Great Great little truck. One very bad flaw although the wheelbase is too short for bed. When you are loaded and heading up a incline that extra weight behind the rear wheels will make this truck do a wheelie. That can become very dangerous . Longer wheelbase means this will not happen as much . Place ment of rear axle should be at least 60% minimum length of dump body. Just a thought about being safe.
The truck is measured from cab to middle of axle you don't pull a wheelie going up hill one of my trucks had a ten foot box you have to figure axle weight front and rear bridge on frame truck made a lot of money could get in where bigger trucks couldn't saved customer time and money as for me I have a class a no restrictions on my license single axle tandems side dumpers had them all made my money now retired 6:10
My dream truck is probably a newer class 6 chevy. Being able to get 3-4 yards in the dump or towing a 20k trailer is all I need. anything over 4 yards is a waste of my time compared to just having the gravel pit deliver anyway. The nice part about my 3500 though is even with the dump bed I am able to insure it as non commercial(don't use it for business right now). 4500 and up you are going to have a fun time finding a place to insure it unless you register it as a farm truck.
Here in Texas we run combination tags and that combines the weight of cab and trailer for a bigger gross. With that we’re able to tow a bigger trailer.
@@precisionfilms3777 If you're a homeowner you never need a CDL. Cdl is only needed for commercial use. You could drive a semi truck legally without a CDL if you drove it for personal use only and could manage to find an insurance company that would insure a driver of a truck that big without a cdl. If you use it commercially you need DOT numbers if the combined weight ratings are above 10k, which nearly all truck trailer combinations are. Contrary to what most think, for commercial use, you can actually legally have an under-cdl truck trailer combination with a combined weight of 36,000k if the truck is at 26,000 and the trailer is 10,000, without needing a CDL. If you can't keep the total registered weight under 26,000, then you're limited to a 10,000 pound trailer. And you can never exceed 26,000 rating on the truck without requiring a CDL, unless you use it exclusively for personal or farm use.
@@4.0gpa44 don’t confuse CDL with drivers license classes. You must have the right drivers license class for the vehicles you are going to drive. CDL or NON CDL, someone with a class D license can’t just jump into a farm use semi tractor/trailer and drive it legally.
@@midstatelandsolutionsllc1515 that is literally the exact opposite of reality. You can right now. Go buy a truck with a gvw of 33,000gvw go pull a trailer with a 16,000gvw and if you're not for hire. Not using it to make money. It is your personal or recreational vehicle. You can legally drive it without a cdl. It's when it is used for business. That is its reason to exist with you. Then you need a cdl...
@@precisionfilms3777 that getting a F550 or F450 will reduce what type of trailer I could buy and the tractor. So these are some of the information I learned from this video. Keep em coming.
Nice truck, but that black rubberized or asphalt crap is the worst thing you can possible spray. It just traps moister and rots it from the inside out.
Nice video on this! New subscriber here. I purchased a 1975 John Deere 310 and I have to move it back to North East Ohio 472 miles from Eastern PA. I have been looking at buying a F450 dump truck to bring it back home On a Sunday AM. The backhoe weighs 12,750 lbs. I thought even a F350 was enough but I see you are saying a F-650 is required?
Technically a 16,000 rated trailer and a 10,000 gvwr F250 would be legal. Your going to want a diesel engine and really good brakes on the trailer and truck. A gooseneck would also help but isn't mandatory. Load the trailer with just a little tough weight but not squatting the truck
@@precisionfilms3777 Thanks for the tips. I test drove a F450 dump truck in Akron last week. Had new tranny but it smelled like something was burning after getting off the freeway test drive. Also had a steering problem ...was not worth 9400
DOT guys are basically lazy , and like to be at Home at night so they can play with mama ! Start and finish your trip before the sun comes UP and buy fuel at small service stations rather than large truck stops . DOT's hang out at large truck stops cause they just ride around and issue violations instead on working on the side of a large highway !
You CAN tow a bobcat. What you have to do is buy a trailer with 10k gvw and DERETE it to 8500 lbs. and if you get pulled over and they weight you truck it’s about 10k empty trailer it’s about 3500 lbs and bobcat about 8k so your 21,500 have plenty of room even if something is heavier than what I mentioned
Whoa is that a clean truck! The bumper and rocker panels have rotted out in my 550 and it has 86k miles! Wisconsin and Iowa salt thier roads way too much. Also, what is your gearing? MPG? You did a good job with this vid. Thanks
The cab corners and rockers have been redone. It's not quite as clean as it looks unfortunately. I have owned it 3 or 4 years now and park it every winter. It probably has 4:10 gears. Gets really bad highway mpg. City is better but I really dont even pay attention to it honestly I just run it and try to get things done.
@@precisionfilms3777 it sucks when you get a low milage truck and find that it is all rusty but it still has the window sticker and it's kinda cool to look at it every once in a while and see how times have changed. But anyways, last time I checked, I get 13 MPG and I have 4.88 gearing, goes to 2100 RPM going 60 MPH but can't complain, got a good deal for it and is reliable! Take care and stay safe.
@@prestonfaust4267 I go through great lengths to keep it oiled. If nothing else hit the cab mounts. I paid $15k for this dump and have no intentionions on buying another one.
@@precisionfilms3777 im sure oil does help but I noticed that one side has a step and the rocker panel and cab corner is in far better shape than the other side with no step but I try not to drive in the winter when possible but sometimes I need to use it and haul my little tractor around for snow removal. I'm sure I will have to replace the cab corner and rocker panel on both sides eventually. Take care and stay safe
I have one just like on the video and I use it mostly to do small asphalt repairs. I pull a 20’ trailer with a smooth drum roller and go get about 3 tons of asphalt. Saves me a truck to pull a trailer for the asphalt and saves me a truck to pull a roller
I have the same kind of dump truck i use for work. Mine is used on the daily, hauling fire wood in the late fall, winter, and early spring. Since i live in northern Minnesota, people who burn wood for heat instead of using propane go through alot of fire wood during those season's. I can fit a cord and a half of fire wood cut and split in the back of mine.
Stay away from 6.0L. F550 and smaller are pickup truck frames. Good for straw, mulch, firewood, tools. If your looking to haul any topsoil, gravel, dirt go f650 or bigger. These are 22r large frame semi's. Only real way to do some work.
Phew thank god I found ya’ll need some advice which is the easiest way to go about dropping a dump body on one of these bad boys I picked up few years back a project truck 450 2011 6.7 with 98,000km on the clock any suggestions would be awesome 😎
Uniquetruck.com. $67 for 100pcs. Kinda pricey but I had to have them. Im becoming obsessed with safety equipment like reflective coats, first aid kits, fire extinguishers, cones. I have come to conclude that the safer you present yourself the more you can charge. Im going to do a video about this next.
You would have to raise the bed with the gate chained and locked. Switch from pto to drive and pop the lock while in drive. It would be a little sketchy. I've never done it. But to answer your question pretty much no you can't. Not the way this pto works.
