02/03/2026
Building a dumptruck.
There are lots of dumptrucks out there on the roads, but a large percentage of them were converted from much lighter duty vocations. Over time they don't withstand the pressures of our summer push, and giveaway to their weakest link.
Last summer we found one that was pretty close to what we're looking for. But the box was shot and the entire truck is nearly
30 years old, so there tends to be quite a bit of past owners hidden "fixes" when you get into these things, and his one was no exception!
Lots of nightmare wiring. It was the "Shop Queen" for a painful 3 months. We officially retired Cliff Howards truck he drove for years and
robbed the box off it. Of course it was too long so we had modify the hinge point, mount a hydraulic tank etc etc. Enjoy the photos! Glad to have this one done. I'll add descriptions in the pics
