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95_2500HD

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Hi, i've been browsing this forum for a while now and I thought I would join and post some pictures of my truck, so here is a link to a little website I made:

 

http://0ryan0.home.mchsi.com

 

The truck is a 1995 Chevrolet K2500 (8600 gvw) regular cab long box with a 5.7L (350ci) engine and 4WD.  I bought it about a month ago and it now has about 63,000 miles on it.  I use it as a work truck for a lawnmowing/landscaping business and also to plow.

 

Options Include:

-4L80E Auto Trans.

-4.10 limited slip rear axle

-Plow Prep Package

-Heavy duty front springs

-Heavy duty transmission cooling system

-A/C

 

Accessories include:

-EZ-dumper (came with truck)

-7.5' Western Pro Plow (came with truck)

-Husky Floorliners

-Husky Mudflaps

-DeeZee bedrail protectors

 

Want List:

-LT285/75/r16 bfg all-terrain ta-ko

-nerf bars

-(the list goes on)

95_2500HD Enthusiast

95_2500HD

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Thanks.

 

I have a question:  What type of exhaust would work well on this truck?  The pipe from the cat to the muffler is shot, the muffler is rusted through, and the rest of the pipe is gone.  I am thinking of just putting two pipes out the back from the cat with no muffler (it sounds pretty good the way it is now :smash: )  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

TxDoc Senior Enthusiast

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Now, that's a T-R-U-C-K! :smash:

 

I have a question. When you are plowing snow, does it ever start to build up so that it stops you or really gets hard to push?

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95_2500HD

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Now, that's a T-R-U-C-K! :smash:

 

I have a question. When you are plowing snow, does it ever start to build up so that it stops you or really gets hard to push?

Actually, I havn't had the chance to plow with this truck yet.  It's January 13th and still NO SNOW ???

 

But to answer your question, I don't think it will ever build up enough to stop the truck because the plow is not boxed in (it would go the the side), also you can windrow it.  If there ever was that much snow to stop the truck, you could plow it in layers by having the plow raised.

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