PART 7) PROJECT NOT SO CHEAP DUMP TRUCK....FINALLY DONE!.....FOR NOW!

I was beginning to think this day was never going to happen. Finally! We set the bed on, bolt it down, hook up the hydraulics, lights, and of course some more repairs and changes....this as far as I am going on this truck. In the spring I plan to sand blast the entire bed, seal it, prime and paint it. At that point I will determine if it goes back on this truck or on to another.....close the book! This one is done.....for now!

[@dDayye]

Great job, good looking truck.

[@kevingeren5885]

Good looking truck. What brand of dump bed is that?

[@loriesdobes]

Funny. People never have time to do it right but they have time to do it again

[@roberthaas5372]

That's awesome you did that for your friend.

[@darrellroeters4951]

Wife helps a lot.

[@rdeanbenson2214]

Great project, great video! Thinking ahead is something we can all appreciate, not enough of that in the world today. Blessings on you and your lovely partner.

[@artisansportsman8950]

Nice truck, glad you could help a friend out that is the best part of this video.

[@domenice3756]

I have been watching this whole series and I have really enjoyed it I would just like to see it turned out great

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thank you. i am glad it is finished...for now!

[@blakef8088]

Looks really good watched the whole thing!

[@turbocobra]

Congrats sir, you knocked this project out quickly.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

it sure didnt feel like it went quick. i am glad it is done so i can move on to the next one. thanks for watching gary.

[@lakesideranch]

Fine looking dump truck J.C. Your hours of work show in the fit and finish, a great work truck for sure. The interior came back to original condition thanks to Mrs J.C. Awesome to see a used ride re-purposed with a good bit of love.. 2 thumbs up from here !!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i am happy with the end result. especially from what it started out as. it runs and drives great. it will let me get those important drops done just in time. she never ceases to amaze me with her cleaning abilities. this truck was filthy inside. i bought it for parts....it was never meant to be a driver. yet she got it back to neat and clean...the best part is she really enjoys doing it! she could do without all the tool fetching tho!

[@magnummesiona72]

How much did you buy the telescopic hydraulic cylinder and pump ❓., Thanks a lot

[@kenmccormick3052]

looks more like 30 degree angle.

[@glennjukes5581]

Wasn't hayt blue dump bed sitting on a truck out near the road in one of your other video's??

[@BobPegram]

The way you like your trucks to appear, reminds me of the milk trucks around here. The stainless steel milk tank is always shining and the cab (or tractor if the tank is a trailer) is nice looking too, not dusty or messy. I imagine the tanks are spotless by law, but you just feel good seeing that your milk is in a clean tank.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i bought a used 2750 gallon milk truck to haul water with. it is just like you are describing...polished, neat and clean. it is way too nice for what i use it for. my tank has to be inspected every year by the health department in order to keep it certified

[@ryanhinson4836]

Do you have videos of the rollback

[@jayh8490]

wow man, that looks sweet, would drive that all day

[@thesmokinggent499]

Can you comment on the quality of steel and rust protection quality of newer internationals vs older pre 2000 internationals. I find it that the older trucks are most of the time in much better shape than the newer ones, in regards to rust and quality. Jc what do you think?

[@j.c.smithprojects]

rust protection? more light the lack of. it doesnt matter what we talk about. trucks, trailers, equipment or??? the quality and longevity of the product seems to have a built in expiration date. too many business' are more interested in selling a higher number of products than selling a quality product

[@outdoorsmansgarage]

The truck looks good man it turned out great

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thank you. nice to see you in the comments again!

[@mikeduhm5754]

having access to the right fittings makes it easy. I'm fortunate in that a block from the shop is a potato harvesting equipment dealer with a good selection of fittings and hose ends.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

that is very true. our local hydraulics shop has pipe, jic, and few others. most everything is special ordered. every time i need hoses made for the gradall it is a day or two to get the fittings. there are 3 shops about an hour from me and rarely do any of them have what i need.

[@northernliving2387]

Wonderful J C on the truck

[@cesmith4566]

Nice truck! The kind of truck all your friends want to barrow!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

that is one of the other benefits of 32,000 gvw....they cant drive it!

[@johanreibestein4231]

comes out nice love the story that you make it for more use

[@j.c.smithprojects]

eventually it will be used to haul that trailer. it will be nice to use this truck with that trailer.

[@RatRodBobBuilds]

Good info .... show that ole dump some love!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

nice shop tour. i see you are in missouri.....what part?

[@RatRodBobBuilds]

Mississippi ..... little south of Hattiesburg!

[@blakerugg]

just started following...i love that truck. im in the middle of bringing back a 7.3 f550. hopefully a truck like this will be my next.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

my first dump truck was a 1986 f350 with 6.9 idi diesel. i have had many over the years....none of them have ever been really nice.....may be someday i will have a beautiful truck. good luck with your project....you can email me pictures of your progress if you like.

