David Just Bought The Strangest Yet Coolest, & Most Unexpected Truck Ever!
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Every video with David and Andre is a great video!
David is one of those cool guys that you want around when your truck goes kaaboom.
I wish I could give you 10 thumbs up for this video. David is such an exceptional guy. I’m looking forward to seeing what he comes up with as a rock crawler.
David has incredible taste! Not only does he have a great collection, but an even better personality. Thank you guys for the tour and super fun video. Btw, I like the idea of making David's high school truck into a rock crawler instead. - Everett
From his first episodes on TFL, David has been a great addition to the channel. Hope he continues to be featured for a long time to come.
David thanks for letting Andre film your trucks!
I love your truck collection!
Sell the wrecker part, shorten it, lift it, and put 40s on it! Make it a video series. I’d watch it.
Always great when David is involved, the neighbor everyone wishes they had! Love these trucks, back when manufacturers actually wanted vehicles to last.
Great collection of trucks David. And spare parts. I'd single wheel the wrecker, lift it, 40's ,454 and keep the tow truck parts. It'll be a great off road recovery vehicle!.
Hope David sticks around on the TFL team. He’s awesome
David was pointing out how bad the rust is on the ‘73 and the ‘72… In a winter salt spreading Midwest state like Indiana, those two trucks would look like Swiss cheese!
I suggest: sell the wrecker bed and cab, shorten the frame, put the orange and white cab and shortened bed on it and make a rock crawler.
AWESOME STUFF!
Definitely a 454 BBC and a manual with 4x4 theme going on....awesome! Sell the tow truck bed and turn that C&C truck into your rock crawler is my vote.
I really shouldnt be suprised David has 10 trucks but here we are. 10 more coming soon
Andre, David, and bunch of old trucks, a recipe for a great and awesome video! Keep it up.
That's a great buy for $2500
I would definitely build it up for an off road recovery rig, and put a Cummins in the front for power but to also help add weight to the front to balance the weight distribution more equally from the heavy back. And with the right tires it won't sink in the snow, Rory with his Trail mater tow truck and his newer blue one do snow recovery's all the time with little issues.
And "TFL off road" should sponsor the build, since they will be calling on Dave more to get them unstuck on Tumble weed ranch 😁
always good to see David in the videos. Hes quite impressive with his automotive knowledge. i had a 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 with the Cummins and 6 speed transmission. absolutely loved that truck. i was running 35 miles a day to work so i got a Jeep TJ as a daily driver and let the Dodge set and only used it periodically. That was the beginning of the end. it got a lot of rust, then the sending unit went on the fuel tank and i thought the tank was 1/4 but it sucked it dry. it only had about 120000 miles on it. ended up selling it. couldn't get it running again.
So jealous of David's fleet, awesome rigs
Came here to support David!🤘
Great video Andre.
Way-to-go David!
Bingo Pal !
What an awesome find of a tow truck! You should definitely build this up and use it around the farm as a recovery vehicle. If it were me I would get rid of a couple vehicles to help fund this cool 80’s tow rig!! Bigger tires help with how heavy it is in the dirt, maybe remove some of the towing features and replace them with winches…good luck on your decision
For a rock crawler i think the tow truck with a 454 engine and crane body removed would be amazing, and the grill needs a badge lol.
I absolutely can not wait to see the rock crawler that David builds. I hope you check in with him from time to time during the build. It would make a great new series. David, I hope you fix that old 72 GMC up too. Fantastic video guys. Yhanks
I'd like to see a build on either the old bronze or orange and white GM trucks, would be cool to see either of those gorgeous old trucks brought back as an offroader!
I think you could use that one as a heavy recovery vehicle and make a separate light recovery vehicle. You could shorten the frame lift it and add big tires. It would also be cool to have a hydraulic winch on the front in case you did get stuck. You can use the lift boom for all kinds of stuff around the farm.
All very true. He has the tractor as well, but I could see this boom being a nicer tool in most cases for lifting. The boom is extendable as well.
Good call!
