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6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) #781586 09/17/2011 11:55 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	I want to see some flatbeds and some 6400's. Anything you got! (Projects, Restorations, Rusty Relics, etc.)

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #781696 09/18/2011 1:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Utah H Husker Shop Shark
Husker Shop Shark H Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 438 Utah	I've got quite a few pics of my '37 flat bed below. Taken a while ago with a not-so-good camera, gives an idea of how the bed was mounted. 1961 Chevy C-20 in the Gallery More truck pics 1937 Chevy 1.5-Ton Dually More pix in Photobucket Two 1942 Nashes

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) Husker #781709 09/18/2011 3:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 Dayton, Maryland. USA B Bill Marlow Camp Commandant
Bill Marlow Camp Commandant B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 Dayton, Maryland. USA	Here my homemade interpration http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1534316673083734483BOMgOB ~ Billy Old Dominion Stovebolt Society: Exotic Animal Division 1946 Chevrolet Cab Over Engine \| In the Gallery \| Video \| More pictures 1959 GMC 860 \| Pictures 1950 GMC 450 Flatbed W/W, Air Brake equipt (25% Owner) \| Pictures 1950 Chevrolet 3800 \| Pictures I've got a trailer and I'm not afraid to use it!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) Bill Marlow #781781 09/18/2011 8:22 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	I love that '46 COE. I love the the grilles on those things! Partially because it looks like the truck has a mustache!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #786551 10/06/2011 7:30 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	Anyone else?

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #786787 10/07/2011 2:26 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point 48bigtrucks 'Bolter
48bigtrucks 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point	Here's my 55.1 6500, Scott Scott Ward 2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters The red one and The snow pusher 1 1950 3100 1 1955.1 Chevy 6500 1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton 1 1955 1st Series COE 5700 1 1963 K20 (454) 1 1964 C10 (350) 1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck 1953 and a 1956 Ford F800 Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jello to a tree!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 48bigtrucks #786788 10/07/2011 2:28 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point 48bigtrucks 'Bolter
48bigtrucks 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point	Here's my 55.1 COE, Scott Scott Ward 2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters The red one and The snow pusher 1 1950 3100 1 1955.1 Chevy 6500 1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton 1 1955 1st Series COE 5700 1 1963 K20 (454) 1 1964 C10 (350) 1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck 1953 and a 1956 Ford F800 Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jello to a tree!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 48bigtrucks #786789 10/07/2011 2:30 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point 48bigtrucks 'Bolter
48bigtrucks 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 Center Point	Here's my 54 6500, Scott Scott Ward 2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters The red one and The snow pusher 1 1950 3100 1 1955.1 Chevy 6500 1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton 1 1955 1st Series COE 5700 1 1963 K20 (454) 1 1964 C10 (350) 1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck 1953 and a 1956 Ford F800 Raising a teenager is like trying to nail Jello to a tree!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 48bigtrucks #786918 10/07/2011 2:42 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 Janesville, Mn R Rich'sToys 'Bolter
Rich'sToys 'Bolter R Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 Janesville, Mn	Mine's not a 6400, but you can see it by clicking below. Rich 1947 Loadmaster 1947 Chev. Loadmaster 1959 Chev. Viking 40 Life is short--eat dessert first!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) Rich'sToys #787159 10/08/2011 8:44 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 8 wisconsin A appaloosas New Guy
appaloosas New Guy A Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 8 wisconsin	Here you go. I just love her. 1951 Chevy 6400 1951 chevy 6400 Last edited by appaloosas; 10/08/2011 9:02 PM.

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) appaloosas #787427 10/10/2011 12:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Maple, North Carolina V Virginiafiretruck Shop Shark
Virginiafiretruck Shop Shark V Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Maple, North Carolina	Mine in the link below!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #787636 10/10/2011 6:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	Those are some amazing trucks! I think dents and scars are just character! Just because it's old, does not mean it has to be restored! Thanks Stovebolt members! Happy trucking! I wonder what will come next. Anyone else want to show off their workhorses, rusty relics, projects, restorations, or just one's out there in the field while in retirement?

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #787716 10/10/2011 11:12 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 466 JAX. FL. C Chris's 46 / 515 'Bolter
Chris's 46 / 515 'Bolter C Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 466 JAX. FL.	Here's another 46 but it's not a flat bed. Bill's stake rack does look real nice! 1946 C.O.E. with a Holmes Traffic King Wrecker

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) Chris's 46 / 515 #787824 10/11/2011 5:48 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	Great COE! Anyone else?

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) appaloosas #787953 10/11/2011 7:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 121 California D dantheman49-6400 Wrench Fetcher
dantheman49-6400 Wrench Fetcher D Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 121 California	Thaas my chebby. 1949 Chevy 6400.bedless:) Thanks to all fellow bolters for helpin get her on the road! http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt202/dantheman176/IMG_1365.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt202/dantheman176/IMG_1366.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt202/dantheman176/IMG_1354.jpg http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt202/dantheman176/IMG_1349.jpg 1949 Chevy 6400 In the Gallery Photobucket pictures

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) dantheman49-6400 #787991 10/11/2011 10:28 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 7 Dallas, TX M modernbeat 'Bolter
modernbeat 'Bolter M Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 7 Dallas, TX	Those look like RH5 wheels on the drive axle. Widder-Makers!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) dantheman49-6400 #787992 10/11/2011 10:31 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	I have always wondered what that lever is below the left side of the glovebox that is seen in the pictures by dantheman49-6400. Can anyone tell me?

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #787994 10/11/2011 10:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 121 California D dantheman49-6400 Wrench Fetcher
dantheman49-6400 Wrench Fetcher D Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 121 California	the lever your referring to is the parking brake. 1949 Chevy 6400 In the Gallery Photobucket pictures

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) dantheman49-6400 #788011 10/11/2011 11:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	Thanks! I was wondering where the parking brake was!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #788287 10/12/2011 9:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	Anyone else, or did everyone decide to ?

