The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1947 - 1959 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-26-2017, 05:22 PM   #1
nicke
Registered User
 
nicke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Spokane, WA
Posts: 503
Has anyone seen one of these before?

So I might be picking up this 1950 2 ton chevy. It has a PTO dump bed on it.

I didn't notice this little item on the front bumper until I was looking at the pics. Has anyone seen this before? PTO attachment possibly?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sXpZ6w2qOEF0jiqz2


-Nick
__________________
1965 Impala SS project Page.
My Wheels

Classic Nation
My classic car videos

Last edited by nicke; 09-26-2017 at 08:54 PM.
nicke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 06:24 PM   #2
joedoh
Senior Member
 
joedoh's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Doodah Kansas
Posts: 7,774
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

try attaching the photo, its not showing for us
__________________
the mass of men live lives of quiet desperation


if there is a problem, I can have it.

new project WAYNE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=844393
joedoh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 06:41 PM   #3
tmoble
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Glendale, Az
Posts: 1,062
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

those are google pic links. must have snagged the wrong links or something.

PTO driven winches were common back in the olden days. Might be what's on the bumper.
tmoble is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 08:53 PM   #4
nicke
Registered User
 
nicke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Spokane, WA
Posts: 503
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

Sorry... hit the link.
Not sure why I can't embed google photos like I used to.

-Nick
__________________
1965 Impala SS project Page.
My Wheels

Classic Nation
My classic car videos
nicke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 08:59 PM   #5
mongocanfly
Post Whore

 
mongocanfly's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Alabama
Posts: 14,671
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

looks like it got welded on there at some time in its life...who knows what it could be for..it is odd...
mongocanfly is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 09:36 PM   #6
nvrdone
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Moxee WA
Posts: 1,482
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

looks like a special fuel filler for the flux capacitor
nvrdone is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 09:48 PM   #7
MARTINSR
Registered User
 
MARTINSR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Boise, Idaho
Posts: 6,003
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

It's home made and that's all there is to it as far as I am concerned.

Brian
__________________
1948 Chevy pickup
Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats!
Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15.

"Fan of most anything that moves human beings"
MARTINSR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 10:11 PM   #8
joedoh
Senior Member
 
joedoh's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Doodah Kansas
Posts: 7,774
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

its for a bolt on rod for the grain truck to let the driver line up perfectly in line with a combine harvester outlet chute. pretty common here in the midwest
__________________
the mass of men live lives of quiet desperation


if there is a problem, I can have it.

new project WAYNE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=844393
joedoh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 11:10 PM   #9
tmoble
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Glendale, Az
Posts: 1,062
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

might have been a mount for a big antennae, looks about the right size.
tmoble is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 11:35 PM   #10
nicke
Registered User
 
nicke's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Spokane, WA
Posts: 503
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

Quote:
Originally Posted by joedoh View Post
its for a bolt on rod for the grain truck to let the driver line up perfectly in line with a combine harvester outlet chute. pretty common here in the midwest
Can you share a pic of this setup on a different truck?

Thanks
-Nick
__________________
1965 Impala SS project Page.
My Wheels

Classic Nation
My classic car videos
nicke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2017, 11:54 PM   #11
joedoh
Senior Member
 
joedoh's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Doodah Kansas
Posts: 7,774
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

yep, my 47 3/4 ton grain truck had a mount like that before I took it apart, just have to find the right picture

it was just a big pipe that lined up with a spot on the combine, the driver kept it in that spot and the harvester burped into the grain bed.
__________________
the mass of men live lives of quiet desperation


if there is a problem, I can have it.

new project WAYNE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=844393
joedoh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2017, 12:34 AM   #12
mr48chev
Registered User
 
mr48chev's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toppenish, WA
Posts: 15,711
Re: Has anyone seen one of these before?

And got his butt chewed out if he didn't stay lined up with the chute. Combines are set up different now with tanks that hold x amount of grain and then they usually load the grain into a trailer that in turn loads it into the truck but the corn silage choppers still have trucks running along side the chopper and make sure that the product gets in the truck.
__________________
Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club.

My ongoing truck projects:
48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

Last edited by mr48chev; 09-27-2017 at 12:39 AM.
mr48chev is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:55 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com