From: Wayne Osborne <wcosborne@inetnow.net>
>On yesterdays Paul Harvey, as he always endorses chevies heavily,
>He told a good story about a 46 chevy pickup. Stated that for
>a promotional event, a 46 chevy pickup was driven totally across the
>United States to boast about its reliablity, and to brag of its pulling
>ability, The same truck was driven up Pikes Peak with a 5-ton load.
>With only a broken fan belt being the only item had to be replaced
>during the entire adventure... No problem with the cross country trip,
>but is 5 ton a doable load to pull? Wayne
Was the pickup pulling the load or carrying it. If it was pulling it, I
think it would be doable. When you sock that ol' 4-speed in granny,
those wheels are pretty much gonna turn. Hope the driver packed a
lunch, though. And the fan belt probably broke because it wore out! <G>
Lewis - K7LVO Valley of the Rogue-Medford, OR
"The Forty" - 40 Chevy PU - One Owner
http://www.teleport.com/~losborn/1940.html
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