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Mine is the 360 5.9 an it gets 13 mpg when I'm Goin easy. I did haul about half a ton of wood the other day an i couldn't even feel it. Didn't hurt my mpgs either

Well me and my wife went to trade are ford f150 in for extended cab truck. And they told us they could get us in a 2011 chevy HHR and let us keep the f150 but they are going to put a receiver hitch on it!!! Know got to scrap a whole lot more!!! Oh ya the HHR is a 4 banger gets 22mpg. Its for the the little one on the way

1998 gmc 2500 club cab, 454, short bed... problem is its too nice for a scrap truck.. any suggestions on how to use second truck for scrappin?..... would it be worth it to try and get incorporated and buy a cheap scrapper rig... I just dont know how to run the business aspect of it.... Any tips??? I cant pay insurance on all 4 vehicles... wondering if all mileage and wear and tear is deductable... may be one of you guys can recommend a book on how to run a business... pm if you want..... Gerald The Total Noob..

I have a 2006 chevy 3/4 ton diesel. I originally bought the truck to haul my jeep to the trail but lost the jeep and trailer in a divorce. Got tired of the high truck payment so I put the truck to work for me hauling scrap part time.

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

Here's the other side. Typical GM paint peel.

light duty 3/4 ton haha. chevy was goofy with that stuff in the late 80's early 90's. I briefly had a 2wd ext cab 6 lug shortbed truck that claimed to be a 2500 as well.

1995 Dodge 3/4 longbed Cummins 2wd paid $2555 from online bankruptcy auction 240K miles
1991 Dodge 3/4 longbed Cummins 4x4 paid $3000 from local thrift store donated to 100K miles
1992 Chevy S10 flatbed 2.8 V6 5 speed paid $1100 craigslist 180k miles
1997 GMC fullsize cargo van 5.7 v8 paid $750 on ebay 220k miles haven't used yet because it needs power steering gear box and registration for my state
18' Carson steel deck flatbed car trailer paid $1100 craigslist, put $250 harbor freight 9k winch on
16' Carson wood deck flatbed car trailer paid $1100 craigslist, put $300 smittybilt xrc8k winch on
Car dolly brand unknown paid $250 craigslist

Scrapping cars paid for all of that stuff when I started out I had a 88 chevy suburban 454 fuel injected that got 8 mpg and a crappy 15' flatbed race car trailer with no winch, come along and a chain all day long, haha. Just had to work hard and wait for the right deals to fall into my lap, the only way I could afford nice work stuff. I also have a 69 chevy tow truck with the holmes 440 wrecker bed/sling but not sure if I'm going to ever use it until I get a buddy to weld a wheel lift on.

Originally Posted by gtlfindings

1998 gmc 2500 club cab, 454, short bed... problem is its too nice for a scrap truck.. any suggestions on how to use second truck for scrappin?..... would it be worth it to try and get incorporated and buy a cheap scrapper rig... I just dont know how to run the business aspect of it.... Any tips??? I cant pay insurance on all 4 vehicles... wondering if all mileage and wear and tear is deductable... may be one of you guys can recommend a book on how to run a business... pm if you want..... Gerald The Total Noob..

Find a utility trailer. No sense insuring 2 trucks if you don't have to.

I believe you can deduct actual expense OR mileage, but not both.

A 1983 f-250 4x4 4 speed with a 460 in it bored out 30 and a cam in the engine. Working on restoring it too. Its got good interior and outsides near perfect alot better then some vehicles I see that are after it.

I have used it all, shopping carts (before I had a license) , 69 Rambler american wagon w/ no reverse (hauled up to 1500 lbs!),78 Datsun B-210 hatchback with 4 by 4 blocks above the leaf springs to keep from bottoming out ($50 car that lasted 4 years scrapping), currently 1959 VW Single Cab truck,flatbed no sides, ladder rack 3/4 ton rating and 31 mpg. Also 74 Ford F-600 cab over 361 industrial, 16 non dumper w/side 7mpg...it better be **** worth it before that gets fired up. I ran a 65 chevy 1 ton 292 6 4 speed for 11 years made a mint when gas was cheap, bought for 600 at auction sold for 600 as scrap!!

2000 Dodge 3500 Cargo Van with 5.9L Magnum V8. I live in the middle of the city so it's nice to be able to lock it up and not leave items in the back like you sometimes would with an open bed truck.

Had a 95 s-10 Blazer (its a truck to me) could fit a decent amount in it but gas was a pig.
Now I have a 2000 protege that I got for free. and I borrow my old mans HHR for bigger stuff. Gonna actually buy it off him I think, good mileage and can fit quite a lot of stuff.

i have 1996 2 door tahoe that is almost to nice to scrap i also have a tailer that can use too

all i got right now is a 95 f150 4.9 4x4. looks like it got hit by a train, and its got roughly 385k miles on the clock. Still runs like a champ! Looking into some beefier springs in the rear. Drive her till she blows then get another! I'd love to find a decent cummins tho!

Originally Posted by racer_boi

all i got right now is a 95 f150 4.9 4x4. looks like it got hit by a train, and its got roughly 385k miles on the clock. Still runs like a champ! Looking into some beefier springs in the rear. Drive her till she blows then get another! I'd love to find a decent cummins tho!

Bag It, pneumatically. Less work than replacing the springs.

im using a soccer mom van to scrap a 1999 plymouth voyager , its good on gas and has a set of balls on it actually lol. i took the back seats out and it gets more room then my 4 x 4 tacoma that i use for real heavy stuff. for personal use i have 05 bmw z3 and an 04 mercedes c280