Testing Our DIY Roll-Off Truck (Can It Actually Haul A Dumpster?!)

This week at RollingOps, we're putting our blood, sweat, and dumpster juice into the ultimate test! We've been transforming this old beast of a dump truck into a custom roll-off machine for our junk removal and dumpster business.
But before we get too fancy with the paint job, wheels, and other good-looking parts, it's time for the real question: Can it actually load a dumpster? We just installed a brand new winch, and today's the big day to see if this barn find jewel can handle the job.
Come along for the ride as we test the limits of our DIY roll-off truck. Will it be a glorious success, or will our dreams end up in a heap on the scrap pile? Find out!

[@user-ro1ct9cc9p]

The first thing I'm proud of you guys. Because this is what America's about getting a go to these yards and get these trucks and rough me. Rebuild them, get them back. This is what makes it matter. Great, it's not a party party. It's about initiative getting things back. We have a ton of trucks in these yards. Get the instructor furnished them drop. You know the deal but you're doing keep up the good work

[@jjremovalservices7418]

Big Yellow Dumpster with either Black writing or a Black cut-out logo w/ #. 👍 It'll draw attention and for sure keep your colors at least to match the "Store front."

[@rollingops]

That's exactly where my head is right now as well!

[@user-ro1ct9cc9p]

Wow a good truck

[@nicholisking9272]

Hot neon pink dumpster for the project truck if anyone ask it wife picked it out lol

[@vinarabe]

I am thinking of a nice purple. Like a candy paint job. Now thats show! Side note, great videos man, I was hooked after my first one! Thanks for the great content!

[@2wreckless]

Paint it whatever color but a giant logo on the side. You're a hard worker. Congrats on the new properties. I'm tuned in. Great content. AND I might buy that wench.

[@user-dp3yo1uw9y]

Love videos your channel definitely deserves more

[@MIGHTYX2010]

I saw it ...sun's out guns out 💪💪 😂👍

[@rollingops]

Ayyyyoooo

[@zackdempster493]

That truck is sick, I want one !!

[@matt.matt4]

A kabota orange dumpster and a gunmetal grey cab on the truck would look great. Happy to see your vision coming together on this. Keep kicking ass!

[@rollingops]

Kubota orange! Dang that would be a cool one

[@kylepage7109]

If your thinking about doing hub conversions and air bags your better off just doing a axle swap and suspension swap from another truck most of the time they cut the rails off the scrap trucks right in front of the axles and set them aside. Most trucks have the same size and width frame rails as well so it’s a super easy swap!

[@rollingops]

The more I talk about it. That seems more and more like the way to go!

[@kylepage7109]

@@rollingops I was a heavy diesel mechanic at a freight-liner shop for 6 years pretty easy process. I Started my own mechanic and landscape business almost two years ago in northern wi.

[@mattreeves696]

Only feedback is keep doing great content been watching from Colorado from the beginning!!!!?

[@rollingops]

Appreciate you sticking through it all with us!

[@MON3yEqualPower]

I’m thinking teal. It’s an old timey color for those trucks and looks slick plus is an eye catcher.👍🏻

[@davemyrie8275]

Dave here from Charlotte nc chin junk removal. Always love your video

[@rollingops]

Thanks man!

[@tylerhiman]

Awesome!!!

[@rollingops]

Glad you like it!

[@TexasFenceGuy]

Congrats on 25k!

[@rollingops]

Thanks man!

[@andrewkolarek4551]

Interesting video, nice job on truck so far, even if you have to put another 10 to 15k in your truck your still doing good, love Harbor Freight also. 👍

[@rollingops]

I hope so!

[@thewheelieking4085]

Nice work bud 🍻 I’m also in the process of building my roll off truck I Got myself a F-800 🚚 Houston, Texas 🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@rollingops]

Make sure to send me some pics when you're done!

[@Evanxkenders]

used that same apex winch on my roll off truck for about 6 months but it quit working one day sadly so i went back to a smitty 17.5k , she will do 4/5 tons especially when your backing under the cans

[@MannistoCay]

Nice setup.

[@rollingops]

Appreciate that!

