73 - 87 Chevy / GMC Trucks

[Chuck Smith]

Just wondering how many of you have at least one of these in your fleet. Even if it is a back up truck.

~Chuck

[Western22288]

i dont have a 73-87 chevy but i often find myself wishing i had bought and older chevy for a first truck instead of the ford i bought. gotta love the old iron chevy great trucks

[Honest Mike]

LOL all you used to talk about was how CRAPPY Chevy trucks were, and how GREAT Ford trucks were...make up your mind my little friend. :rolleyes: Oh wait, I know, all the trouble you have been having with that new imaginery Ford F550 has made you now like Chevy trucks?!? My deepest apologies to Chuck for this post, but I had to say it. Mike

[Western22288]

mike yea that truck is so made up right. ill get picture of all 3 trucks parked next to eachother if you want. would that make u happy u panzy??:headwall

[AL Inc]

Just picked up an '87 K5 Blazer. I'm getting the Meyer plow installed this week, it will be my back-up.
When I started my own business, my first truck was an '86 C30. I went through some tough times with that truck! It just wouldn't die. I sold it in 1999, and believe it or not, I still see it on the road:burnout Well maybe not, that thing couldn't get out of it's own way

[Tileman]

Sure do the boys will be ready with there new trucks real soon. (look in the projects section -Chevy trucks project)

We have been running them for a lot of years and the boys wanted to rebuild a couple to plow with.



Rich, BJ and Jimmy


So we have two in our fleet :)

[Garagekeeper]

I'm still running my 82 half ton as my main plow truck, she just keeps going.

:rolleyes: John........................

[PSDF350]

i used to have an 83 K10. worst mistake i ever made was selling it.

[Honest Mike]

Originally posted by MEYER22288
mike yea that truck is so made up right. ill get picture of all 3 trucks parked next to eachother if you want. would that make u happy u panzy??:headwall

Ahh, we got ourselves another namecalling, internet tough guy, a young one at that. :D You brought all this on yourself by being nothing but a liar on this forum ever since you registered. Even if you did show us pics of 3 trucks parked together, no one here would believe they were yours anyway...Out of respect for everyone here, especially the mods and Chuck, I will not continue the arguement. Considering I started it, I will end it too. Good luck in the future my little friend, you're certainly gonna need it. :) Mike

[snowjoker]

Well I started out with a 77 Gmc 1/2 ton then went to an 84 3/4 ton and replaced that with another 84 3/4 ton. Put a Brand new tranny in before I put it on the road, They are so simple to fix if there is a problem and parts are easy to find, "if you need to fix it" now lets see some SNOW !!plowing!

[wyldman]

We have two 77 Jimmy's.They are pretty much bulletproof.They don't push as well as the newer bigger diesels,but with the tight turning radius,they are awesome in tight spots and daytime storms in traffic.

[JCurtis]

I have a 90 Full Size Blazer

and I am getting my old 86 K30 back from my brother in law. Seems he doesn't need it anymore.

:D

He put alot of work into it, and I may decide to do a bit more. It won't go on the road this winter but if things work out, its gonna get all dressed up for next winter for sure :grinz :burnout plowing!

[JCurtis]

Whats old is new again

[mikelawtown]

a 90 full size blazer here also, love the turning radius. I also have a 1987 ford ranger coming next week, how do u think that will hold up for a backup???

[Chuck Smith]

For those that don't know, the Blazer and Suburban (and 1 ton dually) retained the 73 - 87 body style until 1991.

~Chuck

[JCurtis]

:D

[Plowski]

I'm another in the "wish I never sold it" camp.
I plowed for 20 years with an 83 Chevy reg cab LB, 6.2 diesel. With the 8' Fisher Speedcast and belt driven hydraulics, that rig never let me down once (not counting two flat tires!).

I sold it two years ago to a guy who I'm sure is still working it today.

Ed.

[slplow]

I don't own one now but I did own 87 3/4 to gmc w/ 8' fisher for 7yrs. It was the fist new truck I bought and I put 190k on it before selling it.

[Joe92GT]

I love these trucks. My first truck, and plow truck combined. 85 k20, picked it up for 1500 with the 8 foot fisher with belt driven pump. I pulled the bed off, blasted the frame, did all of the general repairs, and painted it. Looked nice for a few years, till all of the rust started comming out, and the second engine started loosing compression.

