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

[charlie hill]

I guess it depends on the dump bed design.  My 2 ton's dump is hinged at the 
very rear of the bed to the very rear of the chassis.
There is not much way the weight of the tractor could cause it to dump. 
However, the advice to be aware of the possibility is good!

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Walker" <alwalker at gvtel.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Nice 40's or 50's truck to haul tractors


> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>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.
>>
>>
>>Tractor drivers have been killed trying to load from the rear when the bed
>>suddenly flew up on its own.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>H. L. Staples
>>
>>McLoud, Oklahoma
>>
>>USA
>>
>>
> 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
>
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