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Chris Chwaz
Junior Member
Username: Buffalomax
Post Number: 11
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 66.194.59.146
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 07:28 pm: | 
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Has anyone made there own dump body,I have a 1997 buffalo and I think the dump would be great for move firewood out fast,but I dont think it would be worth buying a new machine mine still works fine. |
Howard Hoover
Junior Member
Username: Howard_hoover
Post Number: 10
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 4.160.90.186
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 02:31 pm: |
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I don't think it would be too hard to make one.
I can't remember but I think the max uses a screw type of lift if I'm not mistaken. I have a Geo Metro & it has a screw type of jack and it lifts the car very easy & pretty fast too by hand.
You can put an electric motor on it which is probably what the max has and it would be a lot faster and easier. But I bet you could make one
that you could crank by hand and it would probably be just as fast, lift just as much for the application for a lot less money, no wiring
and no electric motor to fail on you. You probably won't be lifting 4000 - 6000#'s with it
id say 1500 pounds would be cranked fairly easily with a screw type of lift for the dump body. |
Chris Chwaz
Junior Member
Username: Buffalomax
Post Number: 14
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 66.194.59.163
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:11 pm: |
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I think I am going to try that,it seems like a jack like that would work very well for my needs.Thanks |
Bob Shelver
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Username: Curly
Post Number: 9
Registered: 01-2006
Posted From: 209.193.82.126
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 10:49 am: |
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If you have a winch and a role bar, put a pulley on your bar and a hook on the front of your dump box use your winch to lift the box or flat bed. We built a similar setup to load an elk into the back of our ARGO using the front mounted winch |
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