View Poll Results: will a new/rebuilt 5-ton dump pump actually lift five tons?
Yes, a new/rebuilt 5-ton pump will lift 10,000 lbs.
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F350 Dump advice?
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F350 Dump advice?
2003 F350 5.4 4x4 single cab dually.
Dump is tired. I haul gravel/loam more often than I'd like, and I'm sick of shoveling most of it out. I would love it if this thing could dump three yards of gravel, ~7k lbs. I believe that the scissor lift that's on it is a 5-ton, but either way it's tired. I had the piston repacked when I bought the truck a few years ago, but the motor is clearly tired.
If I rebuild or replace the 5-ton dump pump, will it actually lift 10,000 lbs of material, or is that just marketing?
Is the difference between the 5-ton and the 10-ton lift just the pump, or is the piston different as well?
Thanks for your wisdom.
(I'm aware that neither Ford nor the state want me hauling 7k in my f350.)
Dump is tired. I haul gravel/loam more often than I'd like, and I'm sick of shoveling most of it out. I would love it if this thing could dump three yards of gravel, ~7k lbs. I believe that the scissor lift that's on it is a 5-ton, but either way it's tired. I had the piston repacked when I bought the truck a few years ago, but the motor is clearly tired.
If I rebuild or replace the 5-ton dump pump, will it actually lift 10,000 lbs of material, or is that just marketing?
Is the difference between the 5-ton and the 10-ton lift just the pump, or is the piston different as well?
Thanks for your wisdom.
(I'm aware that neither Ford nor the state want me hauling 7k in my f350.)
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I'd have to imagine the pistons are different between a 5T and 10T system, that's a considerably larger amount of weight. I'd throw a gauge on the pump and see what it's putting out before throwing a new one on there, but a 5T pump should, theoretically, put out enough to lift 5T, as long as it's a quality pump. I'd be more interested in flow and pressure numbers than an arbitrary weight rating.
My 99 V10 dump was used to haul scrap for a rebuilder that dealt in mostly bigger trucks before i bought it and i found some weight slips in it with loads up to almost 12K. The guy told me they knew they were running heavy, but never knew how much until they got it to the yard and weighed it. They said it handled it without issue, just a little slower to go and stop. Mines got the V10 and it's painfully slow...I can't imagine a 5.4 in one of these.
My 99 V10 dump was used to haul scrap for a rebuilder that dealt in mostly bigger trucks before i bought it and i found some weight slips in it with loads up to almost 12K. The guy told me they knew they were running heavy, but never knew how much until they got it to the yard and weighed it. They said it handled it without issue, just a little slower to go and stop. Mines got the V10 and it's painfully slow...I can't imagine a 5.4 in one of these.
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