1979 Chevrolet C70 Conversion to OEM Air Conditioning

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I never realized how handy a rollback truck is. Great having one in the family. My oldest Son's car developed transmission problems. It is a 2013 Nissan Sentra with 91,000 on the clock. It has a CVT automatic transmission. This is the fourth time to be worked on. Friends don't let friends buy Nissan vehicles with CVT transmissions!

Yes, I know the truck needs washing. Our road is under construction and is a muddy mess.

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Update on my tire wobble problems:

I drove the truck to Southern Tire Mart on Saturday. They were able to correct the installation of my front rims and got them running true. On the rear I had a 4 inch Band Spacer between the rims. This caused the wedges to not be in close proximity to the Dayton hubs. This was the culprit causing the rear wheels to not run true. After measuring they determined I needed a 3.25 Spacer. Once installed it did not allow the wedges to apply enough clamp to hold the rims tight. In the end they installed 3.5 inch Spacers which appear to work perfect. Now I am ready to haul and pull heavy loads.

[jumpsoffrock]

Man I'm actually kinda mad right now that you got 8mpg at 33k lbs.

[jumpsoffrock]

Any idea on the causes of your premature failures? Thats a damn shame...

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I think it was a bad design. Its predecessor the 555 was a poor engine as well. The VT-225 was a improved design that was promised to have the problems of the earlier version fixed. Sadly, it was no better. The compression rings would fail the engine would get hard starting with smokey exhaust and high oil consumption. The good news was it had sleeves, the bad was parts were gold plated.

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Hauled one of my tractors to the local show and swap meet only to find out it had been canceled Thursday due to forecast weather. The good news is it gave me the incentive needed to get my truck washed.

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Well, I finally loaded my truck to the limits! Headed out for a Sunday afternoon of family cookout and jet skiing on Pat Mayse lake (pictured is my son Noah).

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Headed home after a fun time at the lake enjoying family.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Good to see another 435 owner out there.

I have a '59 JD 435. I've had it now for 20 years this month.

I never knew they made one till the early 90's.

[Greenlee]

Sweet truck!

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Made another road trip with the C70. My son Seth decided he wanted a classic GM Motorhome (1976 Glenbrook) to restore and use as housing while he attends the last two years of his college (Mechanical Engineering degree). He found this unit in Guthrie OK. Needless to say we used the C70 to retrieve it, the motor in it was locked up. The unit was sold with a rebuild engine and transmission (loaded on the rollback bed). Had to load one of our work cars on the bed to be able to use the wheel lift. The truck made easy work of it and handled the unit with ez. Round trip was about 650 miles.

Noah Jones (Orange Shirt) Seth Jones (blue shirt)

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[Katrina/10]

My favorite motor home! I would like to have one of those.

[sweetk30]

if he paints it he needs this color combo

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Attended the Cook County Antique Tractor Show in Gainsville TX today. Pictured is my WD-40 Diesel, Noah's Farmall Cub Lo Boy 185, and my wife's Farmall Cub. Of course we had to make our usual McDonalds stop for breakfast.

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My son Noah and I attended a tractor show in Republic MO this weekend. Hauled two IHC Cub tractors (pictured above) and my McCormick Deering WD-40 diesel on a trailer. Gross weight was 32K. Here is a video showing pulling on to I-44 at Miami OK. The truck hits the governor at 71 MPH in 5th gear Hi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CN_BUo0818

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My sons (Aaron & Noah) spent the day with me picking up a McCormick Deering 22-36 from Southeast Kansas. Planning to harvest parts off it to restore another WD-40 McCormick Deering. Truck made the journey easy and the rollback bed with winch proved to be invaluable. Noah got stopped by the DOT, they told him the truck was a commercial vehicle. I later printed the regulations and highlighted where 26,000 and less GVW without air brakes is exempt. Hopefully this will help next time any of us get stopped.

From DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation Web Site

Question 6: A driver operates a tractor of exactly 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), towing a trailer of exactly 10,000 pounds GVWR, for a GCWR of 36,000 pounds. HM and passengers are not involved. Is it a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)s and does the driver need a CDL?

Guidance:

No to both questions. Although the vehicle has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 36,000 pounds, it is not a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) under any part of the definition of that term in §383.5, and a CDL is not federally required.

[Pvmt-Pndr]

I have nothing to add but wanted to say I enjoyed reading through this whole thread. Your truck sounds great cruising too!
For your pto controls where your drill slipped you could slot the holes and put on a couple small washers to make the plate straight.

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I thought about trying to fix it, but decided in the end it was not worth the effort. Back in the day I have seen some very sloppy PTO installs....

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My first antique tractor show since COVID-19. All the normal shows I make have been cancelled. Crowds were way down, some due to rain, I expect most was due to COVID. Still had a good time seeing my friends. Truck made the trip without any problems.

[jumpsoffrock]

Your truck is the ULTIMATE meduim duty truck. I can't friggin believe you can haul at 70 mph.

I also can't believe you managed to find ANOTHER 4-53T parts truck, those things have got to be rare.

I am so jealous of that truck.

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Yes, it does very well. It likes 65 MPH best but if I hold it to the floor it will do 69 to 71 MPH. Keep looking they are out there just hard to find.

David L. Jones

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Traveled about 4 hours each way to Temple Texas for the
Texas Early Day Tractor and Engine Association show.

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Need help, the bow tie emblem fell off my grill and was lost on the highway. I purchased a new one from AMD P/N 999-4073-13 that appeared to be the same, however it was much smaller (pickup grill size). Anyone know where to purchase a new one?

[Pvmt-Pndr]

I have one somewhere around here that could be that size. Post some measurements.