deepNdirt
Veteran Member
A while back I had post about me possibly getting a small dump truck, But had concerns about it's towing capacity while being loaded,
The truck I had in mind I went and looked at and found would required much work and money to get it on the road, So! I've been thinking of other options, What about converting my super duty F-250 into a dump bed system, I've watched some short video's on the subject but mostly showing the end results, not the actual how to do the conversion, I've seen some kits available that are an after market setup design to install on top of the truck bed, But I'm thinking more on the line of still keeping the original bed but installing the lifting components,
I'm confident I could do it myself, I've had experience in installing both suspension and body lift kits on several trucks I have owned in the past,
I'm pretty sure my truck would haul a load as well as pulling my trailer/tractor at the same time, But I still have but one concern, the tire load capacity? I run 10 ply tires and i think will be OK, But if I were to go through all this trouble and expense to later realize the tires will not hold the extra load, what would be a backup plan to correct such an issue ?,
Is there something aftermarket available to install a dual wheel assembly? would probably have to add on fender extensions as well,
As mentioned before in my other dump truck post, I at least need a way to haul small amounts of materials if I'm to make a go at small scale landscaping,
the first video is what I'de like to do but the secound video could be be a quick and inexpensive alternative,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gcX9YpaKo
Dump-Pro video - YouTube
The truck I had in mind I went and looked at and found would required much work and money to get it on the road, So! I've been thinking of other options, What about converting my super duty F-250 into a dump bed system, I've watched some short video's on the subject but mostly showing the end results, not the actual how to do the conversion, I've seen some kits available that are an after market setup design to install on top of the truck bed, But I'm thinking more on the line of still keeping the original bed but installing the lifting components,
I'm confident I could do it myself, I've had experience in installing both suspension and body lift kits on several trucks I have owned in the past,
I'm pretty sure my truck would haul a load as well as pulling my trailer/tractor at the same time, But I still have but one concern, the tire load capacity? I run 10 ply tires and i think will be OK, But if I were to go through all this trouble and expense to later realize the tires will not hold the extra load, what would be a backup plan to correct such an issue ?,
Is there something aftermarket available to install a dual wheel assembly? would probably have to add on fender extensions as well,
As mentioned before in my other dump truck post, I at least need a way to haul small amounts of materials if I'm to make a go at small scale landscaping,
the first video is what I'de like to do but the secound video could be be a quick and inexpensive alternative,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gcX9YpaKo
Dump-Pro video - YouTube
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