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Actually I sold that truck to Stumper. I bought my current truck due to the frustration of this ordeal. The new truck had a few issues as well but overall it has been an overwhelming improvement.

Cory, I took off the gas cap and then drove a new truck under it. :P Actually I spent a few thousand dollars having lots of unnecessary work done before the mechanic finally found the problem. The fuel pickup in the tank was plugged, but they fixed it for free (after charging me $2600 for fuel...

What a blast from the past! I noticed somebody reading this thread and took a look. Hard to believe it's been over three years since I bought the new truck and I am still convinced that it was probably the single best financial decision I have ever made in my entire life. Some of you guys...

I noticed a couple guys reading this thread again, so I went back through it. Figured I'd answer a couple unanswered questions. First of all, the problem with the old truck ended up being a blocked checkvalve in the fuel pickup, designed to hold the fuel prime. There was crud in it restricting...

Earlier there was some discussion of headache racks and while in Alabama I saw a truck with the type of headache rack I'd like for my new truck. Since I often have to squeeze my truck in beside houses, under eaves or around corners, I think the standard headache rack with front supports sticking...

I'm home safe and sound. Er,,, I mean I'm home safe anyway. :P I'm a space cadet, I didn't take a single picture of the new truck today. In fact I only took one picture the whole trip, and that was a picture of a headache rack on a different truck. I'll post more details tomorrow. For now I...

Today's the big day! I'll be leaving in a couple hours and will be back home late tomorrow night. I know some of you guys are sick of hearing me blab about it but this is the second biggest purchase of my life, and only $10K less than I paid for my house 10 years ago! But everything I've learned...

I'm getting it for $57K. Still a lot more than I ever expected to pay for a truck.

HAH! I was posting an ad for my truck over on Tree Trader and started browsing the 300 bucket truck ads. Guess what I found? I found an ad for the truck I just bought except he was asking $73,000! The ad was placed in December. http://www.treetrader.com/cl/default.asp?action=addetail&adid=13083 :P

I'll give you a holler when I get a firm day. Perhaps I might be able to talk you into driving over and joining us for dinner or something. I don't think I have your phone number around here any more though. :thumbup:

Everything is falling into place. The old truck is fixed and back home, the new truck is getting serviced and prepped for pickup, I've closed 2 decent jobs this week and I'm about halfway through finalizing arrangements for my trip back to Birmingham to pick up the new truck. Looks like it will...

Good News!!! I just got a phone call from Altec Capital and I'm approved for $60K!! I just need to sign a couple items to close the loan when I go back up to buy the truck. And with the Fed dropping rates by .75% this morning, it looks like my rate will be quite good. :blob6: :blob6: :blob6...

The latest mechanic refused to work on that motor. Yesterday afternoon I took the truck back to the place that put in the injectors. At this point I no longer care if he loses half the bolts holding the truck together, as long as he gets it running well enough to sell.

I must sound like a fugging idiot or a complete nutcase on the phone, because I seem to be scaring off every mechanic I talk to. I guess I've exaggerated how many people have actually worked on the truck as well. Only 2 guys have turned wrenches on it, the first mobile guy had it in his shop...

Any of you guys further north along the East coast, I was just browsing and found this truck. It's a twin of the one I am looking to buy. http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/big-trucks/find/listing/1997-GMC-8500-91529445# It's 4 years older than the one I'm looking at but it's half the price...

I just got another piece of promising news this morning. I went over to a lot that is located at the corner of a major road and the side road where a tree and concrete recycling place is located. Half the tree companies in town dump there, so the lot has excellent exposure to my target audience...

Oh good! I thought maybe there was some other requirement I wasn't aware of. :\: Getting back to the old truck, I need to start getting serious about selling it once I get this nagging fuel issue fixed. And I'll toss out another piece of bacon-wrapped bait, I may even be able to carry back...

What do you mean by a commercial license, a CDL? I have a Class B CDL with air brakes which covers me for driving anything except a semi tractor-trailer. The truck GVWR is 35,220 lbs.

You guys that drive Chevies, can anyone tell me what the little switch is that's at the top right of the dash, just above the radio??? :?

more pics of the truck.