That's weird. I ordered chains from Chevy Duty about a year ago, and they
are the perfect fit and length......Hmmmmm.......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Newman" <bkn6@airmail.net>
To: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Has this ever happened to you?
> For what its worth, I ordered a set of chains from Chevy Duty a while
> back for my 49, and they fit exactly the same way. That angle makes it
> hard to sit and have a cold one after a long cruise!
> Brad Newman
> 49 3100 Deluxe
> 24 1 ton
>
> A.B. wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I just ordered some tailgate chains for my '53. We4ll, when I
> > installed
> > them last night, I found that they are at least 1 link, maybe 2 links
> > two
> > short! I guess I don't really care, but the reason I ordered the
> > chains
> > was 1) so I could get that wierd square bolt, 2) I wanted to order
> > covers
> > anyways, 3) for $10 more then building them myself, I would get a
> > correct
> > look, 4) I wouldn't have to measure and cut any chain (I'm lazy).
> > Anyway,
> > when the tailgate is extended, it does not sit horizontal to the bed
> > wood
> > surface, rather, it sits at a slight angle! Maybe this is correct,
> > and I
> > don't know what I am talking about, but I know my '60 chevy's tailgate
> >
> > used to sit horizontal to the bed.
> > -alfie
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> > 1959
>
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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