Post a pic of your woodhauler

Here's my 2011 Chevy. I've had dodges for years this is my first Chevy truck and I must say I love it.

Woodsman37
I have always been a ford guy, but I got a company truck - 2010 chevy 1500 like yours. It is pretty nice and was surprised how well it handles a full load. I have hauled a lot for work and one time a full bed of truncated domes (iron handicap ramp plates) and it did fine although it was seriously overloaded and I drove slow. Firewood is lighter and can handle as much as I put in it. I still will probably keep buying ford for my own trucks.

lindnova said:

Woodsman37
I have always been a ford guy, but I got a company truck - 2010 chevy 1500 like yours. It is pretty nice and was surprised how well it handles a full load. I have hauled a lot for work and one time a full bed of truncated domes (iron handicap ramp plates) and it did fine although it was seriously overloaded and I drove slow. Firewood is lighter and can handle as much as I put in it. I still will probably keep buying ford for my own trucks.

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Well said, Ford trucks is the northlands most favored truck and up here any one working in the logging trade usually drives a F350 truck. I'll miss the St. Paul truck plant. I've been through their tours many times and it always amazed me seeing them made.

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What species of wood is that ?.....on the way to work, I pass one that's been down for almost a year, was thinking of knocking the door

hermancm said:

The T18 has a PTO on the side but I've never heard of it being used by anyone.

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I pulled one of those T18 out of a 250, put it in a old 67 Bronco and powered a non stopable winch with it.

edit; hadn't thought about that rig in years. Actually put the 4sp granny in for the gearing to replace the whimpy "3 on the tree" and drove the winch from the tranfer case giving me a 4 sp winch with reverse (with the xfer case in neutral). Wish I still had that old beater!

711mhw said:

I pulled one of those T18 out of a 250, put it in a old 67 Bronco and powered a non stopable winch with it.

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I'd love to have a 1st generation Bronco again! They're collected now though so out of my range.

Had that '67 then later got a 77, the last year. Allways wanted the old FJ? original Toyota LC. A buddy had one we swapped in a sb chevy with a muncy 4sp. Trouble!

hermancm said:

Well said, Ford trucks is the northlands most favored truck and up here any one working in the logging trade usually drives a F350 truck. I'll miss the St. Paul truck plant. I've been through their tours many times and it always amazed me seeing them made.

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We have a lot of Fords F250 thru F550's in our company. I have one of the three Chevys. The HD Fords do hold up for us very well towing and hauling forms and such in the concrete business. We have a few early 90's trucks holding on with 460s, several modular V10's and 3 - 6.7 diesels. All have been good. The F350 with the diesel is the perfect foreman truck as it is ok on fuel, reliable for high milage and tons of power to pull skid loaders all day long. Glad we missed any of the 04-10 diesels. The form and finisher trucks are all gas as they just don't drive enough miles to justify the extra cost of a diesel. I never went to the St. Paul plant but wish I had. I like seeing manufacturing plants & foundry's.

Am I the only one who always reads, "F350," with a Philly accent?

"Eff Tree Fiddy," baby!

59Cummins said:

Cummins Power. Last run of the 5.9, wish it was a long bed though. Love cutting wood in the Rockies. Get to play with the bears and pole cats for a little bonus...

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That there looks like a load of lodgepole, which was just starting to get a little punky, judging by the orange color in the center. Still burns fine, though.

711mhw said:

Had that '67 then later got a 77, the last year. Allways wanted the old FJ? original Toyota LC. A buddy had one we swapped in a sb chevy with a muncy 4sp. Trouble!

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I thought the last year was 76 but I'm not up on them like I was. I remember a show called trucks restored one. I hate that show! Humm... And I saw one in the show Lost, and Ted "I'll be in jail or dead if O is reelected" Nugent has a gnarly one I see. I don't know a lot about the Muncy gear boxes but I haven't heard much good about them. Everyone says the T18 is a solid shiftey.

Quentin2 said:

Here's a pic of my dodge 3/4 ton gas engine. Not ideal, I hate the short bed it's only 6'3". I bought this from an insurance auction using my iPhone for pics and bidding, it was a rollover. A little bondo and some glass and she's good as new, (well sort of)
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With a 3/4 ton and short bed, adding some stakes is a good plan: we added 10" wood rails to dad's 8' bed: hauls a cord + CSS when stacked up to the cab height.

This one gets the most use.....

ClintonH said:

With a 3/4 ton and short bed, adding some stakes is a good plan: we added 10" wood rails to dad's 8' bed: hauls a cord + CSS when stacked up to the cab height.

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Good idea, you got any pics? My trucks got a 4 inch lift and 35" tires, good for mud and creek crossings but sucks for loading and unloading bed. At some point I'll swap it out for a long bed. I need a headache rack as well, I've already put in back glass twice, once when it was purchased and again when I got a little too aggressive with a wheeler in the back.

Here's my hauler.......



And I'm working on a trailer rebuild. This is me in the trailer in about 1974?


I'm rebuilding it.....



I'll cut the Oak stakes off after I figure out how tall I want to build the 5/4 x 6 sides. A set of tires and It should be good for another 40 years...


Then it will be time for this project...

Very cool old photos.
Looks like a nice resto project.
What's towing the trailer back in 74?
Is that an El Camimo taillight I see?

infinitymike said:

Very cool old photos.
Looks like a nice resto project.
What's towing the trailer back in 74?
Is that an El Camimo taillight I see?

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Thanks, that was my uncle's station wagon, 1969, 1970?

I built this this summer. Old hay wagon I made removable sides for. Sorry for the crappy cell-phone pictures. First two pictures was a load of spring storm damaged walnut and mullberry. Last one is of some oak I had cut a winter ago and didnt get around to getting it until this past fall.

The lean, mean, tire-spinning, tranny groaning LT1000 with a cart of fresh splits

Heres my wood hauler relaxing on the job again

infinitymike said:

Heres my wood hauler relaxing on the job again
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Thats a fine wood hauler. Looks like it may ride a little better than mine.

Halligan said:

Thats a fine wood hauler. Looks like it may ride a little better than mine.

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Yeah, she's a beaut', real smooth suspension and she'll go all day with just one glass of wine!

4x8 utility trailer and 2003 Yukon xl Denali.

rigged this up to haul a face cord at a time

ironspider said:

4x8 utility trailer and 2003 Yukon xl Denali.

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I need to do that to my trailer to haul more. I have a 4x8 that I use as well. But the low rails without anything to hold them in leaves me with one or two rows of rounds like you have or otherwise just one layer stood on end.