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Testing the Dump Bed

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Abandoned Truck Buried in the BUSHES for 15 years! And we drove it home!!

What happens here

Once the engine is running, engage the Power Take-Off (PTO) by pushing a specific lever in the cab. This activates the hydraulic pump for the dump bed. Then, pull the 'pump' lever to initiate the lifting mechanism. Observe the dump bed as it raises fully. Push the lever back to lower the bed. This confirms the hydraulic system for the dump function is operational.

Goal: Verify the functionality of the hydraulic dump bed.

Tools and materials

  • Ford Dump Truck Ford — Operating the dump bed mechanism

What they say

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matter it might be dead so he said it smoked a little bit when you first started up but that's not too bad considering it's a diesel so it's doing good we stuffed the GoPro down in here so we can get a shot underneath the hood I'm gonna have the same in it now with a dump that raised up alright first thing you got to do is push this li Ren that puts it in gear here don't want you to let that out then the PTO pump is running and then just pull this other lever back which says pump which is just to controller for before so guys this hasn't run in at least 15 to 20 years it was sitting down in the woods covered with kudzu right then in there and he pulled it out and got it running again he is the mad scientist so we're gonna get this critter home I'm not too sure how we're going to get it home it's got insurance on it has farm use tags on it laws are different in Virginia and North Carolina and it's probably about a 35 mile trek back to the Stoney Ridge farm so we've got a little bit of thinking to do I may end up sending the rollback down here to pick it up because I just don't want to risk it we've got to see it drive next that we're gonna drive it down through the lot here and just kind of see it drive a little bit okay Gus

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