New-Style Dump Box For Pickups

New-Style Dump Box For Pickups PICKUPS Accessories 21-5-39 A new slip-in dump box for pickups is de-signed to quickly pull itself up into the pickup when needed. It was unveiled at the recent Empire Farm Show near Seneca Falls, N.Y. The "Truck Buddy" is a lightweight fiberglass box that measures 10 1/2 ft. long, 7 ft. wide, and 47 in. high. It has a tailgate on back and a window in front. It's equipped with two rubber wheels on back and a pair of wheeled jack stands on front. An electric cable winch on the front of the box is used to load it into the pickup. A lift frame under the box locks onto a bracket on the pickup bumper. To take the dump box out, you simply roll it out the back using the winch and the lift frame. "The lift frame stays with the box so you always have full use of the pickup. The only piece that stays on the pickup is the bracket on the bumper," says Roy Breitenbach, president. What really makes the new dump box stand out from other pickup dump boxes on the market is that you can load it up while it's sitting flat on the ground, and then load it into the pickup. "A fully loaded container takes only 2 to 3 minutes to load onto the pickup. The container weighs 540 lbs. which is light enough that with the wheels you can roll it around by hand. It's designed for any 3/4 or 1-ton pickup with an 8-ft. long bed and can haul up to the gross vehicle weight of any 1-ton truck. Tie-downs can be mounted in the pickup's existing stake pockets." Sells for $3,995. A smaller version for 1/ 2-ton pickups that fits either 8 or 6 1/2 ft. beds sells for $2,995. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mobility, Inc., 4008 Rosepointe Court, Tampa, Fla. 33614 (ph 800 220-0419; fax 813 882-4246).

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