I just baught a mint cab and chassis, cleaned the frame, painted that, swapped over my lift and suspention, got new bed sides, and put together a solid, good running truck. Hope to have it all painted in the next 2 weeks.

I also went to an 8'6 western unimount, combined with an auto tranny, the truck is a dream to plow with compared to my first one with stick and fisher plow.

I have soo many spare parts now, that no matter what dies, I can be back on the road plowing in a few hours at most.

[JCurtis]

Don't keep the truck to yourself:D Share them pics

[GreenDuramax04]

My current plow truck is a 1986 Chevy C30 cab chassis with a 10' dump body. It only has 34k original miles but the underside is starting to rust pretty bad. I just replaced all the brake and gas lines, two gas tanks, new front springs and fuel pump. The body is rust free except for a hole on the drivers side floor. The original blue paint is not in too good of shape and makes the truck look like crap. But the original 454 and 3spd w/granny works great. I have Western 8-1/2' Pro Plow and a Meyer tailgate salt spreader. I've plowed with the truck for the past 3 years and its not let me down. The only problem is that its only 2WD! I just make sure I have a couple thousand pounds in the back and it will pretty much go anywhere the 4x4 plow trucks go. But do have to be careful on steep slopes.

I may be looking to sell the plow and truck soon and get a new plow for my '04 2500hd. I really would hate to see the ole truck go but the maint. is getting expensive for a truck that only gets used in the winter. If I can find a way to keep the truck I will. Maybe I'll just sell the plow, keep the truck and buy the new plow for the '04. Who knows...

Jesse

[76chevyman]

I sold my 76 chevy k20 this past summer. In the future i would like to restore 4-5 of these trucks I think they would make a great looking fleet when there done up right.

Rich:burnout

[szorno]

I sold my '86 K30 Dually to a friend who is now subbing for us. Still has less than 60k miles. But, I don't miss it with the Dodge 3500 in my driveway. :D

[frosties snowremoval]

i have a 76' with flatbed and sander that is still going. allthough probably it last years. with us atleast

[Barger Signs]

I still have my old '85 GMC K-2500 that just won't die no matter how hard it has been beaten by life and plowing or whatever. This old war horse had 148,000 miles on it when I put it into service as a plow truck. I don't have a picture to post but if any of you have seen the brochure from SIMA of a couple of years ago it is the one in the middle of the inside.

This is my first post on this site and many of you may remember me from ******** where I was under the handle of "plowjockey".
Kind of seems funny to be a "rookie" poster again. LOL

Bruce

[Chuck Smith]

Glad you found us Bruce! It's been a long time!

~Chuck

[JCurtis]

What the heck took you so darn long??????????:confused:

:D

[Barger Signs]

Thanks, Jeff

You know, life takes you on many varied pathways to get where you are going but I'm back here in the snow biz now.

Good to be back too.

~Bruce

[derekbroerse]

I have one on the road right now--my '82 K35. In total I have 7 of them here, one more next door, and two K5 chassis'. Here is a photo of my truck taken the other day--dressed for battle but no snow yet!

:canada

[TLS]

Nice Rig Derek!

[windmill]

Ditto what TLS said. Nice truck!

[digger242j]

I'd wondered what happened to you too, Bruce. Nice to see you back. :)

[Staley52]

on the family farm/scrap iron business we have 5 in use 2 with plows 1 daily driver and 2 trailer pullers, fix about anything on them for alot less than 1 payment on a new one

[snowjoker]

Here is my 84 AKA WW2 (war wagong 2) Recycled the original war wagon this summer.

[swills]

All dressed up, no where to go. Seems like a common problem this winter. Some day I will be able to report how it works. My 86 K30 w/8'-6"Leo plow. AKA..... "The Fire Truck"

[slplow]

Nice truck swills. I had one of those Leo plows on a 74 f250.

[Barger Signs]

Here is a pic of my truck with the new Pro-Wings (if I can figure out how to do this). Now where is the snow?

Bruce

[windmill]

Bruce, is that plow attached to the truck? It seems like it's leaning too far forward and would trip a lot?
Nice rigs everyone.

[Barger Signs]

Yes it is a little high in the pin location but only about one and a half inches. I does all right but is an old set-up that I had to adapt for that truck.
Had shorter tires when it was first assembled but it does not trip that much.
Been plowing with this truck for four or five years now and it is a real workhorse.
Some of it is an optical illusion due to the way my snow deflector is mounted.