[@blakerugg]

yeah i sure will. whats your email?

[@andyball8198]

Really great looking dump truck JC. Takes some no how to have two options for the same truck 😆. Great cleaning job by the boss too. The chassis looks much better now

[@j.c.smithprojects]

yes i think the chassis looks much better....lets just see if it sticks to the 395a that is already on it.

[@mikeduhm5754]

the area you live in seems to make a big difference. there is lots of agricultural, quite a bit of trucking and a fair amount of logging in my area. our Napa and o reily stores are pretty decent for that sort of stuff as well. it's pretty crazy with all the different possible fittings out there.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

we are out in the country. some of the shops in my area have gone to a minimal inventory since they can have whatever they need in a day or so. not my ideal way of doing business...luckily for me, i usually can wait without too much of a hardship.

[@mikeduhm5754]

it's common everywhere. I generally use a pipe to jic adapter, and then hoses with jic female swivels at the ends. pretty much eliminates the endless seeping that occurs with pipe thread. crap pipe fittings only compound problems.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

two of the four hose ends have swivels with pipe thread. the other ends are pipe thread. i could see in a commercial vehicle how those fittings would far superior. i dont like using adapters or reducers when the proper hose will eliminate it all...the less connections, the less problems.

[@spiderdad00]

Great video nice job

[@jimprice6032]

good job buddy that's a nice little dump truck

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thanks..it is time to put it to work.

[@stevemarriott9755]

Well she is sure a good looking dump truck. Not cheap as you wanted and certainly not that quick, however ready for work and then ready for the next line of duty when you get the other truck back and you can relax knowing that everything has been done properly and to your standard. Those wheels have come up looking good from the distance you held the camera at !!! So what is the next exciting project that we wait for with bated breath? There are plenty I know but which has won the lucky ticket

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i ended up $1100 over budget but i think it is well worth the extra cost. right and safe is what i always want. i am thinking he will have that truck for some time. those wheels are what i call "summer wheels".... "sum" parts look good and "sum" do not. they will be fine for what i will do with the truck. especially for the limited amount of miles it will go. i have chrome front and rear axle hub covers and chrome lug not covers coming. tomorrow i am making a trip to visit a family member who is not doing well. the day after we return, i am going to take a few hours to paint the f250 dually frame so that it can cure while i get back to the f150 project. i would really like to have that f150 finished up so i can quit driving this navigator.

[@danlabelle6210]

U got a big heart

[@redmantrees35]

If I was independently wealthy I'd come work for you so I could learn a fraction of what you know. I'm impressed with your knowledge and ambition. Keep the videos coming.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

sometimes i sure could use some help. im probably not the best person to learn from. i dont have training. i figure this stuff out as i go. i am sure there are much smarter and better trained people to learn from! thanks for watching!

[@cranki6316]

Lookin' good!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thanks...i think it will do just fine.

[@cranki6316]

I know it will. You do good work.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i am sure there are many who can do it better.

[@juliusmyrick321]

what is the price on your GMC Topkick truck

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i see them selling for around the $50k mark.

[@bobbymayner7678]

nice truck

[@j.c.smithprojects]

it is getting there.

[@kentuckycowboy2]

The truck looks great and you're so right about the piddly stuff taking so much time. JC If you get your hands on a decent air tank they make a good little pressurized sand blaster, I used one about the size you put on your Dump truck and put it on a cheap two wheel dolly with with two large clamps a air hose and some pieces, some brass ball vales a sand blaster nozzle, a pressure gauge, some odd bits to fit it all together and it works great, it's small and easy to get around. I've heard of guys that needs to to do larger jobs using propane tanks but they have to clean the tanks and weld in fittings. In the air tank I just used the available holes it's a little small for putting sand in but not bad at all. I've never had a large job I did from the axle back under one of my cars once that took about a tank and a half of black beauty and maybe an hour or two that's about the most I've used it for at once so far.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

some times it is the details that take a long time but it is also the details that sometimes make the difference in a reliable truck and a problematic truck. i have heard of guys taking the really old water heater tanks and doing that. i suppose i will invest in one some day. it sure would make some things a lot easier and nicer.

[@kentuckycowboy2]

You are so right.

[@jlletaw1954]

All 'white' with me too Man...l don't think it took all that long either...it's work ready & it's right...looks good to me...l like it

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thanks, it just felt like it took forever i guess. that was the goal....safe and right.

[@bobbymayner7678]

Yes it is and going be a good work

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i sure hope so. it has plenty of work to do before winter.

[@jonzie1228]

Thats the perfect size truck for getting a load of gravel or mulch. Came out great, really like the way you set up the trailer hitches.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thanks mark. it should be able to tow everything i need to.

[@Northeastohio]

Why is the box so close to the cab? I like to see 10 inches. Need a steeper dump angle

[@j.c.smithprojects]

space between the box and the cab is just right for my liking on a single axle dump. i have never needed a steeper angle with this dump bed. i didnt change anything on the sub assembly or the dump angle. it has always worked well.

