Looking for a pic

[Allen I.]

Sorry for the mass post but I have searched all over and cannot find a pic I saw here a while back. I am sure you all know it and love it as much as I do. It was the pic of the green truck with the ridiculous load of lumber on it. I think it's been posted a couple times.

I described it to someone at work and he does not believe me when I describe the amount of wood compared to the amount of drop. He says the fenders should be riding on the tires.

Thanks a lot.

[Don Coatney]

Is this the one?

[Allen I.]

No but thanks for the laugh. The one I am looking for is a PH with a large load of lumber and little noticeable drop.

I used to load cars at a farm market and it is scary what people think will fit in/on a car. I also loaded bulk decorative stone with a 1 yard scoop.

We'd sell it in half yard increments, a half yard being about 1500 pounds. Funny thing about trucks. They do not move at all at first and then drop right down. I always loved watching the smile leave the face of the guys with S-10s and Rangers who said they could haul a whole yard as the truck started to drop 2/3 of the way through the first half yard. Some would even panic. Good times, good times.

[Allen I.]

Found one of the shots (rear).

It is 48WingNut's One Ton Tess. I thought there was a shot from the side posted too.

[Mario Loya B1B]

here is the original thread --> click here

[48WingNut]

"ridiculous" amount of lumber? Heck I had lots of room for more!! She was sit'n just a little below level with that load on it. Course it is a 1 ton.

[Allen I.]

My apologies. Ridiculous was a poor choice of words (or is that word?). I realize you could have thrown in a few bags of concrete in there too.

What I meant to say it that the load on the truck was at that perfect balance where people would look and say, "Man, that is a lot of wood" then say, "I can't believe it is not dipping" then some would add, "They don't build 'em like that anymore."

Any more would not be as impressive because of any drop. The guy I work with loads up his GMC Safari all the time and would likely give a precious body part to be able to haul like that without his homemade trailer (which by the way is a 47 Dodge Box with super heavy springs and heavy load tires).

[PatS....]

No but thanks for the laugh. The one I am looking for is a PH with a large load of lumber and little noticeable drop.

I used to load cars at a farm market and it is scary what people think will fit in/on a car. I also loaded bulk decorative stone with a 1 yard scoop.

We'd sell it in half yard increments, a half yard being about 1500 pounds. Funny thing about trucks. They do not move at all at first and then drop right down. I always loved watching the smile leave the face of the guys with S-10s and Rangers who said they could haul a whole yard as the truck started to drop 2/3 of the way through the first half yard. Some would even panic. Good times, good times.

I used to load hot mix asphalt onto tandems from a 200 ton silo. The drop was a ton a second from about 20 feet. One fool came in with a trailer made from an old half-ton and just wanted a ton. I told him the 20 foot drop would crush his trailer. He said he did it all the time and never had a problem.

So, I said fine...guided him into position, set the computer for the one tonne and let it go.

Crushed that trailer like a bug!!!!

[grey beard]

Allen,

Just so you can have your wish, here is what I think you were hunting for.

LOL

[48WingNut]

Hey Allen.......actually "Ridiculous" probably a good word for what people were thinking when the truck was empty and there were 2 full carts sitting next to it before I loaded it. The two kids that helped me load it were smiling waiting to see if it would move after it was loaded. It was probably sitting just a smidge below level after it was loaded. It looks like (in the pic) that it is sitting low but our driveway runs downward from the road towards the garage and then from the garage towards the road (confused yet?). There is a drain grate right in front of the door and the rear tires are sitting almost on it, making it look like it is sitting lower than it actually is. We plan on taking her to get some stone for landscaping here in the near future. Might have to snap another pic then too!

Kevin.