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  1. PaFarmer

    Deuce dump conversion

    m16ty - I don't know about those ratios. There is plenty of weight on the front end of a deuce as is. In soft ground the front end sinks before the rear. The chart that came with the lift indicated that there is to be between 12"- 24" of overhang behind the hinges on a 12' bed. The...
  2. PaFarmer

    Deuce dump conversion

    I was showing my 5 year old son how the dump works this morning before he went to school. He was very impressed. The hoist is pretty slow compared to the prior hoists I had. I suspect that the F450s I had, each had a smaller cylinder than this one. To mount my hinge, I also set the bed...
  3. PaFarmer

    Deuce dump conversion

    A bob deuce would be nice. The instructions had a chart that show the measurements for the distance between the hinges and hoist and rear overhang of the bed. The kits would fit most any flat frame.
  4. PaFarmer

    Deuce dump conversion

    I read over all the threads on the site, there was a lot of great information in each thread. With all the different systems, each will require different solutions. With the hoist I got, either the hoist needed to be recessed 3-4" (would have required cutting the factory frame cross-members...
  5. PaFarmer

    Deuce dump conversion

    I mounted the bed, but did not take pics of that yet. The bed rails sit in/on the rear angle on the hinges, the hoist has two plates on round bar that extend into the channel on the bed rails and the front of the bed sits on the 2x4" tube. I did not need to modify the bed at all. I may...
  6. PaFarmer

    Deuce dump conversion

    4 inches over stock. The rear hinges are 3.5" high, plus the 1/4 angle I used comes to 3 3/4" and 4" box tube in the front.
  7. PaFarmer

    Deuce dump conversion

    I took a few pics of my recent dump bed project. I read each of the threads on the site and a few others and then did it my way. I bought a 7 ton hoist unit from Premium Supply www.premium-supply.com It was has a 5" by 16" stroke. The kit is very generic and like several of the other kits I...
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