Our Company Trucks...and a Nice tow I had

[catlin_cava]

So I've been told to post up a couple pictures of our trucks...and well today I got a really sweet tow so I got a couple pictures also
Mines the Black Chev C4500 "the black sheep" and the other driver has the 2003 Peterbilt



And today I pulled this baby out of a shed, been sitting for 12 years and its in Mint shape...
1962 Chevrolet 2 (early nova)

[burn_your_money]

Shiny chrome! lol

Why would you be moving a Nova in the saltiest time of year?

[catlin_cava]

Shiny chrome! lol

Why would you be moving a Nova in the saltiest time of year?

It got bought and I just pulled it out of the car port when I got there, and unloaded it into another garage lol

[foxracer1]

Awesome Chevy II!

[diesel smoke]

Nice! 

Our company trucks suck... F-150's. Eww. The one I use sometimes is gutless with a V6, but at least it has a 5 speed manual... and is only useful in 3rd. 4th and 5th are just geared too tall.

[macka]

I have a Ford F750, it is gutlessssssssssss

[diesel smoke]

Will it loose speed worse than a VW bus going up a slight hill? I swear my bus is quicker in top gear than the truck in top gear.

[truckinwagen]

nice looking trucks, what kind of transmission does the chevy have in it?

I have never driven a tilt top before, but have plenty of hours driving a mack pulling a 50' duckbill lowboy around.
that and way too many hours in a ten yard end dump
pretty mind numbing work after a little while...

-Owen

[catlin_cava]

I have a Ford F750, it is gutlessssssssssss

I saw the short bus yesterday on its way to NAPA  

nice looking trucks, what kind of transmission does the chevy have in it?

I have never driven a tilt top before, but have plenty of hours driving a mack pulling a 50' duckbill lowboy around.
that and way too many hours in a ten yard end dump
pretty mind numbing work after a little while...


-Owen

All our trucks are standard except for our little 3/4ton service truck. Mines got a 6speed in it. Its pretty peppy in down but once I get onto the highway loaded its a gutless pig. I lost my speed going up a hill at a 100Kph towing a 3/4 dodge 4x4 and I was down to 60 trying to make the hill...AND ITS NOT A BAD GRADE!!!!
We do have a wrecker but its for BIG trucks. The rollbacks are nice for anything. Especially at an accident.

[Rabbit on Roids]

dude, if i were you, i would have just told the people that owned it, that you lost it. thats a friggen rare car. ive never personally seen a convertible. 62's were a rare year too, any car from that year. too bad its not a bubble back window car. they were REALLY rare. so yea, tell them you lost it, right into your garage. HAHAHA.

[catlin_cava]

dude, if i were you, i would have just told the people that owned it, that you lost it. thats a friggen rare car. ive never personally seen a convertible. 62's were a rare year too, any car from that year. too bad its not a bubble back window car. they were REALLY rare. so yea, tell them you lost it, right into your garage. HAHAHA.

LOL the owner was following me    The boss called me "Yea I have a tow for you...its a 62 Nova convertible...BE F***ING CAREFUL WITH THAT CAR!!!" lol Normally its the other driver that does antique cars and trucks. But he was out of town with the truck

[Turbinepowered]

Nice! 

Our company trucks suck... F-150's. Eww. The one I use sometimes is gutless with a V6, but at least it has a 5 speed manual... and is only useful in 3rd. 4th and 5th are just geared too tall.

Ewww, F150? That's not a work truck, that's a toy!

Local independent wrecker around here has an old school F350 Dually based tilt... with a DD 8v71 twin turbo shoehorned under the hood (and body, as I think he said it's rear-mount turbos...).

That thing is loud when it rattles to life first thing in the morning...

[truckinwagen]

Local independent wrecker around here has an old school F350 Dually based tilt... with a DD 8v71 twin turbo shoehorned under the hood (and body, as I think he said it's rear-mount turbos...).

That thing is loud when it rattles to life first thing in the morning...

we have an end dump with a 8v71, gutless pig...
and we have a piece of crushing equipment powered by a 16v149( a really huge motor that makes an unbelievable racket, and about 1000HP)

so your tilt top has a six speed eh', must be nice.
does it act like a standard(clutch works between gears) or a real truck?

I am so used to shifting without a clutch that I rarely use it anymore in anything I drive.

[diesel smoke]

Nice! 

Our company trucks suck... F-150's. Eww. The one I use sometimes is gutless with a V6, but at least it has a 5 speed manual... and is only useful in 3rd. 4th and 5th are just geared too tall.

Ewww, F150? That's not a work truck, that's a toy!

Yep. F-150. We never use it to tow anything, just for hauling stuff. I really hate the way the engine acts when you shift. Normally when I upshift, I'll depress the clutch and let off of the accelerator at the same time and then shift. In the truck if I do that, the engine will rev up briefly when you depress the clutch. It's stupid. You have to let off the accelerator for a sec, then clutch.  Makes accelerating quickly and smoothly difficult.

[catlin_cava]

so your tilt top has a six speed eh', must be nice.
does it act like a standard(clutch works between gears) or a real truck?

I am so used to shifting without a clutch that I rarely use it anymore in anything I drive.

Yea 6 speed standard with a clutch that takes all my force to push in...I only use the clutch when I'm in town.