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#119042 - 04/10/08 09:45 AM New BIG Truck
28991 Shade Tree Mechanic Registered: 08/13/07 Posts: 98 Loc: Rapid City, South Dakota	Well, I finally did it. I bought this 1954 5700 COE. I've been looking for a cab over for quite a while now. I really like the '54-'55 1st trucks so it had to be one of those two years. The journey to get it yesterday was......well, a real journey. I dropped the kids off at school and hit the road at 7:30 am. Drove from Rapid City to Cody Wyoming and loaded the truck about 2:30 pm. Left Cody at 3:00 pm and beat cheeks for home. By the way, the winch I had recently purchased was worth it's weight in gold. Less than a minute to load! Probably the fastest and farthest this truck has gone in a day. We had predictions of a massive winter storm coming so I drove straight through. 830 miles later I was home about 10:15 pm. Boy does this truck look big sitting on my trailer. It's in really good condition with the exception of the cab corners, no other rust I can find. I'm the second owner and was told the truck was retired about four years ago when the rancher retired. He used it as, get this, a manure spreader. It had a very large turd whirler mounted on the back. The only real damage is an extension to the frame, no big deal, also has a punch in the nose which bent the grill down about two inches. Just hit the center verticle piece, nothing else. I'll get more pictures when it quits snowing. Bruce
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#119048 - 04/10/08 01:24 PM Re: New BIG Truck [Re: 28991]
RUST TO SHINE Registered: 06/23/05 Posts: 947 Loc: Magalia, Calif.	What the hell is a turd whirler? I bet MrMack knows. _________________________ OSCAR ALBRETSEN
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#119051 - 04/10/08 02:02 PM Re: New BIG Truck [Re: RUST TO SHINE]
28991 Shade Tree Mechanic Registered: 08/13/07 Posts: 98 Loc: Rapid City, South Dakota	Hey Oscar, Kinda a "users" name for a manure spreader. Could also be mistaken for a politician. Bruce
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#119056 - 04/10/08 05:20 PM Re: New BIG Truck [Re: 28991]
MrMack Registered: 12/14/01 Posts: 11879 Loc: Central Texas	I'll just say this..."if you are standing close to a manure spreader in action, when the back part passes you, you won't ever have to ask that question again"............ Here is a CLEAR view of a CLEAN M.S. action end.... _________________________ Lone Star Region Chat Group Chapter member http://www.lsrclub.org Life's a long winding trail, ride a good horse!
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#119102 - 04/11/08 07:02 AM Re: New BIG Truck [Re: MrMack]
RUST TO SHINE Registered: 06/23/05 Posts: 947 Loc: Magalia, Calif.	Does Chevrolet make a turd truck? $\:\)$ $\:\)$ _________________________ OSCAR ALBRETSEN
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#119105 - 04/11/08 08:46 AM Re: New BIG Truck [Re: RUST TO SHINE]
28991 Shade Tree Mechanic Registered: 08/13/07 Posts: 98 Loc: Rapid City, South Dakota	Really, really special order only!! $\:D$ Bruce
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