[AT] Nice 40's or 50's truck to haul tractors

[Al Walker]

H. L. Staples wrote:

>All If you plan to use a truck equipped with a hoist (dump bed) be sure to
>build in some sort of safety lock in the tilt mechanism to prevent the bed
>from rising when trying to load a tractor from the rear.
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>The safety will have to include a block of the hydraulic valve or real
>damage could happen to the truck frame if the bed is pinned and the cylinder
>has pressure applied. 
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>Tractor drivers have been killed trying to load from the rear when the bed
>suddenly flew up on its own.
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>H. L. Staples
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>McLoud, Oklahoma
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>USA
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Excellant points, H.L. I have chained the bed to the frame before, but 
have never done anything  with the hydraulics except keep it out of 
gear.  I'd better ponder this some more. Thanks for the feedback. I 
appreciate it.

Al
NW MN