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I'm not sure who installed mine as it was on the truck when I bought it. But judging by the mechanical skills of the last owner, I would bet to say that he didn't do it. That leaves me with the place out of St. Joe MI. where he bought the truck from. I guess they used to sell lots of surplus...
Here are some pics of the dump bed conversion that were requested in this thread http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=2986 I figured a seperate post would make it easier to search for later on. The dump is a Venco lift model #VC520 and operates off a pto driven...
I'll try to grab some detail pics this afternoon. It was converted with a Venco VC520 dump lift. The end of the frame was then bobbed to allow for the tilt. It looks like they cut the pivot point off the donar dump truck and welded it across the frame and to the bed.
The air tanks had been moved outboard becuse the truck has been converted to a dump bed. The pto driven hydralic pump box is located between the frame rails where the tanks should be.
Pappa-G if you are ever back at Silver Lake, stop by my shop, I own David Allen Racing right next to the ORV...
Well after spending last winter restoring an 67' M715 I bought last year, I decided that I needed it's big brother. A few weeks ago I got a line on a 67' M35a2 that was not to far from home. Needs work but runs strong and had been converted to a dump bed and had a asking price of $1000. When...