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Truck Makeover

NVW

NVW

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After two years being my wifes DD, it's mine again:DSA400012.jpg

Unfortunately my old bale trucks rearend went out and I'm parking it. It has 510k kms, 1/2 of them had the bale deck on it and was beat to crap. RIPSA400004.jpg
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First job is to mount the pump, I was hoping to put it where the vac pump was but it was too tight so it goes on the DS below the alt. It turned out pretty good.SA400877.jpg
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A little work attaching the back beam with new pins and bushings. Tomorrow the plan is to removed the deck from the truck, cut in the last 3 clearance lights and a few other odds and ends. I may make one more attachment to the truck frame to deck.SA400873.jpgSA400874.jpgSA400875.jpg

Unfortunately work will slow down for awhile as I have a big skid to build for the oil field.
 
I also plan on doing some long overdue things. I've had FTB for a couple years, the IP inlet is the only thing done. Walbro LP c/w Racor 30 micron prefilter, both sitting here for a couple years. Change rear diff oil while the deck is off as well as tank sock. Those will never get any easier. Also a couple other things if time allows.
 
The ol' truck is still in darn good shape too it appears. Soon will be a 'service/welding' truck?

Been wanting to build me a flatbed too lately..
 
I can put my engine drive on it if needed but it's intended use is to feed round bales to the cows, the deck can pick up 2 bales and unroll them.
3500GMC said:
The ol' truck is still in darn good shape too it appears. Soon will be a 'service/welding' truck?

Been wanting to build me a flatbed too lately..
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NVW said:
I can put my engine drive on it if needed but it's intended use is to feed round bales to the cows, the deck can pick up 2 bales and unroll them.
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I shoulda read more closely.. I didn't even recognize it was the bed off the Dodge that you're tinkering with..... geesh...

Must say things are lookin' UP.. :thumbsup:
 
you ought to take a video of that thing unrolling a bale, this nonfarm country boy has never seen that done before
 
I just thought I would post a few pics of the deck the way it was, I wish I had the prints of it being built 14 yrs ago.
 

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Finished cutting in the clearance lights, plug and tire winch hole. The bushing remained perfectly true after welding. I kind of like the color of the raw metal.
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Re routed the fuel filler to match the old access location, it will also give room for a under deck tool box. I had picked up a couple awhile back but the gussets the box bolts down to are in the way, they stick out from the frame 8".
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Just one of the welds on the bushing, there was a 1/4" gap to fill, the original bushings were just 1 1/2" heavy walled pipe that was a larger O.D. than the bushings on there now. The problem with the pipe was the I.D. wasn't perfectly round, these should work smoother.
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