[@user-xx5dr6rn3l]

Very nice! Man, you have grown this channel very fast, check it out, how awesome is that! I have got to ask, taking the time to make these videos throughout the workday and putting the videos together, is the kick back making it well worth it?

[@rollingops]

Thanks man! Slowly but surely! It goes in waves as well! I am hopeful and relatively confident it will pay off in the long run!

[@user-xx5dr6rn3l]

@@rollingops Thanks for the insight man, keep it up. You are famous!

[@toddwatson1021]

Make sure you put all the cut off switch for the battery for the winch because I had a bad experience and I wish I had it

[@Tunergeek]

What if you just grinded that angle iron lip down a little so that bolt doesn't catch, rather than flare it? Also you could weight the front and rear axle, then load a loaded dumpster and see where it sits and 'feels" good and/or re-weigh at scale, then set your locking point. Just my thoughts but this project is awesome man! I have no idea on color, but maybe go with a rare factory color of that year. Keep up the work man!!!! @KeldermanManufacturing this man needs your bags!!! 🤘🤘

[@legitprojectjdm625]

Who rig it is up for you looks sweet I would love to have a contact to do this to my truck !?

[@user-sm4lv3mx5n]

U mean your buddies don't work for beer and a I owe ya man! And I would definitely do a plastic fenders they don't look as cool as aluminum or steel but they are much more forgiving but it's a looking good.

[@porchard3628]

Paint it Pink bro! Ur wife gonna like it;)

[@rollingops]

Lol, she wins a lot of battles, maybe that will happen too

[@kylegrimm]

WE NEED A TOUR OF THE ROLLING OPS VAULT!! 😀

[@rollingops]

Ummmm idk about a full tour 😐

[@Moco925]

I cant remember if ive seen you do it in other videos but its alot easier on your winch if you put it in neutral and let the weight of ghe box pull it on the rails. You just need to make sure your dead straight. Very cool rig tho man 🤙🏽

[@rollingops]

It Actually is in neutral! The trucks just that much heavier! And those rollers are really freed up compared to others I have. We load in neutral about 98% of the time!

[@juliogonzo2718]

I dunno if that winch will have the jam with a loaded bin. Cable rolloff i used to run years ago had a ram with a pulley and a thicc cable

[@robertvannicolo4435]

My personal opinion all the glitter doesn't make the truck anymore, $ spend the dollars on an extra dumpster or 2 for the truck. All the glitter can be added or done later date once some of the dollars are recovered from the build. Cool, older truck. Go to an auction and find an old ratty truck with a Cummings and a complete driveline for the conversion. Great project

[@jacobmiller4928]

If you spool out the winch wire so you have enough to use a snatch block plus like 6-8 first wraps on the winch it will pull much better. The winch rating is just on the first wrap layer. Per harbor freight 4th layer is 6732#, 3rd layer is 7885#, 2nd layer is 9517#, 1st layer is 12000#. So snatch block would be 13464#, 15770#, 19034# , 24000#

[@user-xx5dr6rn3l]

I got another one for ya man. How long did it take for you to take the leap from your full time day job to jump into this business journey full time? Did you wait a while, doing it all after hours or did you get to that moment where you were like, I ready to be done with this day job and I am ready to be out on my own?

[@timofai1]

I would have just put 10 gauge plate as a Deckover surface with the winch mounted to the plate then have two 3 ft rails welded to the plate as guides then you can pick up any manufacturers container made period Then the container can't slide sideways and all you need to do is put a short length of chain with a hook and strategically placed the Rings to lock the load in place. With the deck over you don't need fenders either and it's also a very wide open loading area no rails to have to precisely line up

[@robertnagel337]

I manufactured heavy equipment for 40 years. Beef up every piece of iron you used. Double all of it. You can’t make it too heavy, but you did make it too light.

[@rustrtal]

The weight of that is surprisingly low...it's the same as my 3/4 ton gasser with 14' dump trailer.

[@rollingops]

Yep! It suprised me too!