[@Northeastohio]

J.C. SMITH PROJECTS hhhuuummmmm. Very good. I'll send you a email later this week

[@j.c.smithprojects]

sounds good. how did the harvest go?

[@Northeastohio]

J.C. SMITH PROJECTS starting tomorrow

[@mickhulsen6825]

this project really did not take that long to do if it was at any truck body builder would of took longer and only half of the stuff would of been addressed.. great job whats the next project???

[@j.c.smithprojects]

it just felt like it took forever with all the set backs i guess. tomorrow i will paint the f250 dually frame and let it cure while i get back to the f150 5.4 project.

[@heltonfranco7211]

hey JC could you tell me roughly how much was it to transform this truck into dump truck, I’m looking to buy a international and install a dump body on it. Nice work

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i had the dump bed from my old dump truck. i bought the pto, hydraulic pump and had the drive shaft cut and balanced. i think i had about $1300 in all that. i also did some other repairs to the truck at the same time so i spent more than that on the project.

[@elwoodwatson9906]

By yimminee, , there is a method for your madness ! Gotta love those plan B's C's D's Like George Preppard usta say after the fact on the "A Team" "Gotta love it when a plan comes together"

[@j.c.smithprojects]

that was one of my favorite shows as a kid. yes there is a method to the madness....i call it organized chaos!

[@mikeduhm5754]

truck turned out nice. I cringe at some of the hydraulic plumbing I see. those galvanized fittings are crap for Hydraulics, should be forged fittings. permatex hydraulic and pneumatic thread sealer is the best I have seen for fittings that see heat and cold along with vibration. looks like it would be a fairly easy conversion to a single axle tractor. now that the work is done, more work can start.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

you wont believe how often those fittings are used in this area. i think if i was building this truck new i would have ordered a reservoir with the correct bungs welded in place and used the correct hose ends so there would be no need for any other fittings....but that would be a perfect world right there. i used the last dump truck maybe 10 times in a year. i think it will do ok for what i will use it for. now on to the next one!

[@jonathanw4942]

Just imagine if you worked as hard as Brenda how much you would get done!! LOL

[@j.c.smithprojects]

she can do more work on a bad day than you and i do on our best day.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i am headed out near your old stomping ground tomorrow.

[@jonathanw4942]

Run if you hear banjos.

[@BobPegram]

Lookin' good J.C.! Did you say what you did with the truck, the bed was formerly on? It's on some lighter (weight) duty job for you or whoever has it now. What weight will this International be able to carry? Somehow, with all that tar and paint and replacement parts, I don't think it will be a parts truck again for quite a while. While I'm writing, is the 2004 F 150 up next?

[@j.c.smithprojects]

the truck this bed was on had a gvwr of under 26,000lbs is now being used to pull a friend of mine's gooseneck trailer. this truck has a gvwr of 32,000 lbs. once i pull the bed off to blast and paint it, this truck will likely be used to pull my step deck trailer and the newly painted bed will go on a 2007 international 4300 i bought the day after i bought the crew cab with the crane on it. yes the f150 is on deck next.....but i am going to take a few hours to paint the f250 dually frame before i start back on the f150. that way the paint can cure while i work on the f150.

[@blacksmoke5009]

Great video just stumbled on your channel,thanks for sharing what part of the country are you from ? 👍

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thanks for watching! i am in ohio

[@garymatusavige3639]

What part of pa I'm north east want to build a truck unless I can buy one right my brother has big auto garage biz and 2 houses down I got old time machine shop guy helps with specialty parts I've never done one but think its do able

[@howesithauling3858]

Are you going to put the snow plow on this truck. You had one on the old truck didn't you?

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i am not sure yet. i didnt use the plow on the last truck. i plow with my skidsteer. it is much easier to use in tight places

[@howesithauling3858]

Okay. Thanks for replying. I think the truck looks good

[@j.c.smithprojects]

thanks. it has some work to be done but it will do for now.

[@fabi57iamracer]

7 speed Spicer transmission?

[@j.c.smithprojects]

spicer 6+1

[@fabi57iamracer]

@@j.c.smithprojects I have a very curiosity to see how the unit is, I mean you go underneath the truck and film the transmission itself the shape and size, it is interesting.

[@thetruth8958]

it is not about looks good, it is about sound good. sand it and make sure no rust at all and used primer sealer and primer color after that get color for it, do it one and do it right,cheating is the Worst thing you do to anyone god bless you. if you want god bless you you have to work for it a little.

[@joshbutterfass2362]

Why did he even buy a truck with the motor it had when he knew it would give him troubles

[@j.c.smithprojects]

This truck ran and drove great. in fact, i had a guy show up who begged me to sell it to him as a cab and chassis only. so i removed the dump bed and sold the truck about a year ago. the man that bought it uses it every day.

[@crishneshell4136]

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