Are square body duallys ONE TON?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

allengator · 02-10-2011, 03:23 PM

Are square body duallys ONE TON?? or??

Jonboy · 02-10-2011, 03:44 PM

Yep. 1 ton.

allengator · 02-10-2011, 04:07 PM

Thanks...
I'm thinking of finding or building a 1 ton box truck for my band!

Jonboy · 02-10-2011, 04:16 PM

I don't know how hard that will be. Most of the box trucks I have seen are on a van (P series) chassis. If you could find an old Ambulance, that would work, too.

*C-10 simplex* · 02-10-2011, 05:29 PM

i've been thinking about doing the same thing except instead of a box i'd like to go flatbed/stake body.

Could taking the box off of a 1-ton pickup be feasible? Aside from the rear track being wider---pickup would be wider vs. chassis cab's track would be narrower, are there any other differences? Are the frames generally the same shape behind the cab?

2) As far as finding one these might be a good sources:

http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/
http://www.truckpaper.com/drilldown/...=293&bcatid=27

3) P.S. another alternative might be to consider those isuzu cabover box trucks.

87 V20 Scottsdale · 02-10-2011, 06:38 PM

I assume you're talking about a truck like this one, just with an older cab. http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsde...?OHID=1927760&

They're out there, if you look long enough I'm sure you can run across one.

79gmcc15 · 02-10-2011, 06:43 PM

One thing someone hasn't mentioned is the difference between the cab and chassis and the regular one ton duly fleet side. The regular one ton's are wider.

Prerunner1982 · 02-10-2011, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 79gmcc15

One thing someone hasn't mentioned is the difference between the cab and chassis and the regular one ton duly fleet side. The regular one ton's are wider.

See post #5..

I think something like this would make a good "box" truck..even has rear A/C and a place to sleep. But that is probably just me. It is a M1010 by the way.

GM72K10 · 02-10-2011, 07:28 PM

Square body C&C can actually be 2 tons or more depending on the body. My 86 K30 C&C has a 11,000 gvw. The 1 ton dually pickups were only 10,000 gvw.

02-10-2011, 03:23 PM	#1
allengator Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Burleson, Texas Posts: 596	Are square body duallys ONE TON?? Are square body duallys ONE TON?? or?? __________________ Allengator Outta the Blue (my band - available for hire in the DFW area!) 1980 Chevy SWB Pickup (build thread) 1951 Chevy Sedan Delivery 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 2011 Harley Davidson Street Glide 2018 Silverado Z71 Crew Cab

02-10-2011, 03:44 PM	#2
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: Are square body duallys ONE TON?? Yep. 1 ton. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

02-10-2011, 04:07 PM	#3
allengator Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Burleson, Texas Posts: 596	Re: Are square body duallys ONE TON?? Thanks... I'm thinking of finding or building a 1 ton box truck for my band! __________________ Allengator Outta the Blue (my band - available for hire in the DFW area!) 1980 Chevy SWB Pickup (build thread) 1951 Chevy Sedan Delivery 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 2011 Harley Davidson Street Glide 2018 Silverado Z71 Crew Cab

02-10-2011, 04:16 PM	#4
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: Are square body duallys ONE TON?? I don't know how hard that will be. Most of the box trucks I have seen are on a van (P series) chassis. If you could find an old Ambulance, that would work, too. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

02-10-2011, 06:38 PM	#6
87 V20 Scottsdale Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgetown, KY Posts: 183	Re: Are square body duallys ONE TON?? I assume you're talking about a truck like this one, just with an older cab. http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsde...?OHID=1927760& They're out there, if you look long enough I'm sure you can run across one. __________________ Andrew 1987 V20 Scottsdale 383 TBI, SM465, NP208, 14FF, 4.10 1988 C1500 Scottsdale 305, 700R4, 3.08 1986 K30 Custom Deluxe 6.2, SM465, NP205, 14FF, 4.10

02-10-2011, 05:29 PM	#5
C-10 simplex Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: indisclosed Posts: 1,515	Re: Are square body duallys ONE TON?? i've been thinking about doing the same thing except instead of a box i'd like to go flatbed/stake body. Could taking the box off of a 1-ton pickup be feasible? Aside from the rear track being wider---pickup would be wider vs. chassis cab's track would be narrower, are there any other differences? Are the frames generally the same shape behind the cab? 2) As far as finding one these might be a good sources: http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/ http://www.truckpaper.com/drilldown/...=293&bcatid=27 3) P.S. another alternative might be to consider those isuzu cabover box trucks.

02-10-2011, 06:43 PM	#7
79gmcc15 Gettin It One Pice At A Time Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: everett, washington Posts: 2,688	Re: Are square body duallys ONE TON?? One thing someone hasn't mentioned is the difference between the cab and chassis and the regular one ton duly fleet side. The regular one ton's are wider. __________________ RIP ELJAY Work In Progress 1979 GMC C1500 Trailering Special. Getting the truck done, one piece at a time. “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”Ronald Reagan “I don’t know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby

02-10-2011, 07:28 PM	#9
GM72K10 Next! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Eastern Pa. Posts: 2,483	Re: Are square body duallys ONE TON?? Square body C&C can actually be 2 tons or more depending on the body. My 86 K30 C&C has a 11,000 gvw. The 1 ton dually pickups were only 10,000 gvw. __________________ 86 K30 CUCV M1028A1 86 K30 CUCV M1028a2 dually 86 K30 C&C 6.2 4:56s, 4M, 11,000 gvw, ex fire truck, now lowboy dump More square bodies and CUCVs than I care to admit to 2020 Silverado K3500HD Work truck

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