Ben's Yard Truck Service :)

[JumperAndSon]

Well today I went out and hauled a bunch of scrap wood from our last home renovation project and I decided to take a few snapshots:

My yard truck A.K.A. The "Yeller Truck"

1981 Chevy C10 Deluxe. Regular cab, short bed, two wheel drive, 250 straight six, automatic.

The wood pile:

This was about halfway through the process.

It's amazing how much stuff I can actually haul in the shortbed:

[JumperAndSon]

Of course I gotta get a little mud on the tires

Which is all well and good till dad has to pull it out with the suburban because I got it stuck.

(No photo because I was too ashamed to take one)

But finally, after much throwing, heaping, pulling, rooster-tailing, and a whole lot of fun, the pile was successfully moved

Ben

[JumperAndSon]

My favorite picture of the day

Ben

[tkobes43]

you should have used the old loadstar in the back round.

Tom

[JumperAndSon]

you should have used the old loadstar in the back round.

Tom

That would have been a little bit of a pain in the butt. The yeller truck is much more manuverable and easier to drive

Ben

[umodelnut]

Your lucky you got to run your yard truck. Remember your cousin heres buisness, Vinny's Dump Truck Service? Well, that only runs in the summer. Ye ole 78 Ford is out back at Papas near the barn. I drove it out there a couple weeks ago though when I was last there. Suckers cold bloded bad though. Took us a few tries to get her goin. But, I had to pull around the backhoe, then back up, get on the road "sand road", and drive her out. Got er' up to second gear. Movin pretty quick. Sounds good too, no exaust. Heres a picture I took of her after I parked it. I think we might fix it up this summer. Needs some bondo, tune up, new bed, I painted the passenger mirror with chrome spray paint this past summer. Put some duct tape over the broken plastic inside. And cleaned out the whole cab.

[tkobes43]

That would have been a little bit of a pain in the butt. The yeller truck is much more manuverable and easier to drive

Ben

Still think the loadstar would have been a lot more fun... Whats it got for a engine?

Tom

[vision386]

Well,you're off to a good start! you got a CHEVROLET pickup! (just don't try an put a detroit in it) LOL!............................................Mark

[JTFormula]

Can't go wrong with a short bed standard cab for maneuverability.

[JumperAndSon]

Your lucky you got to run your yard truck. Remember your cousin heres buisness, Vinny's Dump Truck Service? Well, that only runs in the summer. Ye ole 78 Ford is out back at Papas near the barn. I drove it out there a couple weeks ago though when I was last there. Suckers cold bloded bad though. Took us a few tries to get her goin. But, I had to pull around the backhoe, then back up, get on the road "sand road", and drive her out. Got er' up to second gear. Movin pretty quick. Sounds good too, no exaust. Heres a picture I took of her after I parked it. I think we might fix it up this summer. Needs some bondo, tune up, new bed, I painted the passenger mirror with chrome spray paint this past summer. Put some duct tape over the broken plastic inside. And cleaned out the whole cab.

I know what you mean, Cousin. I only get to run the yard truck as long as it doesn't snow. Once it snows, it's slumber time for that rig. And it has the good ole thrifty six with no exhaust on it and man it sounds wonderful. And I'm with you on cleaning out the cab too. You see the black toobox in the front of the bed? It's completely filled with various tools and equipment. Before I got the toolbox, all of the stuff used to be inside the cab and it was a complete disaster. But I took the time one day and cleaned everything out and organized it all into the toolbox and now everything is all neat and tidy

Ben

[JumperAndSon]

Still think the loadstar would have been a lot more fun... Whats it got for a engine?

Tom

345 International gas motor with a 5 speed/2 speed rearend.

Ben

[JumperAndSon]

Can't go wrong with a short bed standard cab for maneuverability.

That's the truth too. I can whip that thing around just about everywhere, just as long as it's dry

Ben

[mike69mackman]

I agree with t bone the international is much more fun! As for pickups , if it ain't a dodge it ain't a truck . This should start an interesting discussion

[Superdog]

I agree with t bone the international is much more fun! As for pickups , if it ain't a dodge it ain't a truck . This should start an interesting discussion

my '93 Dodge 4x4 dually,5.9 Cummins with a 5 speed

[1977vega]

You coulda just grabbed some beers and a 55 gallon drum and had a nice lil fire. Would've been a lot less work!

[slpwlker]

No wonder you got stuck only little boys wear bowties lol. My 98 Dodge 12 valve 5.9 Cummins with a 5 speed. Biggest drawback I miss from a gas engine is it is a nose heavy bastard

[JumperAndSon]

I will say that if I had my choice of any stock pickup, it would be a GMC Duramax or a Ram w/Cummins. But a dodge gasser is just as good as a _peterbilt

Ben

[umodelnut]

I know what you mean, Cousin. I only get to run the yard truck as long as it doesn't snow. Once it snows, it's slumber time for that rig. And it has the good ole thrifty six with no exhaust on it and man it sounds wonderful. And I'm with you on cleaning out the cab too. You see the black toobox in the front of the bed? It's completely filled with various tools and equipment. Before I got the toolbox, all of the stuff used to be inside the cab and it was a complete disaster. But I took the time one day and cleaned everything out and organized it all into the toolbox and now everything is all neat and tidy

Ben

The dump trucks can had about 2 feet of sand on the floor insde. There was beer cans, various bottle, brush cutters, and a buncha garbage.

[JumperAndSon]

Remember fellas, that's just a raggedy YARD truck. The 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive Suburban doesn't get stuck.

Tim

[Green Dash]

I've had 2-250 c.i. Chevy's. One was in a '68 Impala and you could've squeezed 2 more of those engines under that hood and had room to spare. It was a tough little engine and a pleasure to work on.

[j hancock]

Hey!

Do you have permit for hauling scrap around?

DOT is everywhere.

Have fun and don't get stuck.

[JumperAndSon]

Do you have permit for hauling scrap around?

DOT is everywhere.

Yea, I got my official Class 1 Jumperandson-Issue Unfragile Cargo Permit

Ben

[farmer52]

Here you go Ben...

[JumperAndSon]

Here you go Ben...

That is cool and all, but we need to refer back to the fact that is a YARD TRUCK and it shan't be modified beyond it's current configuration. As long as the motor in it runs, that motor is gonna stay there. If that motor quits running, then my dad is gonna scrap the truck. But we do have a 3-53 that will eventually go into a cool truck or car someday

Ben

[other dog]

I've had 2-250 c.i. Chevy's. One was in a '68 Impala and you could've squeezed 2 more of those engines under that hood and had room to spare. It was a tough little engine and a pleasure to work on.

That is indeed a tough engine. I had one in a '68 Camaro when I was 19 or 20 years old. The rear main bearing seal leaked really bad, but I never fixed it because I was intending on putting the 350 out of my Nova in it. I lived in Cumberland,Va. at the time and I would fill it up with oil- cheap oil too,reprocessed or whatever- then overfill it a quart, drive it to Richmond on Friday nights, and by the time I got back to Powhatan on the way home the oil light would be on and it would knock like hell the rest of the way home. Then i'd fill it back up with oil the next day and it would quit knocking and be good as new. Did that many times with that old car.