Rust repairs on a 5 ton dump bed

[pa.rich]

What I am working on now. the cargo body of the xm211 is out of the way
till I am done working on the dump body for a M151A2

 

[TheBuggyman]

Wow! I see a couple of hours work coming!

 

[pa.rich]

Buggyman! Come on over, I need your welding talent!

 

[pa.rich]

Lots of piecrust is what I call it!

 

[pa.rich]

I couldnt come across a solid body for this in my area, so this one will get rebuilt.

 

[TheBuggyman]

You might want to pm Bruce Kubu, he had one (dump bed) for sale with hydraulics and the price was pretty good. He is right down in Maryland.

 

[pa.rich]

I will contact him. thanks

 

[JDToumanian]

Wow, if you can turn that piece of scrap back into a usable rust free bed you must be good with a torch and welder. Very good indeed!

Post pics!

Jon

 

[abh3]

Fixing that bed will make finding the PTO with front AND rear output seem easy... What brand welding products do you use, I'll buy their stock!

 

[pa.rich]

The five ton has the pto I need. I dont need one for front winch , only back to the dump . Its going back on the truck it was originally on. The M51.
About the rust, I have made headway in the hinge area. Getting the steel tommorrow, welding tyhat in this weekend.Will be stronger than before.On the sides, I am going to cut all that crap out and start over with new plate and make my own gussets. I dont have a torch, just cutting with a 7" grinder. Takes long. The tailgate latches were all froze with rust and saved about half of the linkage. I will make new parts where needed. Thanks for the interest guys. Aint fun but money does not grow on trees.
But did you know toilets grow on trees? Yep , they do Ever hear of TOILETRIES ????O.K. thats enuff of my rough humor for tonight.