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Good morning all.
Newbie here.
I have unsucessfully searched the web and this forum but at least I made it here.
I am looking at a 1969-1972 Ford 1 ton dump truck for my ranch. I am trying to find out if this was a factory option and what the lifting capacity would be. It has dual telescoping cylinders. I want to haul dirt and rock with some manure. My ole J.D. has a commercial 1.5 yard bucket on it. So I am hoping I could get by wth atleast 4 yards of dirt to make buying the truck worth while. I plan little road use and possibly no road use and just keep it on the ranch.
The person selling it used it to haul wood but is not sure what the wood weighed.
Any help or guidance in searches or information would help.please let me know what info I left out.
My 69 is a shortie like that with 10,000GVWR. That's combined hauling and towing. I have the helper springs and a low deck and when two pallets of stone were put on it the springs were flat, both sets. I had about two inches of clearance to the top of the tires so I had them take one off. Check the door tag for the GVWR of the truck you are investigating.
As far as 4yds, you will need 2' sides for that and the weight will vary widely between wet clay and damp loamy soil. I've had 3yd in mine of wet loamy and it didn't seem to care about it.
My 69 is a shortie like that with 10,000GVWR. That's combined hauling and towing. I have the helper springs and a low deck and when two pallets of stone were put on it the springs were flat, both sets. I had about two inches of clearance to the top of the tires so I had them take one off. Check the door tag for the GVWR of the truck you are investigating.
As far as 4yds, you will need 2' sides for that and the weight will vary widely between wet clay and damp loamy soil. I've had 3yd in mine of wet loamy and it didn't seem to care about it.
I don't know much about the dump trucks. That setup doesn't look like it came from the factory. Have you tried carefully looking over the frame of the dump bed for a tag? Even if you can find a manufacturers name plate it might help you find the specs.
Measure the outside diameter of the second stage piston to get diameter. The rest is whether you have a 2500 or 3000 psi system (or some other number).
Area of a circle = 3.14 * (diameter/2) * (diameter/2)
Multiply by 2 because you have 2 of them. This gives total square inches (si of the psi)
Multiply this by 2500 (or the pressure of your system if different) and that gives you pounds of pressure which is what the two can lift.
FoMoCo never offer dump bodies. People that wanted these bought Cab & Chassis (no "back of cab" equipment), then had the aftermarket dump body of their choice mounted to it.
Originally Posted by Billyji
I am looking at a 1969 -72 Ford 1 ton dump...
It's not a 1969. I already gave you the years it could be when you initially posted in the 1973/79 forum, saying it was a 1973.
Due to the location of the parking lamps, this is either a 1970, 1971 or 1972. The only outward appearance difference between these 3 years is the grille.
My 70 F350 has a 12 foot Ford flatbed that had a single cylinder hoist put in by an aftermarket company run by the PTO. I once hauled 5.2 tons of broken up concrete to the dump. Didn't know I had that much on it until I got weighed. At the dump the hoist lifted the 5 tons and dumped it with ease. I know this won't help your decision since the truck you are looking at has twin cylinders but I think it should dump anything you can load onto it.
The old truck didn't sag too much from this load of concrete.
01-05-2015, 12:00 PM
-72 Ford 1 ton dump...
