M813-A1 dump conversion. Will my idea work? - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

TheBuggyman · 10-28-2006, 02:28

I have a M813 with the 14' ISO bed and I want to convert it to a dump without losing the look it has now. My idea is to use a commercial style dump bed hinge at the rear and a scissor type hoist underneath the ISO bed. This would make the truck appear stock w/the exception of seeing the rear hinge. After bracing all of the key points, I will use the ISO corner blocks and lay them out on the bed and construct a strong box tube frame around them and build up my dump bed from there. This truck will only be used as a dump on our property to haul debris and build our pond.
That's my idea, have a dump, remove it (with the excavator) and have the flatbed (dump flatbed), add the sides and have the truck appear mostly original. My wife does not want me to ruin the look of the truck as it is so this is what I came up with. The hinge and the corner blocks have been ordered so don't try to talk me out of it!
I need any suggestions or ideas to improve on this project.
Now, I have a single output PTO from my Deuce and was wondering if it will work on the fiver. They are both 6 bolt style patterns.[/b]

rmgill · 10-28-2006, 10:59

Sounds like it should work. Where'd you order the hinges from?

derby · 10-28-2006, 14:26

Not posative,but I don't think your deuce pto will work on your five ton.I belive the deuce pto is on the drivers side and the five ton is on the pass. side.I don't think the drive gear is the same.Sam Winer in OH. has everything you need for pto set up around $495 last I checked.

Boatcarpenter · 10-28-2006, 19:48

Seems to me the most important thing here is to keep your wife happy, so don't mess with the M813-A1; just buy a 5 ton dump, then you both will be happy!!

DaveP · 10-28-2006, 21:39

watch the pto's from winer's. when i bought one last year from them i was told it fit the 5 ton. wrong! the ones they were selling were for the duece's and not compatible with the 5 tonners. i dont think they intentionally sold me unusable parts but it wont work just the same.

TheBuggyman · 10-29-2006, 20:34

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Originally Posted by rmgill

Sounds like it should work. Where'd you order the hinges from?

Follow this link for the hinges:

http://www2.rowetruck.com/index.php?...temid=35#hinge

Stretch44875 · 10-29-2006, 21:12

Here is a couple of links with pictures. Dumps on the 2.5 tons, but should work on the larger 5 tons. Most have a stock appearance.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.p...ump+conversion

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.p...ump+conversion

Dennis

M543A2 · 11-02-2006, 08:02

I converted an M135 in similar fashion, hauled grain and stone for years with it. The deuce PTO will not fit the five ton. A twin post hoist is much easier to put on, but you lose the stock appearance.

TheBuggyman · 11-15-2006, 20:30

Alright, My dump hoist finally came in! The entire kit came complete and matched to my specific requirements. The kit also came with a hinge but I wanted a commercial dump grade hinge so I ordered that in addition. I am going to try to link some pictures from my album to this thread.

Djfreema · 11-15-2006, 21:33

Wow thats a nice looking kit. Where did you get it from?