New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up

   / New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up
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#62  
Are you worried about corrosion or dents?

Yes, but I think corrosion (from steel) is less of a concern than dents (with aluminum).
Steel also considerably cheaper.
I think aluminum is too fragile for what I will be doing.

Found this SS 13 footer on CL

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   / New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up #63  
Yes, but I think corrosion (from steel) is less of a concern than dents (with aluminum).
Steel also considerably cheaper.
I think aluminum is too fragile for what I will be doing.

Found this SS 13 footer on CL

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And you could redeck the steel with a new sheet over the old.
 
   / New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up #64  
Aluminum bodies are nice until they start needing repairs. Personally, I'd never own an aluminum body of any kind, work trailer, dump body, service body or whatever. They work harden and can't take the flexing. Once you get a crack in a joint or anywhere it'll be never ending repairs and they are a royal pia to work on as they have to be clean.
I'd be a bit leery also of an aluminum rock body unless you line the bottom with something and then you're defeating the weight savings.
Those are my opinions and they're free so take into account what you paid for them LOL. Good luck on finding a good body, be sure to keep us in the loop.....Mike
 
   / New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up
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#65  
Aluminum bodies are nice until they start needing repairs. Personally, I'd never own an aluminum body of any kind, work trailer, dump body, service body or whatever. They work harden and can't take the flexing. Once you get a crack in a joint or anywhere it'll be never ending repairs and they are a royal pia to work on as they have to be clean.
I'd be a bit leery also of an aluminum rock body unless you line the bottom with something and then you're defeating the weight savings.
Those are my opinions and they're free so take into account what you paid for them LOL. Good luck on finding a good body, be sure to keep us in the loop.....Mike
Yeah, I don’t think aluminum is a consideration anymore.
I‘m careful with equipment, but aluminum dump bodies need to be treated like a china doll
 
   / New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up #66  
I'm late to the party Hay Dude, but nice truck. Solid engine too.
Just a couple things I saw mentioned here.....your Allison will have PTO provisions being a Rugged Duty Series.
Put a Chelsea pump on it and it will work just like the full time pump that is on it now....in that you can just flip the air switch and engage the PTO without stopping with the Allison auto.

And you mention using it to haul hay also. Too bad you can't find a nice deck-over dump body for it. Then you can fold the sides down and load from the sides like a flat bed.
 
   / New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up
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I'm late to the party Hay Dude, but nice truck. Solid engine too.
Just a couple things I saw mentioned here.....your Allison will have PTO provisions being a Rugged Duty Series.
Put a Chelsea pump on it and it will work just like the full time pump that is on it now....in that you can just flip the air switch and engage the PTO without stopping with the Allison auto.

And you mention using it to haul hay also. Too bad you can't find a nice deck-over dump body for it. Then you can fold the sides down and load from the sides like a flat bed.
Thanks, Paystar.
I’m going to use this truck to do a lot of ditching work, off road dump truck work, and hauling mushroom compost in fields.
I will probably end up with a longer tandem for square bales, so I can pull a pup trailer if i want. Maybe a 6x6 if the right one comes along.
Always looking. Something like the one I let get away last year.

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   / New (used) IH 7500 Dump Truck purchase, modification & fix up #68  
Many years ago I used to work for a company building logging roads and I drove a 6x6 Paystar 5000. It's amazing the difference that front drive makes compared to even having 4 way locks in a 6x4.
 
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Many years ago I used to work for a company building logging roads and I drove a 6x6 Paystar 5000. It's amazing the difference that front drive makes compared to even having 4 way locks in a 6x4.
It really is. I discovered this years ago. A guy I knew had a 6x4 with locks and it couldn’t go where a 6x6 or 4x4 could.
Of course even the 6x6/4x4 can get stuck pretty easy, but sometimes it’s just enough to keep you going through mud.
 
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Removed everything. Just bare chassis left now.






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Now the fun begins getting this frame restored and fixing some other things, like the transfer case cooler.

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And this exhaust pipe.….you know, I thought the truck had a blown exhaust manifold gasket….maybe this is where the popping noise is coming from? I hope so-heck of a lot cheaper to fix this than the exhaust manifold!

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I hope all goes well. It’ll be a fun day to give her some new rims, too.


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