[@kylegrimm]

This truck will be a Qtown icon

[@rollingops]

That would be kinda cool, of it stands out so much people say "call the kid with that old roll-off truck on 12th street"

[@user-sm4lv3mx5n]

Harbor freight Rocks great winches

[@rollingops]

They are crazy impressive for the price

[@DirtdoctoRN]

Take a look at Stephenson Specialty Trucks….its my cousin and he does all kinds of big truck mods and is pretty knowledgeable

[@bmrentalsnevada5163]

Love the build. Remember, CDL is based on what the vehicle is capable of hauling, not what you actually haul.

[@rollingops]

100% probably one of the most misunderstood things about the CDL GVWR/GVWRC. I know farmers who are 60 years old who didn't realize that

[@rollingops]

If that drop axle isn't factory and the 23,000 is referring to just the single axle back there (which I'm sure is the case) and we decide to leave it on. Class B CDL with manual and air brakes required. If we remove the drop axle, poof no cdl needed. Kind of a funny thing how that all works really

[@bmrentalsnevada5163]

It is odd, I've never seen that configuration on that old a truck. My recommendation is to bite the bullet and get your CDL A. It's not hard to do with a little effort, and the opportunities it opens up for expansion in the future far outweigh the costs of trying to get around it.

[@BentIronBins]

What no retina scan for the safe hmmm 🤔 truck is taking shape. IM still using trailer till there’s enough work to buy a cab and chassis and out fit it with the rail system i built for the trailer. No hookin for me ahhh i mean no hook lift for me 😮

[@FromLandVegemiteSamich]

Just run the dayton wheels there actually easier to change with less wheel nuts you just have to get better at trueing them up than braindead ten stud wheels, plus they look great with painted hubs and either silver frost/aluminium paint rims or chrome rims

[@rollingops]

I will likely paint these in the meantime either way! Because I agree there is something about the daytons that are cool as heck!

[@FromLandVegemiteSamich]

⁠I’ve always had black chassis, red daytons and silver frost or aluminium colour which has aluminium in the paint and lasts longer than silver frosting, in australia it’s called kromebrite but as soon as you broom wash the rims the silver frosting goes dull so that’s why I recommend aluminium paint and brush on, do you have instagram at all I could send you some pics of my aussie trucks

[@rollingops]

@@FromLandVegemiteSamich yep @RollingOps ok Instagram as well!

[@ElitePropertyCare]

Whats the plan for dumpster body locks?

[@rollingops]

Have 1 or 2 options I'll decide on for the rear! May actually use both ideas incase I load different things

[@jackgergets866]

With how much it weighs, and how much your loads weigh, I don’t think you need the lift axle. Could save a lot of money by removing it.

[@rollingops]

I agree, but I really like that "semi look" when it's down. Just a little different than most. If I remove it, I'd def cut the frame down because it looks really odd with such a large frame and the axle in the middle. Makes me wonder more and more if the tag axle came factory from Ford because it would loon really odd otherwise

[@VikraalTheFluffDragon]

I dont know if Im too late, but is camo a color? it might be a little cliche, but the company is called Rolling Ops so a camo dumpster might stand out.

[@bobber5534]

If you think the GVWR of the truck is without the tag axle, then you maybe required to get at least a class B CDL. If that has air brakes then you need an air brake endorsement regardless of the GVWR. As far as my suggestion on the paint color, paint the cab of the truck a conservative color and then go whole hog on the dumpster color with logos or designs.

[@rollingops]

Class B for sure if over 26k. But believe it or not, based on everything I have read and been told. If the truck is under 26k and has air brakes, you do NOT need a CDL. Butttt because this has a tag on it, you basically need to have one.

[@bobber5534]

​@@rollingopsthat is 26,000 GVW not vehicle weight. And you may want to double check the air brake endorsement regardless of GVW.

[@rollingops]

@@bobber5534 yep! I was referring to gvw as well. It does vary slightly between each state on the air brakes endorcment

[@richardchavez7899]

A CDL is not required to operate a vehicle with airbrakes unless the vehicle has a GVWR of 26,001 lbs. or more. In texas.

[@rollingops]

@@richardchavez7899 yep, same in IL

[@andrewl9175]

Brotha what is that tree in the front of your house at about 8:30 time stamp? Reminds me of a cherry blossom, beautiful 😮

[@rollingops]

Dogwood! It is very common in our area in parks, but very few in actual front yards. One thing I loved about this house as well. Oddly enough, I just moved and was blessed to have found another home with one very similar....right out front.

