Just purchased a chasis with body on back. It has a regular truck body that I will use to restore my F3. Underneith there is a dump mechanism that uses a pto and has twin cylinders to raise it. "The Galion Allsteel Body Company" is on the nameplate. Does anyone have experience with this brand?

 

Welcome to the board!!

We're glad you found out little corner of the web. I've never heard of the Galion body but thats not saying much. We have several members who are very knowledgable with the larger trucks and some of the add on bodys, beds, etc.

Once you get settled in try your hand at posting pics (it can be a pain) I'm sure people would like to see what you have.

Take care
Bobby

 

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Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

Welcome to FTE, Best Damn Forum EVER!
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Here's How to Post Pictures:
1. Login to FTE.
2.Click User CP (In the Top Left Hand Corner)
3.(On the Left, There will be a list, The 5th Option Down, will say "Pictures & Albums) Click That.
4.Then, Click Add Album, Enter a title, and description, if ya want to.
5. Click Upload Pictures, Then click Browse, Locate the Files of your truck. (You can add 3 files at a time)
5. Click Upload.
6. Add a description to the individual pictures, then click save.
7. Add more files if ya want.
8. Click The Picture you want to post, it will give you two codes at the bottom, Right Click The Second one (It say's BB Code, Then Say's [IMG]http:blahblahblah...[/IMG])
Then, Once that is highlighted, Right Click, Then Copy, Then Paste it into your post.
You can add up to 30 Images in one FTE Post.
If, Ya need any help, Don't hesitate to ask.


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You can also go to the "Garage" tab and start an album right here on FTE. After you post pictures to an album, we can look in your album, but you'll also be able to "insert a picture" by pasting in a link to the picture in your album.

It seems awkward, but whenever you "insert a picture" to one of these threads, the forum is looking for the picture somewhere on the web (which is always available) rather than from somewhere on your hard drive (which isn't always available).

 

Thank you. Will try pics after Thanksgiving. Have a good holiday.

 

Welcome,

Galion is/was a very well known dump box manufacturer. These are pages from the 1949 Hildys catalog:

 

Not only dump boxes and such, but Galion made road graders and other heavy equipment, too.

Galion graders

 

I knew that I had seen that name before but not on a truck box...that grader photo makes the connection.

 

Welcome to FTE!, I have a Galion dump box on my F6 as well.

 

Not sure if it's a Galion, but my 52 R32 Marmon Herrington has a unit hoist that was put on by the original owner after purchase.