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  1. 06-16-2018 05:41 PM #1
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    Was out at the shop watching them work on my 33 Ford and discovered they have taken on a 1928 Chevrolet Dump truck. This truck spent its entire life in a California Gold Mining Camp. It is missing a door but is otherwise still working. The original 2.5 4 cylinder was replaced with an in line 6 but Kory already has an original 2.5 replacement. Enjoy

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    What an old work horse, they sure don't make em like they used too. Can you imagine the pretty trucks of today being around 90 years from now?
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    LoL they discovered that while the truck was mostly a 1928 Chevrolet, the body is a 1929 Dodge Brothers
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    That is straight off the Walton's! (OK, that was a 29).

    Way cool.
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    So how did it dump?
    It's pre-hydraulic obviously, (that was late forties/early fifties era,) so is it cam and roller, Archimedes' screw, or a mixture of both?
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    I was told it was hydraulic. Since it has a later model engine in it and a 1929 Dodge body I would assume they must have changed the dump assembly out. I've learned more about the truck from you guys than the guy that bought it knew.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wrp View Post
    I was told it was hydraulic. Since it has a later model engine in it and a 1929 Dodge body I would assume they must have changed the dump assembly out. I've learned more about the truck from you guys than the guy that bought it knew.
    It's a "Chevrolet Dump Truck" with a '29 Dodge body and a later model in-line six engine and a plywood(?) platform seat that was from a working gold mine? I would be surprised if the dump mechanism had NOT been modified to be hydraulic at some point in the 90+ year timeline for that old beast!

    It's got some "attitude", and is KEWL!
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    That is neat!!! I would love to find something like that to play with.


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    Cool! Put on a door, a cushioned seat, and drive it just like it is.
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    BTW
    The "Walton's" truck is worth a small mint, because of the acclaim from the series. If the truck were cloned out to match : $$ $$
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    That is a very cool truck and I'm sure it could tell a lot of stories if it could!
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