I am thinking of turning my 3/4 ton into a 1 ton and putting a dump bed on it.
It is the truck in the signature.
I know I will have to get some hub adaptors for the front.
I would like to know what the difference in the rear ends are. I know I have a dana 70 and I would need a dana 80, but I just rebuilt the entire rear brake assemblys and was hoping to keep them. Will they work on a dana 80 rear? I assume I will have to add a leaf or two to the spring pack as well? Has anyone else done this with a dump bed?
What type of PTO would I need to get to run the hydraulics?
It will probably get expensive, I am thinking.
Seems I am always needing a dump truck for something. I know I should just go buy one already set up but I have done lots of work to this truck and I know what I have. I really don't want a truck that someone else had cobbled together and end up with their problems.
My truck is no longer my daily driver.
Thanks.

 

And, once all is said and done, you still have a certified vehicle GVWR of a 3/4 ton truck...will the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State of West Virginia let that "slide"?

 

The truck is currently licensed for 11,500 GVW. I don't know about other states, but you can legally license your truck up in weight class. I increased the licensed weight class when I was pulling a log trailer on a regular basis.
I had a small sawmill at the time.