Bruce

[William B.]

Well I have one 80 K-10

William

[staverironbrand]

I have a '77 GMC 1/2 ton. It was my Dad's truck, he bought it new. I got it from him about 3 years ago when he finally broke down and bought a new Chevy. It's a rustbucket right now, but I'm in the process of resotring it........ Great trucks, this one has hauled things it was never designed to!

[Fred Neddow]

Hey Guys , Nice looking trucks ! I`m running and rapairing 3 old chevy`s . My `76 with a 7 foot western I rebuilt last year and a`75 blazer with a 7`6'' western and a `86 blazer with a 7'6'' western . All have worked great since I bought or built them , currently I am working on 2 projects , an `80 3/4 ton and another hybrid truck , an `82 blazer frame but putting a cab on it instead and cutting a short box down to fit behind . I don`t know how it will turn out but it was cheaper to go with a cab on it than to find a good blazer body in canada!!! I am hoping to get some pics on here in awhile I`ll post them when I get them done.Once again guys great looking trucks and plow on!plowing!

[75gmck25]

I've spent the last two years working with my son to get our '75 GMC back to near-original condition. Its a K25 Camper Special with a GM PP 350, TH350 and NP203.

Bruce

[towman]

of my own fleet i have an 87 4x4 truck, 87 k5 blazer and a 86 suburban, we have 4 of these body styles at work that we use for plowing, wish GM would go back to this body style

[mikelawtown]

There is a guy around the corner with an 83 k20 for sale, new tires, rotors. Plow. auto, 305-350 not sure. Truck looks pretty heavyduty..body isnt bad at all (red). he wants 2500 firm(i tryed lower)....anyone..?...I'm in lawrence mass.01841

[patsgmc]

I've still got one...
I'd add the pic here, but it's in fleet pics, And I know "we" don't like duplicate images on the site... It I get a chance, I'll snap a new one and post it.
Pat

[patsgmc]

Just steeped outside, lets see if this image will post.

[bigten]

I have a 75' Chevy C10, LS9 V8, Quadrajet carb, camper top, full heavy duty options, 49,000 original miles. This truck is coming out of a 10 year hibernation. Working on the brakes at the moment, then Ill move on to tires.

Went to the North American auto show here over the weekend and got the chance to sit in a lot on new Chevy and GMS trucks. Probably the biggest difference that you notice between the new stuff and the "vintage iron" is that GM refers to their new trucks as luxury trucks, and notes in their sales literature that they can be configured as work trucks if so desired, while the 73-87's were work trucks from the start. I love the all business look of the older stuff.

[derekbroerse]

Just picked up a '78 Chevy K30 dump to add to the collection... now the hard part will be finding someone decent to drive it next year!!! :P

[William B.]

Way to go Derek. Make sure to get some pics. Does it have a plow on it or are you going to have to add one?

William

[derekbroerse]

I'll get some pix up soon. Truck looks quite presentable, but has a lot of bondo and fibreglass in it unfortunately. Not that it matters, the brakes and suspension are all new and it runs like a top.

Needs tires and the left rear axle hub has a leak in it, even though it has a new bearing and seal. (Not to worry I have lots of parts for these). Otherwise, a general cleaning and going over (especially the wiring--what are people thinking using marettes and twist-and-tape???). The dump needs the powerpack's valve and wiring checked out as it is working kinda funky.

I will be adding a plow to it, hoping to pick up an identical BOSS V plow to mine thats been sitting unused in my neighbour's driveway for about four years... made an offer last year but he said he was going to buy a truck for it--still hasn't happened so I will try again this summer. :D

[markmrtnz]

Just got about four months ago, its going to be a fun build!

[canadianhighsierra]

I presently have 3 of them, 85 chev k10 with a fisher plow, 86 GMC k15 and I recently bought an 89 k5 jimmy that I got mainly for the engine because my 86 needs one, as for the rest of the jimmy it will be stripped this summer for parts and my 86GMC will be finally rebuilt and will recieve a fisher plow intime for next winter.

[grizzlyadams73]

if i could find a good body for my 85 id still be plowing with it. the old trucks push a hell of alot better then the new trucks

[bigmaac73]

got two in my fleet. One 87 1/2 ton, the daily driver and one 82 3/4 which is my bogger.