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Pto-Powered Dump Trailer
When a friend offered him parts from a 1937 dump truck, Steve Siter decided to use them to build a dump trailer.
"I was happy to give the truck's pto-powered hydraulic pump a new lease on life," says Siter, Paxton, Mass.
A friend helped him weld a frame together out of channel iron, and he built t
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Pto-Powered Dump Trailer TRACTORS Power Take Offs PTO s When a friend offered him parts from a 1937 dump truck Steve Siter decided to use them to build a dump trailer I was happy to give the truck s pto-powered hydraulic pump a new lease on life says Siter Paxton Mass A friend helped him weld a frame together out of channel iron and he built the 68 by 92 by 30-in bed out of new pressure treated lumber and rough sawn oak on the sideboards He had an adapter made to connect the pump to his tractor s pto shaft The pump has a rotary valve to change between up and down The valve is controlled from the tractor seat by rotating the lever on the blue shaft he explains The dump works perfectly for moving brush cordwood and dirt It s easy to use to back up and hitches up quick Siter says He estimates he spent about $300 for the tongue cylinder hardware and miscellaneous parts Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Steve Siter 488 Marshall St Paxton Mass 01612 ph 508 753-4870; k1wgn@yahoo com
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