Bucket up front does lifting, as well as 3-point hitch on the back. You can get forks, hay roll stingers, “hog hangers”, etc. that attach right on in a few minutes. I don’t think any wrecker body like this is useful on the farm. If the tractor gets stuck, the solution is a bigger tractor to pull it out, especially in deep mud. If he had a big tractor, a 2 ¼ ton wrecker may be able to pull it out but most likely have to wait a couple days to let the ground dry first, a cat is the best thing for big tractors.
All this has been my experience for nearly 40 years; I haven’t farmed for 15+ years, so there may be lots of better solutions now.
@@garysarratt1 - sounds about right to me. I was thinking along the lines of mechanical work too. Even just having to move a fluid filled tire. It’s something the tractor can do as well. Better 2 options vs 1.
@@garysarratt1 I was thinking more of off the farm use but there can be uses there too. Using snatch blocks (pully) can multiply pulling ability as long as you have a way to anchor. Anchoring isn't hard if you have the right equipment stored on the truck. There are wheel chocks that dig in when under load. Some wreckers have hydraulic chocks in the rear. I'm not a farmer but my granddad was. I've seen him winch out big equipment with a Warn 8274 with multiple snatch blocks. Once, so much load was applied, all four wheels were off the ground on the tow vehicle. It was anchored to a tree.
Keep it as a tow truck for TFL recoveries. Seems strange to cut down the frame after it was extended. And I love the yellow color. So maybe make the wheels wells bigger and put on off road tires. Maybe take off some weight elsewhere?
I’d love to spend a weekend with David at his farm. That man is living the dream!
Always love to see David! That old Ford tractor sounds exactly like our Fordson turning over. Must be the same starter. Memories!
David ❤ your collection of different truck that are built better than the new ones. David I like that you’re a down to earth person who doesn’t need/want vehicles with all of the bells & whistles, which most are disposable not rebuildable. Only if the newer generation of people had your mentality we would be better off. Rebuild the 454’s. You could probably sell the wrecker boom to help fund both, Yellow & the two tone in the garage projects. David you have everything there to make your dream(s) come true.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
David is the MAN
Paul of Fab Rats is doing a square-body wrecker right now. I'd watch a few of his videos for ideas. If you use that truck, you'll have to cut it up. Most notable are the two front fenders. They have to be chopped and V'ed inwards towards the front so you can see your tires approach, which a square body won't allow. Now, if one wants to see a seriously massive off-road recovery wrecker check out the monster Matt's building on his channel. Rory Irish has a channel, Trail mater, and he has a square body wrecker too. Both Rory and Matt use all-electric wenches. Like yours, Paul's rig has a hydraulic winch bed, but he has added additional electric wenches to pull from multiple directions.
David you need to do a video series on that old Chevy. Not a frame off but get the interior straightened out and looking better, make it a true dually again and tighten up the electrical. It would be really cool and informative because really no one out there is doing a series on a old manure truck. Hauling manure is an awesome business and always has work. Great Videos Thank You 🙏
Another great Andre and David video...!
Love this video! Maybe David needs to collaborate with Fab Rats, Matt's Off Road Recovery and enter the tow truck olympics!
I love when David is on the show!!!
Paul from Fab Rats could point you in the right direction. Nice trucks 👍
These two are the best combo ever! I love every truck you just showed!
Dave they have a name for people like you! Truck Hoarder but, don’t worry we can get you help. LOL. You have a great collection of trucks Dave thanks for sharing you stories on each one.
David has an awesome collection. He’s the neighbor that you’d want to come over and help so you could get some awesome lessons and tips.
Before he said he had a 454 I was thinking a Cummins. I love that square body as I learned to drive in one. I say singles on the rear, a smaller custom body with some kind of built in winch/crane system for recovery.
Like seeing David on the show, very kind and down to earth 🌍 person and can’t wait to see what type of rock crawler his gonna do.
That square with the Cummins is awesome
I love that these videos are local and the cool things you can find around here. I remember an early 1950's 2 door Dodge Power Wagon station wagon 4x4 just down the road from David in LaPorte a guy had for years but would never part with.
