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 looked at, hinges and instructions geared toward a dump trailer. It came with a 12 volt pump, hoses and battery cables. $1295 delivered, which was the best deal on this capacity system.
I installed the hinges on top of the deuce frame. I bolted and welded the hinges. I welded 1/4" angle to the hinges and then bolted and welded the angle to the bed.
I mounted the front of the hoist 70" from the hinges and indicated in the instructions, that was in the range for optimum dump angle and lift capacity. I used 3/8" angle to make my own cross-member for the front of the hoist. It is sitting about 10" in front of the doubled up cross-member. It is bolted and welded to the top flange on the frame.
Putting the hoist on the doubled up cross-member worked on one or more of the other threads I read, but that distance was well short of the measurements provied in the instructions and would result in a steeper dump angle and lower capacity.
I welded 2x4" box tube to the bed mounts on the frame in front of the hoist to support the bed.
Mounting the hinges on top of the frame and using the 2x4" box tube allowed the bed to sit high enough that I did not need to cut any of the bed cross-members for clearance, there is about an inch between the top of the hoist and the bottom of the nearest cross-member on the bed.
I put the pump in the cab under the passenger seat along with a 12 volt deep cycle marine type battery. I will need to separately charge the battery, but it also gives me access to 12 volts in the cab for plugging in GPS or charging a phone.
The welds may not be pretty, but I used plenty of sticks and amperage on the stick welder. I bolted what I could as well.
Here are the pics.
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 looked at, hinges and instructions geared toward a dump trailer. It came with a 12 volt pump, hoses and battery cables. $1295 delivered, which was the best deal on this capacity system.
I installed the hinges on top of the deuce frame. I bolted and welded the hinges. I welded 1/4" angle to the hinges and then bolted and welded the angle to the bed.
I mounted the front of the hoist 70" from the hinges and indicated in the instructions, that was in the range for optimum dump angle and lift capacity. I used 3/8" angle to make my own cross-member for the front of the hoist. It is sitting about 10" in front of the doubled up cross-member. It is bolted and welded to the top flange on the frame.
Putting the hoist on the doubled up cross-member worked on one or more of the other threads I read, but that distance was well short of the measurements provied in the instructions and would result in a steeper dump angle and lower capacity.
I welded 2x4" box tube to the bed mounts on the frame in front of the hoist to support the bed.
Mounting the hinges on top of the frame and using the 2x4" box tube allowed the bed to sit high enough that I did not need to cut any of the bed cross-members for clearance, there is about an inch between the top of the hoist and the bottom of the nearest cross-member on the bed.
I put the pump in the cab under the passenger seat along with a 12 volt deep cycle marine type battery. I will need to separately charge the battery, but it also gives me access to 12 volts in the cab for plugging in GPS or charging a phone.
The welds may not be pretty, but I used plenty of sticks and amperage on the stick welder. I bolted what I could as well.
Here are the pics.
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