FordTractorMan
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Been needing a grain truck forever and ran across one last Saturday at an auction about an hour away from home. It's '73 Chevy C60 with tandem axles, twin cylinder hoist that seems to work fine, and 20' bed. It being something that nobody else but me would consider, I got it for $1600. Runs good, drives good down the road and doesn't wander, and brakes are solid. Not gorgeous, but not all beat up either. 4 & 2, and the 2-speed works. Some minor body work and new paint on the cab would do wonders for how it looks. Bed is in good shape, but is a wood bed. Would prefer steel, but again, $1600. According to the tag in the glovebox, it has a 350 engine. My question at this point is: will that be enough engine to pull a full load down the road at 40 mph or so? I never have driven a loaded truck very fast (we had a C50 when I was a kid w/a 366 - great engine), but I calculated that this truck will hold 475 bu. of beans +/-. Seems like a load for a 350. Anyone have experience with a rig like this?