Saw the lights of the truck in the reflection of the bed cap. So got a quick glimpse before the unveil! That will be a fun project to watch. Great video!
Always love when you guys have David on
Great to see David again. Glad you’re back.
Great video, also love the simplicity from the manual clutch linkage. I like Andre's ideas for selling the wrecker bed and building that truck into your rock crawler with single rear wheels.
This was my Dad’s tow truck!!!!! Clyde Slaugh 💚 he was a master of all kinds with building what he needed. Pulled plenty of people out. He had cancer and could not continue he his dreams of rebuilding. ❤
David, I grew up on a cattle ranch in the 1960’s-87. It was near Pinon New Mexico. We had a 1940’s 1.5 ton ford truck. Dad sold it in 92. Wish we still had it.
18:33 My mom bought a ‘94 Dodge Shadow when I was in elementary school. She gave it to me when I turned 16 and got my drivers license. I still have it and I was driving it up until about four years ago.
David has insane American automotive knowledge luv it😎
Every video with Dave is a good video!
Gotta get yourself a good set of jack stands David! You deserve it! Maybe you got em and just put the wood blocks under when your done working on one project and need to use the jack stands for another of many projects lol.
Great Video, Dave is such a cool guy. I love this stuff!
absolutely love the older gm trucks!!!! im such a sucker for them lol. especially the 90 gmc with the cummins!!!
David, I'd go with the wrecker. Box the frame, add some Rockwell 2.5T axles, hydraulic steering front and rear, lockers, 2.5 Transfer case,14.5R20 Michelin 43" tires, Rock rails with deploy-able steps, and a rear tube roll cage with attachments for winches and storage boxes. Great video Andre!
Challenge Matt 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 David in the Mountain Recovery!!!!
Wow great collection of trucks !! 😍😎😱😲
When I was a kid my dad had a '75 Cheyanne Camper Special, basically the same truck as that red/white truck, only it was mint green. He drove it a long time. And like all early square bodies, it also had the rear fender rust. And it started to rust back in the 80's. Lot of good memories in that truck.
Who wouldnt love David, the man who called his ranch The Happy Yakh? What a hard working, honest and positive man David is. Amazing stable.
Please sell the tow truck to FabRats or Matt’s off-road recovery!!!! I would love to see it built out the way the previous owner dreamed!!
This was a Great Vid! Love the everyman man dreamtruck talk👍
That tow truck is sweet. It would be 1000 times sweeter if they hadn't extended the frame.
Good to see David again. What happen to Mr Truck ? Haven't seen him here on TFL for a long time. These two are such a great asset to the channel.
He retired and moved further away but does come in to TFL a couple of times a year to contribute
Awesome content as always
This was great, I really enjoyed seeing David's collection. I wish Ied a life like David's. My dream is to have a big piece of land and the means to be a truck hoarder. My favorite is definitely the crew cab squarebody, but I can't wait to see what he does with the wrecker. So many possibilities with that thing.
I’m sure this was already mentioned, but there’s a lot of comments to read already.
A Cummins swapped off-road wrecker. You can lighten that deck up a lot by strategically cutting holes in it where the support isn’t needed, even on the top deck. The winches and boom are the key pieces. You will be too tall to use it as a typical tow truck anymore anyway. Definitely shorten it back down and get rid of that tool box. Have a couple of very heavy canvas recovery bags strapped to the deck or in place of any of the lower boxes. The duals really won’t be needed if you have lightened the deck enough. Most 40s will be about 2/3s the width of the duals anyway.
Just trying to think out of the box and take what you already have into consideration. There’s dozens of ways to go.
I recognize that motor!!! 250 6 cyl...my first truck in high school had that motor..had it for 7 yrs...0 problems!! Excellent motor!!
Love that GM square body crew cab. I so wish I could find a clean one like that.
You could always cab swap. If the wrecker has what you want as far as drive train it makes a good base. Square bodies are always in demand. So you could either save it for a later project or sell it to someone who needs a new cab.
