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Model Ford that would have stood the test. The Chevy was a long wheel base and I figured it would be better for me after the dam was finished.
The motor was good and so were the tires. We took the cab off and built dump boards. This worked good during the mild fall weather and I handled dirt pretty steady.
The trucks were loaded by an excavator pulled by a big Cat tractor. When the ground froze the excavator would rip out big chunks and it would be necessary to lower the elevator so the chunks would not go through the plank floor of the boxes.
One cold morning I was waiting my turn to go under the elevator. I had the old truck warmed up and reved up and every thing pointed to go.
I put her in super low and eased under the elevator and gave the signal to go. I was almost loaded when the truck stopped. Every thing else kept going for three or four seconds. I flopped over in the seat and
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