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GermantownGreen
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Rich'sToys
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I would guess about 1965 or '66.
That's a really neat photo! Thanks for sharing!
I wonder why they loaded the van backwards.
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Bob Bancroft
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DoubleO7
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Maybe too much weight for the tires?
Looks like they all are front and back axles.
Don't want a bunch of chains and binders mucking up the visuals.
This post was edited by DoubleO7 on 12/07/2021 at 10:03 am.
The livestock hauler my Dad drove for the most ( he drove for FOUR different companies and two others wanted him to drive for them.) had a single axle tractor similar to the tandem rear axle tractor on the bottom, was a Chevy, not a GMC, but had a TOROFLOW diesel engine, V-8 I'm pretty sure and 5+2 transmission, had power steering too, kinda unusual for 1965. It had dual exhausts, BIG mufflers under the cab then straight pipes running up the back of the cab that attached to the cab with vibration absorbing mounts, supposedly. First time Dad drove it it gave him a splitting headache after half an hour, The whole cab was turned into one huge drum by those pipe mounts. Second time Dad drove it he brought tools from home and disconnected those mounts, Picked up a load of cattle, hauled them over 100 miles then home empty. He even listened to the radio because he could hear it.
A short nose conventional cab truck beat the heck out of a tilt cab like an IH CO-190 or an Emeryville or TransStar. Climbing up into those cabs with slick muddy boots is NOT fun.
neverfear
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Walston
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The back wheels are closer to the back end than the front wheels are to the front end. It likely wouldn't fit the other way with the wheels on the bed. Those vans had the engine between the front seats and the front over hung quite a bit.
This post was edited by Walston on 12/08/2021 at 05:50 am.
Rich'sToys
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(quoted from post at 08:48:33 12/08/21)
The back wheels are closer to the back end than the front wheels are to the front end. It likely wouldn't fit the other way with the wheels on the bed. Those vans had the engine between the front seats and the front over hung quite a bit.
This post was edited by Walston on 12/08/2021 at 05:50 am.
That makes sense. I hadn't thought of that.
Thanks for clarifying!
Carlmac 369
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LOL. Why?
Rich'sToys
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It wouldn't bother me to drive it.
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