[FC] re: FC trips

[Clark Hartzel]

A friend of mine had a machine shop in his garage and machined cast iron
hydraulic manifolds for his customers.  He hauled big steel wire bins full
of these manifolds in his Greenbrier.  They probably weighed 2500 pounds and
he needed a forklift to load the bin in the side.  After a year of doing
this, almost every spot weld that held the vehicle together broke, leaving
the truck a flexy-flyer!  He eventually scrapped the body and saved the
powertrain for the next project.
Clark Hartzel

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Subject: Re: [FC] re: FC trips


I used my 64 Rampside extensively as I was landscaping my first home 20
years
ago:  I've hauled loads of redwood bark heaped up to the bedrails; I've
hauled 12 eight foot railroad ties (at least 1800 lbs, probably more); and I
repeatedly hauled 1&1/2 yards of rock, estimated at 2500 lbs - now that was
pretty
much at the limit - the truck squated down with the springs almost fully
compressed, and it was extremely hard to turn, and I dared only go about 15
mph.
Fortunately, the rockyard was only about 2 miles from home.  The other
noteworthy haul was an old 800 lb upright piano - took 4 guys and one
Rampside to do
the job!  The Rampside is one terrific truck!

Larry Hickerson
Albuquerque
63 Rampside (show winner)
64 Rampside (awaiting restoration)
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