A small blizzard came through

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SVcummins

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• Feb 5, 2021

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Brought about 6 inches of snow and wind. I know that’s not really a blizzard but for the way the year Has been its - a blizzard. I really like hauling with this old truck quite a bit of power for a 350 anyone know the horsepower of a 72 ?

 

J Hamilton

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Southern Illinois

• Feb 5, 2021

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I found this online, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the horsepower would be less on the later one though.

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 5, 2021

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Maybe someone can tell us

 

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JayinNY

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• Feb 5, 2021

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I think hp went down due to emission, I have a 1973 350, manual says 155 hp

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Virginia

• Feb 5, 2021

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You can have all our snow,about melted from last weekend,what a muddy mess.

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 5, 2021

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Which means there’s moisture in the ground .

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Virginia

• Feb 5, 2021

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We already had an overload of moisture.

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 5, 2021

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Sure wish we had some . This is wet snow . The water was just running of from the heat of the dump truck engine

 

Tgrasher

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South Southern illinois

• Feb 5, 2021

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I could be wrong on this but I remember the government made manufacturers do a truth in advertising. They were giving a gross horsepower and were then required to give a net horsepower.

 

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David G

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• Feb 5, 2021

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Any moisture is good for you.

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 5, 2021

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I’ll not complain. I cut a dike behind my horse corral and the ground isn’t froze and it’s just like powder just like it was in September

 

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55 50 Ron

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• Feb 5, 2021

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Notice the RPMs are different - that could account for some of the difference.

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 5, 2021

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Could 600 rpm make up 80 horsepower?

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 5, 2021

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That’s the most logical

 

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Mike M

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• Feb 6, 2021

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I remember reading something to that affect about cars of that time. Same thing happened to get the small engine makers in trouble a few years back. They don't even list HP on a lot of them just CC's

 

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Olyj1947

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• Feb 6, 2021

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Yep, you are at the top end of the power curve.

 

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OregonAaron

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• Feb 6, 2021

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Looks like you are doing about as well on snow as we are just a state away. Going to be a rough summer with out a good snow pack- followed by the previous year's sorry snow pack. My cattle rely on natural forage for summer grazing. Good luck this summer!

 

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Case Nutty 1660

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• Feb 6, 2021

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We have about 9" on the ground right now,, just got another" three last night,, I WELCOME it as we are dry dry dry,, I have seen maybe 5" of liquid H20 since Sep 2018,, three bad farm years,, sure would be nice to at least make a average amount of crop this year, we will wait and see

 

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ASEguy

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Festus MO

• Feb 6, 2021

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I was wondering how you were going to load on that truck.

 

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jacksun65

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• Feb 6, 2021

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Just remember in a truck it's the torque that does the work.

 

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Mike Groom

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• Feb 6, 2021

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In 1972 they went from measuring H.P. at the crank to the wheels and that accounted for the big H.P. difference, my 72 Vette had the same engine as the 71 Vette but the H.P. was lower because of the way it was measured, in 73 the emissions came in to effect big time and every thing went to he**.

 

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• Feb 6, 2021

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Where are you at? Point Barrow or Fairbanks?

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 6, 2021

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Between the two 😂

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 6, 2021

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It’s sure a gutsy little truck

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 6, 2021

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I’m glad this is pre emissions

 

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SVcummins

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• Feb 6, 2021

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I have a ramp at the house too and there’s a place out on my summer range where we unloaded cattle trucks so that covers most of the places I need to go besides custom jobs for that I can use my trailer . It’s easier to get them off than on I’d like to put a winch on the truck just need to figure out how to mount it and make it super strong

 

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James Williams

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• Feb 6, 2021

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one of the best trucks I drove.Ours was set up as a water tanker and used as a service truck for a well rig

 

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Robert (ID)

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• Feb 6, 2021

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WOW green with a cab!! Loaner??? Hows the oil consumption on the truck?? you run it a bit longer maybe it wont need an overhaul. Just needed to be worked!!