"The Crummy" - '77 K30

[slotard]

I've read the 14FF G80s aren't as bad as the 10 bolt but I guess you were beating on them pretty hard... break anything else in the axle often? 14FFs are pretty sturdy but that much weight in the bed and beating on it takes a toll on anything.

It almost sounds like you should find an old deuce and a half with a PTO winch.

[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Cool truck.

Thanks! I like it too!

Originally Posted by Low Elco

How did I miss this? You got me remembering Firewooding with Boppa when I was a kid. Kept the wolf away form the door through 2 winters on firewood. Oddly, some of the best times. Dig the Crummy, it always looks p*ssed off.

You're in now Chip! I've got some work to do here before firewood season starts again.

Originally Posted by slotard

I've read the 14FF G80s aren't as bad as the 10 bolt but I guess you were beating on them pretty hard... break anything else in the axle often? 14FFs are pretty sturdy but that much weight in the bed and beating on it takes a toll on anything.

It almost sounds like you should find an old deuce and a half with a PTO winch.

The G80 has been pretty reliable for me to date. Any more troubles there and I'll find an open diff and do the Lincoln Locker We went out to the ORV park on Jan 1 for the Hangover Run, hosted by a local off-road club. Low range, 3rd gear, WFO in about 12" of snow. The thing is a beast man BUT the double cardan did NOT like the angle it's at. Dropped my new driveline on the ground. I'll post a pic here soon.

[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by slotard

It almost sounds like you should find an old deuce and a half with a PTO winch.

I too have long thought about a big-rig. I gave a four-bolt 350 to a pal for his dad's '49 wood gitter. It has a PTO/Hydraulic winch and a dump bed. I've also considered a PTO winch on the Crummy. The Warn is a tough SOB but no duty-cycle. If Wifey wins, we'll be getting a furnace in the next ten years, so maybe I can retire the Crummy then.