[AT] (a little)OT: homemade dump truck/hauler

[Chuck Saunders]

Hi Bruce,
I put one of those dump bed kits on my 82 F-150. It will take a few days 
but I can get you some information.
Thanks
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City

ROBBRUT at aol.com wrote:

>I caught new truckitus last month and almost bought a new GMC K1500HD crew 
>cab.
>
>But the fact that it only seated 6, cost $36K, and that gas prices are higher 
>that I used to pay for beer (by the quart) made me decide to get a Honda 
>Pilot (4WD, seats eight, get over 20 mpg, etc) as a daily driver and to keep my 
>'95 Chev K1500 extracab (170K miles, 12-14 mpg) for hauling stuff and towing my 
>9990 lb gross trailer and whatever I'm carrying (Kubota, Case, 9N, Deutz and a 
>'46 Chev Dumptruck have all had a ride).
>
>Well, I came across a 12v V hydraulic pump, reservoir, control and piston 
>(NOT a plow lift), and I have an urge to make the Chev even more versatile and be 
>able to do a little dumping.
>
>I'd like leave the bumper where it is, cause the weight-distributing hitch 
>setup is is kind of intimately involved.
>
>Anyone know where there might be some plans, etc for making hinging, latching 
>and scissors (or other) lift mechanisms ?
>
>Thanks.
>-Bruce Thompson
>P.S. You may ask "Why do this, why not just fix the '46 chevy dump?" The 
>answer is bed height, since the littlest tractor (Kubota) can't lift high enough 
>to reach much of the '46's bed, but can it fill the pickup bed to the gunnels. 
>Also, the '95 can haul the trailer/tractor at modern highway speeds and the 
>'46 ? It can't evn haul ITSELF at highway speeds !
>-B
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