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #788299 10/12/2011 10:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 88 Western PA V vwlfan Wrench Fetcher
vwlfan Wrench Fetcher V Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 88 Western PA	Here are some phots of my 54 GMC COE with a mid-west grain bed. 1954 GMC 350 COE

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) vwlfan #788311 10/12/2011 11:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	Love the COE!! What is the story behind it?

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #788318 10/12/2011 11:19 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 114 Raleigh, North Carolina O oldiron57 Shop Shark
oldiron57 Shop Shark O Joined: May 2008 Posts: 114 Raleigh, North Carolina	I've got a '57 6400 series flatbed dump, just click on my link below, its also posted in the Stovebolt Gallery section. 1957 Chevrolet 6400 flatbed dump In the Gallery Webshot pix 1942 Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 1962 Chevrolet M80 tractor

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #788343 10/13/2011 1:03 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 62 ,Pa J Jay R 'Bolter
Jay R 'Bolter J Joined: May 2011 Posts: 62 ,Pa	Just picked up 1952 6400 in June of 11 miles on working speedo is 32818 [URL=http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f202/j2smokeless/?action=view&current=P1030701.jpg][/url] Last edited by J2d8; 10/13/2011 1:04 AM.

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) Jay R #788361 10/13/2011 1:51 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 88 Western PA V vwlfan Wrench Fetcher
vwlfan Wrench Fetcher V Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 88 Western PA	I have had the COE for about 2 years now. The truck is almost all original except for an earlier repaint of the cab exterior.

1946 6400 to keep me out of trouble (and money) 1955_Chevy_6400 #788425 10/13/2011 4:07 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 Portland, OR USA L LevisPop Wrench Fetcher
LevisPop Wrench Fetcher L Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 78 Portland, OR USA	Here is my new 6400 project - a 1946 cab/chassis minus a bed. I believe I will make a dumping flat bed out of it. That is a decision that is a long way off because this has been sitting a long, long time. In a previous life (that ended 30 years ago) it was a gravel dump truck in Colorado. I am in the process of trailering it to Portland, OR. Home tomorrow! 10/13/11 WHY ARE THEY CALLED ART DECO??? [IMG]http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z474/LevisPop/1946ChevyTruck.jpg[/IMG] Milk the cows you have

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #788566 10/13/2011 6:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 120 Plymouth, CT USA J JD49 'Bolter
JD49 'Bolter J Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 120 Plymouth, CT USA	The 4400 is a Flatbed/dump & the 3800 is a dump, soon to be a flatbed/dump. Handy to have around. Oh and the GMC towing the 3800 home is another flatbed...Duramax/Allison. Not mine...a friends. 1954 4400 1954 3800 Jim D. '41 Chevy 1-Ton Pickup/dump...292" 4-speed w/Ranger OD ... Newest Truck '54 Chevy 3800 Dump........New Truck! '54 Chevy 4400 flatbed/dump, Gone to my brother-in-law '13 GMC 1500 daily driver ... 5.3 6-speed auto just turned 13k miles '01 Chevy 2500hd, might be my new daily driver ... 6.0 / 4L80-E

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) JD49 #788608 10/13/2011 9:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	I love them all! And by the way JD49, why did you trailer that green truck? Did it not fit on that other trucks flat bed? It loks like it mihgt have been able to!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #791548 10/23/2011 8:30 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8 Mpumalanga, South Africa B Buks New Guy
Buks New Guy B Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8 Mpumalanga, South Africa	Here is my '46 2 ton which still needs to be restored, but it is running very well. Due to spending its life in a very arid and hot part of South Africa (Northern Cape for those who know SA) there is no rust. Hope the link works. http://s1187.photobucket.com/albums/z386/Buks_vandenBerg/My%201946%20Chevy%202%20ton/

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) Buks #791863 10/24/2011 10:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock 1 1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark
1955_Chevy_6400 Shop Shark 1 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Lubbock	That is a very solid truck! I especially love the grilles on those! Anyone else have a truck to show off? Restored, or a rusty relic is welcome!

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) 1955_Chevy_6400 #793024 10/28/2011 12:48 PM
Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,470 Skyline, Alabama John Milliman Bond Villain
John Milliman Bond Villain Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,470 Skyline, Alabama	Originally Posted by 1955_Chevy_6400 Anyone else have a truck to show off? Restored, or a rusty relic is welcome! Go to our Gallery (In the menu bar at the top of the page) -- many users of this site have posted pictures of their trucks and stories about them. Approximately 3,000 trucks in there and many are Big Bolts -- it should keep you busy for days Hey Coaldawg -- Your truck ... I still don't get it ... Regards, John ~ John "We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are" 1948 International Farmall Super A 1949 Chevrolet 3804 In the Legacy Gallery \| In the Gallery Forum 1973 IH 1310 Dump 2001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie" 2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley)

Re: 6400s and flatbeds.(COE or not, lets see 'em!) John Milliman #793207 10/28/2011 11:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 Dayton, Maryland. USA B Bill Marlow Camp Commandant
Bill Marlow Camp Commandant B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,393 Dayton, Maryland. USA	Thats ok, my buddy Rickshaw gets it!!!! ~ Billy Old Dominion Stovebolt Society: Exotic Animal Division 1946 Chevrolet Cab Over Engine \| In the Gallery \| Video \| More pictures 1959 GMC 860 \| Pictures 1950 GMC 450 Flatbed W/W, Air Brake equipt (25% Owner) \| Pictures 1950 Chevrolet 3800 \| Pictures I've got a trailer and I'm not afraid to use it!

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