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06-16-2018 05:41 PM #1
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Coolest Truck
Was out at the shop watching them work on my 33 Ford and discovered they have taken on a 1928 Chevrolet Dump truck. This truck spent its entire life in a California Gold Mining Camp. It is missing a door but is otherwise still working. The original 2.5 4 cylinder was replaced with an in line 6 but Kory already has an original 2.5 replacement. Enjoy
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06-16-2018 07:45 PM #2
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What an old work horse, they sure don't make em like they used too. Can you imagine the pretty trucks of today being around 90 years from now?
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06-16-2018 08:27 PM #3
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LoL they discovered that while the truck was mostly a 1928 Chevrolet, the body is a 1929 Dodge Brothers
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06-16-2018 09:47 PM #4
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That is straight off the Walton's! (OK, that was a 29).
Way cool..
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06-17-2018 09:19 PM #5
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So how did it dump?
It's pre-hydraulic obviously, (that was late forties/early fifties era,) so is it cam and roller, Archimedes' screw, or a mixture of both?johnboy
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06-18-2018 03:19 AM #6
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I was told it was hydraulic. Since it has a later model engine in it and a 1929 Dodge body I would assume they must have changed the dump assembly out. I've learned more about the truck from you guys than the guy that bought it knew.
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06-18-2018 04:17 AM #7
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It's a "Chevrolet Dump Truck" with a '29 Dodge body and a later model in-line six engine and a plywood(?) platform seat that was from a working gold mine? I would be surprised if the dump mechanism had NOT been modified to be hydraulic at some point in the 90+ year timeline for that old beast!
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06-18-2018 06:39 AM #8
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That is neat!!! I would love to find something like that to play with.
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06-18-2018 07:12 AM #9
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Cool! Put on a door, a cushioned seat, and drive it just like it is.1 Corinthians 1:27
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06-18-2018 10:42 AM #10
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BTW
The "Walton's" truck is worth a small mint, because of the acclaim from the series. If the truck were cloned out to match : $$
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Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
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06-25-2018 12:37 PM #11
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That is a very cool truck and I'm sure it could tell a lot of stories if it could!Ryan
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