Re: How much can a 3/4ton with a 305 haul?
The 305 should do just fine.
My '62 4000 had an engine changed at some point in time to a 305E (a pick-up engine) and it pulled amazingly fine. I would haul 2 1/2 Cords of firewood with it. Yes, about 2000 lbs overweight, I know, but it pulled just fine, with just a 4-Speed Trans and no 2-speed rear, uphill to boot.
Sure, you will most likely need to downshift now and then with your 3/4 Ton, but would that really be a problem? Shifting is half the fun, lol.
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Drove and owned many, but some of the more interesting ones were:
-'60 GMC 2500 Dump, 305 V-6
-'62 GMC 4000 Flatbed, 305 V-6
-'62 GMC 6500 Flatbed Dump, 478 V-6
-'67 GMC 7500 Box, 6V-53 Detroit
-'71 GMC 9500 Flatbed Dump, 637 V-8
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