Old Truck Makes Low-Cost Dump Trailer

Old Truck Makes Low-Cost Dump Trailer TRUCKS Conversions 22-6-32 "My brother Joe and I needed something heavy duty to haul dirt and rocks on our farm," says Steve Peters who farms near Clark, S. Dak. The two men paid $1,000 for a mid-1970's Ford tandem axle, 13 cubic yard dump truck. They removed the cab, engine and transmission and cut off the frame behind the cab. Then they bent the front part of the frame rails together to form the hitch. They welded an additional set of truck frame rails beneath the original truck frame to provide extra sup-port. The reinforcing rails start just ahead of the front axle and extend forward to the hitch. A 3-ft. long pto driveshaft is used to drive the dump truck's original hydraulic pump which operates the hoist cylinder. "It has a super duty frame and hitch so we can pull it fully loaded over almost any kind of terrain," says Steve. "We've used it to haul dirt, gravel, rocks, and manure for two years with no problems. Total cost to build it was less than $1,200. We use a 1985 Case-IH 9110, 200 hp 4-WD tractor equipped with front and rear duals to pull it. It works great for hauling chunks of frozen manure that might damage our manure spreader. "At first we tried using a hydraulic motor that operated off the tractor hydraulics to operate the hydraulic pump. However, it was underpowered for big loads so we bought a driveshaft and mounted a sprocket on the end of it so we could chain-drive the pump." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Steve Peters, Rt. 2, Box 88, Clark, S. Dak. 57225 (ph 605 532-3210).

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