PU truck loader snow plow

[D2Cat]

This dodge is located in Glenwood Minnesota, the article is in the 2006 farm show magazine volume 30 , issue # 4 page #29. The guy originally built one for his International Scout, and after using it on his Scout, he made modifications to the one he built for the dodge.

 

[old and tired]

Would love to see the Scout version!!!

 

[GrassLakeRon]

If you could fit a belly mower to it it would become a new series of tractor....... Announcing the new "Highway Tractor".

 

[The Evil Twin]

Thos poor coil springs

 

[skeets]

ET back in the day when Jeep made a real truck I had a 74, J10 360 4 BBl with quadratrack loved it,,, Anyways the front leafs really took a load with the plow, and somebody got the bright idea for 1000 pound coil over springs for the shocks. And it worked like a dream,,,,, untill it didnt! And this is another reason not to lend out your toys. Ex brother in law needed the truck to move, OK so he did, and brought it back, and never said a word!
I needed to haul wood so off I go, hit a bump and the front end starts to dance all over the place,, WTH !!!!
Turns out after much thought and tons of naughty words, the shock had blown a seal and was doing nothing but looking pretty.
Those big leaf springs in the front would flex, and where the shock would dampen the movement, and since it was blown and didnt dampen anything, those coil over springs would return the movement.
And each one was amplified, till it was all over the road.
This has nothing to do with the OP, but your comment brought this to mind

 

[jyoutz]

ET back in the day when Jeep made a real truck I had a 74, J10 360 4 BBl with quadratrack loved it,,, Anyways the front leafs really took a load with the plow, and somebody got the bright idea for 1000 pound coil over springs for the shocks. And it worked like a dream,,,,, untill it didnt! And this is another reason not to lend out your toys. Ex brother in law needed the truck to move, OK so he did, and brought it back, and never said a word!
I needed to haul wood so off I go, hit a bump and the front end starts to dance all over the place,, WTH !!!!
Turns out after much thought and tons of naughty words, the shock had blown a seal and was doing nothing but looking pretty.
Those big leaf springs in the front would flex, and where the shock would dampen the movement, and since it was blown and didnt dampen anything, those coil over springs would return the movement.
And each one was amplified, till it was all over the road.
This has nothing to do with the OP, but your comment brought this to mind

In my forestry career I have driven thousands of miles on dirt woods roads with those solid front axle, leaf spring trucks. At the end of the day, my back was killing me. After two weeks at work, I was making a chiropractor appointment.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I think my '57 Willys had 9 or 11 up front and 13 in the rears. SOLID !!

 

[ken erickson]

This dodge is located in Glenwood Minnesota, the article is in the 2006 farm show magazine volume 30 , issue # 4 page #29. The guy originally built one for his International Scout, and after using it on his Scout, he made modifications to the one he built for the dodge.



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Reminds me of the loaders available for the older Willys Jeeps.