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Saved a piece of pine from the lumber yard and a "new" truck

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  1. basod

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    I guess it broke off one of the log truck loads coming down the mountain - Wouldn't have wanted to be tailgating that truck
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    Finally broke down and got off my wallet after much prodding from the GF. It's a well cared for 2009 - couldn't have fit that log in in the Caddy...
    This is the first piece of firewood it's probably ever hauled - officially christened
     
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  2. My IS heats my home

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    Nice looking ride! and already broken in with a piece of pine in the bed.
     
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    Nice looking truck! I can see everything is greening up around you!

    That looks like a nice private piece of land you have. :)
     
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    Nice
    Seeing the hitch cover ....
    Does it have the tow package ?
    Rated towing capacity ?
     
  5. basod

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    Yeah towing package. I haven't opened up the owners manual to find the rated capacity yet 9500lb is for the 6spd, this has the 4spd.
    A trailer may be in my future, but Ole Blue is sticking around for the heavy lifting
     
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    Nice truck! I like the look of the chevy's. What ya gonna do with the log?
     
  7. basod

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    Cut split and season accordingly so I have some shoulder wood for the cold snap that hits next spring...of course:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Ya might need to find a few more to get through shoulder season. Well, you are in AL so your shoulder season's like two days right? :p
     
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    As long as the frost doesn't hit the trees hard tonight we should be good - it sucks having two "Falls" in a year the normal one and the one after the spring frost - through late June.
    I'll be cleaning mini dead oak leaves from the pool until then
     
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    I think you found a few rolls worth of Charmin tissue there. That looks like a pulpwood bolt.
     
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    What we call "summer" up here is shoulder season in Alabama :D

     
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    I would chime in and say it should be similar to mine (9000+) but he mentioned it has the 4 spd which should put it at about 7000 lbs.

    Nice lookin' truck basod. Looks real familiar. ;)
     
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    Love the truck..and Im jealous !!!
     
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    I think you're right I did a bit of digging with a 3.42 gear it's 5900, 3.73 7500, 4.10 8500.
    Glove box code is GT4 so it's a 3.73, so less me/fuel/cargo probably 7000lb. I don't plan on abusing it that's what Ole Blue is for:D

    When'd you upsize? Thought you were running a Colorado/Canyon and the big 3500SRW.
     
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    http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/new-wood-hauler.2681/

    About two months ago, totaled the Canyon :( (Still miss it) and picked up a '13 Silverado 1500 ext cab, 5.3l, 6 spd, 3.42 rear with 8700 miles on it. It's growing on me. ;)

    Still have the SRW 3500.
     
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    Sorry about the Canyon - don't know how I missed that thread. Sweet new truck :thumbs:
    Believe it or not there was a 2014 with ~7k on it the HD trailer package LTZ, 4x4, Z71 and GM dealer installed everything including some $4k blacked out rims at the dealer closer to me - to me the truck looked kind of stupid dressed out like it was. Guy traded it because it wouldn't haul his race car hauler like he thought it would. This dealer has crazy stupid prices - like they are depreciating off the new $50k trucks, this area (Alabama in general) has super high resale on pickups, rolled the bones on the Caddy's headbolts holding for an extra 15miles and eased it over the mountain(fortunately a freezing cold morning) laid out the cash and drove off the lot 45mins later in a truck I'm very happy to own - had all the extras except a liner which will be added soon. The only thing that's a little sketchy is opening the window at highway speeds - the door kind of shudders a bit, lack of a fixed B pillar on the extended cab I guess
     
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    The '14s are super nice trucks, I love the body configurations of the new ones, no suicide doors on the ext cab and you can get a 6.5ft bed (same as yours and mine) on a crew cab which you could not prior to '14.

    But those price tags were more than I wanted to swing and when I found mine, all but new and for a lot less money than new, I did the right thing and brought it home.:D Even though it said Chevy on it rather than GMC. ;)
     
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