OT: Haulin' with the 'gate down...Was Trucks

Wes Stewart · 2005-03-08T20:34:57+00:00

One caution about hauling lumber that is longer than the truck bed by leaving the tailgate down. I did this once. Had about thirty carefully selected, straight KD twobys in the PU. Lashed those babies in with lots of rope and trucker's hitches. They weren't going anywhere. Came to a stoplight and I'm in the left of three lanes. An eighth mile ahead I need to be in the right lane to get on the interstate. No problem, I'll just out drag the other two cars and change lanes. Light goes green and I take off. In the coefficient of friction v. acceleration contest, acceleration wins and a bunch of twobys start dropping on the street. So I slam on the brakes and scoot what's left of them back into the truck. Now to make a U-turn I have to go under the interstate to the next light and turn around. As I do I can see in the rearview that some good Samaritans have parked their truck on the side of the road and are dragging the lumber out of the traffic lanes. Whew, I can relax. When I finally get back to the scene, the "good Samaritans" have loaded my lumber in their truck and left the scene.

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Fly-by-Night CC 21 years ago

6-7?!?! What you got for rear ends in those things? My 427/390 gets in the neighborhood of 16-18mpg (3.08 rear).

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Mark & Juanita 21 years ago

Probably just as well; my aunt (mom's twin) who sold it to me when I was in high school probably would still be upset with me if I sold it now. Her dad gave it to her, and she drove it all the way to 1976.

Must be something about Larks and memories.

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Grant P. Beagles 21 years ago

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Me too! I had a red 59 Lark VI that I put a 259 V8 into. I sure wish I had that car now!!

Grant

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Grant P. Beagles 21 years ago

The R-4 engine was in the Avanti. The Lark had the 6 or a 259 V8. I don't remember if they put the 289 into the Lark or not.

Grant

George wrote:

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Grant P. Beagles 21 years ago

If its close to Dallas I'd be interested!

Grant

Charlie Self wrote:

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Jerry Maple 21 years ago

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Mark & Juanita 21 years ago

:-)

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Charlie Self 21 years ago

Pink...

With black trim...

Only one at my school

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