[@andrewl9175]

@@rollingops I love it

[@user-sm4lv3mx5n]

Okok if its a show truck scrap the plastic fender idea stainless or aluminum 😊

[@user-ro1ct9cc9p]

Blue Blue dumpsters, blue dumpsters, blue and red dumpsters. I'm sure someone you get done paint the truck maybe like A. Would you like a nice nightly like a nice blue blues? And your crow minute crumbling it and you're talking. You're talking a stack. Maybe get a long one as long stack along the side and see back going and get some nice use. Yes, thanks and stop forward. Four, how many get the answer that I know you're gonna need to change radio? The radio is an. You know, put an ice radio and for the CB in there. Cause if you're gonna be running it running it. And you're not getting that much. Power at the end engine and stuff. You can always change the internet last but if you want check out, see what you're gonna do on ninja.

[@josephpittari3539]

Only thing I’d change is to have a strong winch system

[@chrishumphreys7774]

It's turning out pretty good. It's a neat little hobby and tax write off

[@Mack.of.all.trades]

Question. So if something like this project will cost say 25k all in. Why not go and buy another roll off trialer? I understand this has more power and such, but its a quicker way to growth.

[@rollingops]

Absolutely! This is 100% a "fun project" - imagine I was 40 years old going through a midlife crisis, fixing up my first hot rod. This is my hotrod. It just so happens to relate to the business I'm in. It will lightly be used, but really, I hope just draws attention to my business.

[@trejo8277]

Truck looks good👍👍

[@rollingops]

Thanks 👍 I'm excited for it

[@camerongraham902]

That dumpster seemed a little too far back. I do a lot of chassis and frame mods and see many people not properly loading single axle trucks and frequently end up light or too heavy on the front axle, you look too light on the front axle as your rear axle is quite far forward to have room for that goofy drop trailing axle. I’d remove that and shorten the chassis 2-3ft

[@brianslawncare8355]

It would look good with super single wheels on the front

[@rollingops]

Agreed!

[@brysonstevens3719]

Go pink on dumpster if you want somthing n to really pop

[@temeculavalleyjunkpickup]

Yellow dumpster 💪🏾

[@rollingops]

I think that would fit the brand the most, while also standing out!

[@temeculavalleyjunkpickup]

@@rollingops agreed 💪🏾

[@justinmize4316]

A hydraulic powered winch seems like it would be a better option.

[@user-sm4lv3mx5n]

5.9 Cummins would be nice

[@ajswital]

Don’t you want all your dumpsters to match colors for branding purposes?

[@Jonathan-ql1wq]

maybe wrapping truck with company logo?

[@rollingops]

Oh we will def have some branding in this bad boy regardless!

[@Jeremy-de2of]

12 valve would be sweet n that ole girl

[@johnnydelio7078]

Don’t paint the truck! 😢

[@curbAL1]

Haha I remember a video you just posted talking trash about guys with hooks and cable pull trucks. Hilarious you’re building one now. KZbin guys are all such clowns. Contradict their own words to sound like they know Everything.

[@rollingops]

Hey man! You're right. I did say that probably at some point, but this definitely isn't for daily use? I thought I said that in the video, but maybe not? I do recall making a video, talking about how I didn't understand how people would invest in a trailer just to abandon the whole system and reinvest in a hook truck because the rails don't match. And how I was just going to continue to run a trailer because that's what I felt like was the best move for me. This is more of a truck to just be used as marketing and branding? I truly wouldn't rely on it for daily operations. It will be used more for advertising and occasional loads. It's literally 50 years old. And I promise I don't know everything, and I have much to learn. You're entitled to your opinion, but I'm just here sharing my experience, not trying to tell anyone that one setup is better than another. I'd buy and build a lot of different things if money wasn't an obstacle. 🤡 (get it, it's me, I'm a clown)

[@rollingops]

I'm wondering if you watched both videos all the way through? Or just basing this off the titles? It's totally understandable if so. It sounds like you're not a fan of my content, which is totally cool. I can't appeal to everyone.