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My new whip



I was hauling a honda civic on my old car hauler trailer, and I folded an axle right in half . Pa rust got it, right between the u bolts . I had it for 25 years and it has served me well. I started to shop for a heavier duty construction trailer, and for not that much more money, figured I could just get a big roll back .
I have been wanting one of these for a long time .
I had a pretty nice newer sierra half ton, and after about a year of ownership, found it basically useless for my needs . I sold it while the market was hot, and started looking .
This one popped up about 25 miles north of me . East Brady, for anybody local who might know the area
It has been off the road for 8 years . It was sitting on top of a small mountain in a field. 2 new batteries, a starter and it fired right off like it was brand new, only 92k miles . Zero, I mean zero rust .
I will spend the next 6 months fixing up everything and pimping it out a little bit, then I am going to start a little side hustle to fill the void left by getting out of the rental house business
I snuck it home Monday night under the cover of darkness, and spent the last few evenings cleaning it up a little bit
My end game is to get a CDL, and a tandem roll back truck . I figure moving trucks and equipment around would be a good partial retirement gig instead of working at Lowes or delivering auto parts .
I am almost as excited as the day I got my first 911

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Old 05-25-2022, 06:05 PM
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Nice. I hope the missus is doing much, much better.
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Old 05-25-2022, 06:18 PM
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Nice score, Fred....congrats, buddy.

I think you have something that will be a decent money maker for you there!
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Nice!

How was it there is no rust? Not being driven on the road for eight years?
Old 05-25-2022, 06:22 PM
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Score! Nice rig Fred!!
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Nice! Congrats.
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Did the previous owner just drive it on sunny days on clear, dry roads? Must have been a cover over it sitting in the field, looks shiny, dig the horns.

Show us some photos of underneath. I would be interested in how some of the rubber stuff looks
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Old 05-25-2022, 07:21 PM
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Nice truck Fred. What does it have under the hood? Auto or standard?
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I love the truck Fred.

And good game plan moving vehicles and equipment around.
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You be BIG pimpin now son!
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I don't NEED one, I WANT one!

Well done.
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I think my kayak would fit on that!!

badass. If I won the lotto, that would be my first purchase. so I can use it to go and get all the other purchases.
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It needs a big logo for the doors. Fast Fred vehicle moving or something.

Cool toy.
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That's a cool rig!
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Oh man that is cool!!!!

Gotta be many ways to make a buck with it.
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somebody send our friend a "GAS, GRASS or ASS..." bumper sticker.
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somebody send our friend a "GAS, GRASS or ASS..." bumper sticker.
Im still trying to find those naked lady chrome mud flaps, but I would totally fly that sticker
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Nice ride! I had a friend years ago who had a towing company and pretty much drove a rig like that as his daily driver. His wife was quite a lush and we'd regularly see her Expedition on the back of his rig when he had to go get her
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Sweet ride. Congratulations!

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