Show me your Dump Beds!

[Greg Coffin]

I'm considering building a lift mechanism for my 1962 WM300, and I'm curious what others have done before I start reinventing the wheel. I plan to keep my factory bed, though I realize I may need to raise the floor height to fit the mechanism between the chassis and the bed floor.

A scissor-type lift mechanism seems like a good idea, but again, I'm interested in seeing what others have done. I plan to run the lift with a PTO driven pump, it that makes any difference.

TIA!

[Cheyenne Dave]

The basic system was made by St. Paul Hoist. I fabricated a new dump frame based on the original but re-enforced in critical areas.

C.D.

[Jerry Henry]

Dave. The hoist looks very efficient. I hope someday to add a hoist to my truck, altho there are a lot more things that are more pressing to me right now. :)
I like the looks of your wheels. Where did you have them made?
Thanks, Jerry

[CSCameron]

The basic system was made by St. Paul Hoist. I fabricated a new dump frame based on the original but re-enforced in critical areas.

C.D.

Nice! I've always liked your truck. Do you have any drawings/plans for the bed?

[Cheyenne Dave]

Dave. The hoist looks very efficient. I hope someday to add a hoist to my truck, altho there are a lot more things that are more pressing to me right now. :)
I like the looks of your wheels. Where did you have them made?
Thanks, Jerry

Jerry,

The wheels were made by TruDesign, in Denver. They are pretty simple; a heavy duty truck wheel with a 3/8" plate center. They wheels are heated and friction fit over the centers, much like a ring gear on a flywheel, then welded.

http://www.trudesignwheel.net/

CD

[Cheyenne Dave]

Nice! I've always liked your truck. Do you have any drawings/plans for the bed?

Thanks Jerry!

I made a few sketches, but mostly built it as a stream-of-conciousness thing. I copied some dimensions, material details, and design intent from what was left of the original dump frame. I used many original parts and fitments. If you ever get a chance, take a look at Ron Daly's (sp?) Power Wagon. I believe he lives in New Jersey. He has a complete, original St. Paul Hoist dump bed, frame, and associated hydraulics. He was at the Iowa rally last year...

CD

[Gordon Maney]

Ray Daly.

[Greg Coffin]

Thanks for the photo Dave, it's a nice setup. I'm hoping to use a factory bed with my truck, so I will either have to raise the floor level, or find a ram that will fit between the frame rails.

[Jerry Henry]

[QUOTE=Cheyenne Dave;101797]Jerry,

The wheels were made by TruDesign, in Denver. They are pretty simple; a heavy duty truck wheel with a 3/8" plate center. They wheels are heated and friction fit over the centers, much like a ring gear on a flywheel, then welded.

http://www.trudesignwheel.net/

Thanks for the link Dave. It sounds like a similar method as used on the 20" wheels I had on the W500.

[Cheyenne Dave]

Thanks for the photo Dave, it's a nice setup. I'm hoping to use a factory bed with my truck, so I will either have to raise the floor level, or find a ram that will fit between the frame rails.

One of the Sawyer brothers also used the original box in his dump set-up. As I recall, it was a sissior, electric-over-hydraulic system. It worked very well and looked stock bed when not raised.

CD