Moving dead cars on a trailer, for fun and profit!

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We got a call that two vehicles had to be moved Today! The first was an mid 70's 3/4 ton Ford F250 extended cab, the second was a 80 Camero with no engine.

The first was free, if we could move it; and the second would net $300 upon delivery. We decided to do both, because the cash would help fix the first one.

Here is the truck:

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We need one like this, to pull the skid steer we are almost done repairing.

Inside looks like this:

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Someone showed this truck a lot of love at one time.

She need a radio:

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But not top priority, LOL! I will remove the extra wires, and tape it all off for safety before she get a battery.

She is so big, that she almost didn't fit on the trailer:

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Both the tires touched the sides of the trailer, and hung over both ends. This is an 18 foot trailer!

We destroyed our come along loading this beast:

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This was the hardest load out I've ever done on this trailer, and it's hauled many cars!

On the way to the auto hospital:

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Moved it out to a friend's place so we can work on her at leisure...whatever that is....

You can see how much bigger she is than the half ton truck pulling her:

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She is a beast for sure! With a 360 V-8 under the hood, and it's all there; and looks pretty good for a 45 year old truck.

In her hospital berth waiting for repair:

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We had to unload her to load up the Camero.

We pulled her into place with an RZR:

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It rolled easy, and the brakes still worked, but she was hard to steer with a partially flat front tire.

Here's where we pulled her out:

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You can see the Camero next to the recently emptied spot!

Here's the Camero:

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We got this one loaded too, but we ran out of light, after emptying the yard. As a direct result, it was left on the trailer to be unloaded in a few days.

This solved the problem with the house needing a clear yard! It was 103°F today, so this was very hard just because of the high temperatures. I must admit I'm glad the vehicles are both moved out of the yard!

Now, we got another project car....

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I delegated hive to them, they told me they didn't want it. They told me to follow this link instead, which didn't work; and it would cost me 'nothing'.

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I delegated hive to them, they told me they didn't want it.

You can delegate HIVE to Hivebuzz if you want, but the process of supporting a proposal is not done through HP delegation.

They told me to follow this link instead, which didn't work

Which link didn't work?

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https://wallet.hive.blog/proposals won't work in my system in hive. Pasted into a browser, it brings up a large list, with no hivebuzz I could find.

So, should I leave the delegation intact, or cancel it?

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... it brings up a large list, with no hivebuzz

That's the correct list. Here is how the Hivebuzz proposal looks like in the list

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Gamification? I looked right past that as I'm not a gamer. I'll go look...

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Thanks for keeping track!

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Cool cars!

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Worth moving for sure! Too hot to work on yet, but they are safe now.

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Whenever I am old enough I want to fix up and modify old cars as well!

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It is satisfying, to save one from the scrap heap! They thank us. by working hard for their upkeep....

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We used to have a truck just like that, but a little newer. Early 80s I think. It was a beast and we finally sold it for 600 bucks in 2007. It was $12000 new haha! I have noticed that these old trucks are in demand. You can fix that up nice and sell it.

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We need it to pull 6200 pounds of skid steer....
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But I know you're right, they are in demand!

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It will definitely pull the skid steer!

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Yes, it is a blessing; and will have no problem moving this beast!

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As the saying goes, another man's trash is another man's treasure. These can easily go for several tens of thousands of dollars if brought back to life; The Ford is likely more valuable.

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It was an easy decision, LOL! We needed a truck to pull the recently purchased skid steer, and this one shows up. Looks pretty good under the hood, so we'll see!

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Man, how lucky are you? lol
It'll need some work, but that's a blessing right there. Plus the interior is looking pretty snazzy.

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True, someone loved this truck, it will look good again!

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