It does have duals with bigger brakes than my 3/4. I am not sure that the rear end is even from a Chevy. I think it is because of the brakes but not positive. I will try to get pictures to put on this site soon. Kenny Broomfield | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52 | Hey Kenney, I'm not sure may folks know what pulpwood is now that it is all "longstick".
Back in the 60's I cut my share of "short stick" pulpwood and have been around it since I was a little kid. I have seen MANY trucks STRETCHED to haul a longer load while some guys working by themselves would prefer to cut the chassis and only haul a couple cord at a time. More research may reveal what your truck started out as.....but not necessarily what you have now.
Whew, the thoughts of loading pulpwood (by hand like the old days) makes my back really hurt! The really funny thing is both my trucks 55 1st 3/4 and now a 54 "1ton" were used to haul pulpwood with the PO. Although my 3/4 had just a 1/2 inch plate welded in bed to do the job. Kenny Broomfield | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 171 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 171 | yeah i'm sure glad i've never had to do that! they've all been scrapped now, but here in AR all kinds of old chevys were used to haul pulp wood. these guys weren't rich anyway & they used what they had or could get for little or nothing. i've seen 1/2 ton trucks with 1 ton or larger rearend/chassis welded on. often these guys were in the salvage bisuness too. my dad & i stopped at a yard one time & they were putting a 440 dodge eng. in an IH truck for pulp wood use!
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