Swapping the cab is a great idea. You'd keep both the nostalgia associated with your dad's truck and the heavy dutyness of the wrecker.
David knows his stuff!
it will be fun to see what David will do with the wrecker. I had turn it into someting like BSF Recovery wrecker
When I grow up I wanna be just like David.. beautiful trucks 😍
Interesting collection!
Casey Ladelle uses an OBS Ford with a very similar bed to do snow recovery in Oregon. Also check out what Fab Rats did with the rat rod wrecker. Full hydraulic boom on a custom bed on a square body.
Build the wrecker as a crawler! You can protect the body well enough! Have some fun!
That wrecker is awesome! And the wood blocks are fine. As long as you don't try that with cinder blocks....
Wow, an old 4 stick backhoe... Love that old Ford 4500...
David 👊🏽😁👍🏽🇺🇸
My favorite year GM trucks are 67 - 72.
Pretty awesome collection.
Off road tow truck with optional tracks for winter
I'd fix up the tow truck and sell it, then use the 94 and chop it up for the rock crawler. It'll be a little heavier but it'd be more comfortable in the end. I guess it would be tough to do a solid axle swap on the 94 though but I'm sure there are a bunch of examples that could be followed.
There are companies that make kits to do it as a lot of people have solid axle swapped those ifs Chevys.
WOW The 72 story is hitting close to home. My dad gave me his 1972 GMC. It was his one and only NEW vehicle. Mine had the same engine but was the three on the tree, coil springs, no power brakes, no power steering. My wife went into labor driving it to a Dr's appt. with our 2nd son in 1995. 😜She still brings that up. Along with the story of having to bump start the 1978 Volvo, backwards, down the driveway to go deliver our 1st son in 1993.
What a collection. I could be wrong but for the rock truck I think using the older 14 bolt might be a full float vs the new one being a semi float. Not sure of what years those changes happened just remember reading for severe use the full float were considered to be a little stronger.
19:16 That’s the way that we did it back then. We just rode in the front seat.
That 1990 GMC Sqaurebody 😍
Offroad Designs (Colorado) front 4 link and coilover suspension. Rear single wheel axle, 37's or 40's, 5.9 Cummins, 6 speed manual and keep it a wrecker
I think you should lift the tow truck put 35s and a big engine. Lockers and lighten the crane with aluminum. It looks like you have a beautiful truck. 😍. Hope you consider this. We love you David!!!! Also please do build videos on it!!!!
I feel a Matt's offroad recovery type channel TFL coming in the future...
Wow what a show that is
Cool truck, I learned the other day that you could get that generation of ram with the v10 (HD truck engine not viper engine) from the previous gen for the first year or two. Now that truck with a v10 and manual would be a rare ram.
I enjoyed this video so much! Thanks so much 👍👍
David should be a permanent fixture on TFL. The guy is a truck legend
I was to ask "Have you heard of Tow Truck Olimpics", but Andre asked about competing with Matt so I guess yes :)
Andre , What a surprise, didn't know you're a Matt's off-road Fan , maybe fab Rats ? ,
David is nice guy and another Chevy Nut.
Glad to see you guys talking about trucks .
Hey TFL, what ever happened to that extended cab gmc David had that went up against the red trail boss. Thought that truck was pretty cool. love the videos.
The Chevy tap. My 99 Suburban needs it too. Sometimes if I close the door hard enough the hood will pop up.
It's really nice to have a wrecker. You could lift it and put it on bigger tires, but keep the wrecker body.
Hey! David’s son is in my neck of the woods now! Not often you hear my state being mentioned casually in a video :)
David is such a great dude. Does cool dude stuff. Wants to do more cool dude stuff.
For the wrecker, I say lifted and on massive tires, with option for track kit, and then the crane could pull vehicles out around tumbleweed.
Then go buy another vehicle for a rock crawler ;)
Take the new project and look at what BSF recovery team does with a real similar setup
David is the best!
Hey Dave!! I want that wrecker