Just wanting to ask questions with anyone with a F700 dump truck Gasser. The kind of dump you would haul gravel with chains on dump for spreading etc. I want to use it mainly for hauling gravel etc for my mountain property and just wanting to get a feel for one

Thanks

RON

 

I have a 1966 n700 gasser. 391 5&2. Does great work up to 6 ton of payload and a loaded trailer, then its dangerous. Its hilly around here so power and brakes are serious concerns when planning a mission.. Old fords are seriously over built. Which is nice, the trouble is the operator has to decide (or even know) when enough is enough..

 

Thanks just looking at buying one.. theguy wants $3K... Vin is VIN# F70EVU48354 I think its a 361 5/2 drive... says hydro's in great shape... just wanted some thoughts before I made an offer... want it mostly for hauling gravel/ fill dirt 40 miles round trip... he says choke has to be pulled out 1/3 of the way but it runs good then... so most of all I want to know if parts are available... I think the 361 is a HD 360 but not sure... hoping the Vin will tell me more... I think I saw the E = 361 but cant remember for sure. Im going to start a decode the vin question

Thanks for your response... hoping I can haul 4 or 5 yards of gravel with this

Regards
Ron

 

FYI 1 yard of gravel weighs in just under 3000 lbs. If you take the above post into account, 2 yards is what he would consider safe.

 

Yea, I tink the GVW MIGHT allow mayby 3 1/2 to 4 yards (around 12K) But don't know the scale weight of the truck and just guessing... Safety is an issue with my mountain property being NOT flat. Although where I would be using the truck would not be on side hills etc.. IE adding gravel to my existing roads and fill dirt etc to level areas of very small slopes... It is a 40 mile round trip to get gravel so not sure if 2 yards would be economical... The guy said he thought it got about 8 miles to the Gal (don't know if thats realistic or not) I can get 10 yards delivered for about $175 +/- depending on his mood and same for 6 yard dump still about $175 both Plus gravel... a lot of where I want to dump would not allow a 10 yard truck to be able to get in about 50/50%... These are things I'd like to get a better feel for... gas mileage, max loading etc... 4 MPG VS 8 MPG make a lot of difference driving 40 Plus miles round trip... If I can only haul a couple yards I dont know if its worth it... I can only go GVW 25K without having a CDL

Lots of factors to weigh... Need help guys

Regards
RON

 

Dont know if gravel weight varies greatly from region to region, but our conversion from tons to yards is 1.2 ton per yard. Also if it was 1.5 ton (3000lbs) per yard a 6 ton payload would still be 4 yards.

 

4 mpg would be good when the truck is loaded.. It wont be better than that. especially if the guys saying you have to keep it choked for it to run ok.

 

I would have to agree with the 4mpg loaded if the choke is being used to keep it running. Sounds like the carb needs gone thru and maybe a good tune-up. I try to keep my 68 f600 at 5.5 ton and under just because I have a 20000 lb max gvw. What would be nice is that % speed for lower rpms to save gas on the long trip. Also something else to consider would be if you have a way to load the truck yourself and have a large amount stockpiled in a good location on your farm then spread in smaller loads when you have the time.

 

OK, so if you get someone to dump 10 yards of gravel on your property, how far is it to where you eventually want the gravel?

My dad hauled a lot of gravel with the '58 F600, not sure how much but it wasn't a very big pile on there. Lots of trips, and that thing was only good for sub-10 mpg.

Also, if running on gravel roads with hills, you could end up stuck big time--they get pretty helpless quick on uneven, loose surfaces. And they will sink like a rock in soft stuff. You know all that....

Anyway, do you have anything else--tractor or whatever--that you could make the short hauls with?

Can you rent something to do that with?

Owning a truck can be pretty handy, but it can be pretty spendy too, especially if you can't keep it working a good part of the time.

Those big trucks--I rode with the guy to get the base sand/gravel for our driveway. He rolls up, asks for 12.5 tons, and BOOF!! One scoop and we are loaded with 25,000 lbs of base rock. Think about how many trips that would be.....

 

Thanks for the reply... I have taken that all into my plan, and I have to agree if I can only haul 2 yards at a time its a lot of 40 plus mile trips. I don't have the ability to load out of a pile at this time. I guess my best bet is a good running 5 yard dump... I just cant get a 10 yard dump into places I need... .. It costs pretty much the same for a 5 yd or 10 yd delivery $200... but since I cant get a 10 yd truck everywhere... doing the math it would cost about $40 a load with the F700 for 2 yards... about the same price as the 10 yd delivery fee, but using the 5 yd delivered fee times 2 would be $400 for the same amount. So paying someone to deliver 5 yds is just crazy... that's why I started looking for a truck in the first place. So I'm guessing I could expect about the same loaded mileage of 4 MPG with a bigger dump truck but don't know that for sure

Thanks