This is my Grandpas truck, its an 84 C20, it has a lift gate and well it has a 350 motor and I think a th400 but I have not gotten under to look at it. Not sure what I am going to do with it yet.
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84 C20 project
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vandelay industries
1/2 ton status
Lucky you; i have been looking for 2WD 3/4 pickup for years! Seems like the vast majority of them are 4WD. (?) And i can't understand why?
If fact, if i could have found a 2wd 3/4 ton pickup i would be driving that instead of the 1/2 pickup i have now.
If fact, if i could have found a 2wd 3/4 ton pickup i would be driving that instead of the 1/2 pickup i have now.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
I could never understand why anyone gets a 2wd pickup other than a half ton. My train of thought would tell me that if you're doing work of a nature that you need a 3/4 or 1 ton pickup that at some point you're going to be in a place where you'll need 4wd.
I guess thats just the North East we have winter mindset in me though.
I guess thats just the North East we have winter mindset in me though.
I tend to agree...a 1/2 ton can carry just about any typical homeowner would need...
I often wonder why so many 1 ton dump trucks with plows are 2wd...
Though they do seem to plow decent,they do tend to get stuck fairly easily with dually rears too,and since most dump trucks get used on muddy construction sites ,you'd think they would have opted for a 4x4...but some guys feel 4wd is just extra weight,expense,and rougher riding,and for the few times it might have been nice to have,its not worth it...I'd rather have 4WD and not need it,than the other way around..
I often wonder why so many 1 ton dump trucks with plows are 2wd...
Though they do seem to plow decent,they do tend to get stuck fairly easily with dually rears too,and since most dump trucks get used on muddy construction sites ,you'd think they would have opted for a 4x4...but some guys feel 4wd is just extra weight,expense,and rougher riding,and for the few times it might have been nice to have,its not worth it...I'd rather have 4WD and not need it,than the other way around..
vandelay industries
1/2 ton status
Well, because some of us may want to tow substantial loads yet never go off road. Example 16ft enclosed car trailer or even 16ft open car trailer, which a 1/2 ton really isn't designed to tow.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
I mean having 4wd really doesnt hurt anything, nor does it really lower the price of anything unless you're buying brand new. Plus it hurts your resale. Offroading really isnt the only time 4wd is ever useful. Hell I had 4lo save me from burning up a transmission and sliding down a bone dry insane hill with a 44ft trailer and 2 cars behind me before.
That being said in todays day and age a half ton truck is more than equipped to tow anything you can put on in or around a 16ft trailer... A bunch of members here made a good point when I was considering building a tow rig that a small block 1/2 ton truck is more than capable of yanking around a single car.
Now I have both lol, I dont know either, IT might get a 10 bolt and a 208 at some point. but I would keep it stock height. The truck was used as a coin op laundry service maintenance truck in Fresno Ca, so Im thinking in Fresno you dont need 4wd.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
It all depends on what your going to use the truck for I guess...
No doubt a 2wd truck is very capeable,and might be more practical in a climate where 4wd is rarely needed ,as in your case...a 2wd rides much smoother too,and is less tiring on longer trips..
I liked my 79 C-10 "Bonanza" a lot--it was my first choice to get in and drive in decent weather,when I wanted to go somewhere 2+ hours away..
I didn't drive it in winter though,it was pretty rust free and I wanted it to remain that way as long as possible..I also liked its straight six a lot too..
I had a friend who did artesian well drilling and test borings for a living...his company truck was a 1980 C-20 with a 305 and SM465 trans..he hauled a 18 foot trailer with 10K rating loaded with 400 lb hammers,well pipes,and tools,and often it was loaded almost to its capacity...he pulled that rig all over new england and about the only issues I recall him having was the timing chain jumped at 115,000 miles,it had a nylon cam gear--and the original clutch went out at 125,000...thing still ran nice and he oiled it good ,so it didn't have hardly any rot on it..
One day his boss had him drive a 1985 K-20 to a job site instead,the place was in a remote location well off the road,so he figured it best to take the 4x4 instead...when he returned home from the trip,a town 2 hours away,he got out of the truck and was all crippled up--he said "my kidneys feel like they went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson--I like "my" truck better,this thing rides like a dam buckboard!"..he admitted he did have to lock the hubs and use 4-lo to get the trailer to the site where the test borings had to be drilled and his truck probably wouldn't have been able to make it to the site..
No doubt a 2wd truck is very capeable,and might be more practical in a climate where 4wd is rarely needed ,as in your case...a 2wd rides much smoother too,and is less tiring on longer trips..
I liked my 79 C-10 "Bonanza" a lot--it was my first choice to get in and drive in decent weather,when I wanted to go somewhere 2+ hours away..
I didn't drive it in winter though,it was pretty rust free and I wanted it to remain that way as long as possible..I also liked its straight six a lot too..
I had a friend who did artesian well drilling and test borings for a living...his company truck was a 1980 C-20 with a 305 and SM465 trans..he hauled a 18 foot trailer with 10K rating loaded with 400 lb hammers,well pipes,and tools,and often it was loaded almost to its capacity...he pulled that rig all over new england and about the only issues I recall him having was the timing chain jumped at 115,000 miles,it had a nylon cam gear--and the original clutch went out at 125,000...thing still ran nice and he oiled it good ,so it didn't have hardly any rot on it..
One day his boss had him drive a 1985 K-20 to a job site instead,the place was in a remote location well off the road,so he figured it best to take the 4x4 instead...when he returned home from the trip,a town 2 hours away,he got out of the truck and was all crippled up--he said "my kidneys feel like they went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson--I like "my" truck better,this thing rides like a dam buckboard!"..he admitted he did have to lock the hubs and use 4-lo to get the trailer to the site where the test borings had to be drilled and his truck probably wouldn't have been able to make it to the site..
