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vince1 · 04-05-2020, 05:56 PM

I had a 68 short box loaded with sand where the guy at the scale slams open his window and yells 1.8 ton. I say good truck and he says must be.

I don't know how the 66 with 8' box would do hauling that kind of weight but yes it does haul 16' lumber.

BTW about 45 years ago I had a sling of 16' lumber on a 65 Mercury P/U with a 352 and the front wheels came off the ground when going over some railway tracks. With a six I would not have made it home.

I've got to learn to stop abusing these things.

04-05-2020, 05:56 PM	#15
vince1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 1,164	Re: Beaten to death - Long vs Short. I had a 68 short box loaded with sand where the guy at the scale slams open his window and yells 1.8 ton. I say good truck and he says must be. I don't know how the 66 with 8' box would do hauling that kind of weight but yes it does haul 16' lumber. BTW about 45 years ago I had a sling of 16' lumber on a 65 Mercury P/U with a 352 and the front wheels came off the ground when going over some railway tracks. With a six I would not have made it home. I've got to learn to stop abusing these things.