Tall trucks was RE: [AT] Now Trucks pulling tractors

[charlie hill]

I sent the message below 5 minutes after one that explains what I  am 
talking about but it (previous message) appears to be lost in the ether.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Tall trucks was RE: [AT] Now Trucks pulling tractors


>I found this one  (step) on a web search.  It looks like the one I saw on 
>TV but might not be the exact one.
>
> http://www.trucktoys4less.com/poimga.html
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Tall trucks was RE: [AT] Now Trucks pulling tractors
>
>
>>> I know what you mean by that. When I bought my 01 Dodge
>>> 4X4 1 ton dually I found after a month or so my leg started giving me 
>>> trouble. I went to my doctor and he asked what I had been doing that I 
>>> hadn't been before.
>>> The only thing I figured was the truck. I drove my car
>>> again for a few weeks and my leg problem went away. I looked at putting 
>>> running boards on it but I never
>>> liked them and looked into nerf bars but they were pricey so I settled 
>>> on a set of steps made by Kodiak
>>> for Dodge. They are electric and come down in less
>>> than a second and go up snug under the truck so they
>>> don't pick up weeds when going through a field.
>>
>>
>> My Dodge 4WD 2500 pickup was too tall for me too as I have
>> short legs. I didn't like those nerf bars as they looked slippery
>> and I was afraid Lucille would slip and fall getting in on the
>> passenger side. So, I bought a set of those cast aluminum steps
>> that are about 16 inches long with the serrated tops. JC Whitney
>> had them in the catalog at the time and I put them on myself in just
>> a few minutes. They are still there and I couldn't be more pleased.
>> Probably don't look as nice on a sporty truck as nerf bars but are
>> just fine on mine. One thing about them compared to running boards
>> is, like the nerf bars, they don't pick up snow and ice and stay
>> clean.
>>
>> Cecil
>> -- 
>> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
>> what you said.
>>
>> Cecil E Monson
>> Lucille Hand-Monson
>> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>>
>> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>>
>> Free advice
>>
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