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01-05-2011, 01:25 PM
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Venco Dump Conversion Hoist or Dump Insert
My father in-lawn is a retiring after 40 years of landscape installation. He is selling all of his equipment including dump trucks with the business. He just bought a 2011 GMC 2500 and wants to either convert the bed to a dump or buy a dump insert so he can still do some small jobs and work around the house. A salesmen was showing us the conversion hoist made by Venco. It appears to have the issue of stability worked out from the conversions I have seen in the past. Anyway, it is around $2800 for the conversion and a dump insert is around the same. I like the look of standard bed without an insert but I am thinking the insert would be a better choice to save the truck. Does anyone have experience or an opinion for what he should do? Thanks in advance.
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T.Glass Lawn Care Company Equipment: 2000 F-250 Crew Cab 1988 F-350 Diesel Dump 7 X 14 Load Trail Utility Trailer 2007 Walker MT 48" GHS 26 E.F.I. Hi-Dump 2009 Toro Grandstand 48" 2 Toro Proline 21" Commercial 1 Lawn-Boy Gold Series 3 Shindaiwa T-231 1 Shindaiwa DH231 1 Shindaiwa Eb 802 Blower 1 Stihl BR 600 Blower 2 Stihl HS 81 T Hedge Trimmers Shindaiwa M231 Shindaiwa Stainless Spreader Western Plow 7.5' Ultra Mount Snow-ex 1875 Spreader 
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#2
01-05-2011, 03:01 PM
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just do an insert i have three of them and they work great your pickup bed isnot ment to be dumping loads out of it over time it will start to twist
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01-05-2011, 07:52 PM
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The dump bed conversion will have a higher payload capacity; those steel dump inserts weigh about 1000 lbs, while the dump kit only weighs a couple hundred pounds.
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01-05-2011, 08:42 PM
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We looked at the truckcraft aluminum weighs 350. But steel is heavy good point.
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T.Glass Lawn Care Company Equipment: 2000 F-250 Crew Cab 1988 F-350 Diesel Dump 7 X 14 Load Trail Utility Trailer 2007 Walker MT 48" GHS 26 E.F.I. Hi-Dump 2009 Toro Grandstand 48" 2 Toro Proline 21" Commercial 1 Lawn-Boy Gold Series 3 Shindaiwa T-231 1 Shindaiwa DH231 1 Shindaiwa Eb 802 Blower 1 Stihl BR 600 Blower 2 Stihl HS 81 T Hedge Trimmers Shindaiwa M231 Shindaiwa Stainless Spreader Western Plow 7.5' Ultra Mount Snow-ex 1875 Spreader
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01-06-2011, 06:50 AM
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GMC 2008 3500HD SLT Dmax/Allison = 509hp/913tq claims the danville rollers 2010 Bobcat MT-52 mini skidsteer 2011 walker 26efi mtghs 52" 2004 exmark lazer 26 efi 60 " 2011 ferris 36"dd walk behind stihl trimmers and blowers 7x16 enclosed
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01-06-2011, 04:43 PM
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I guess that is shipping weight; maybe it's a couple hundred lbs lighter installed. Those truck craft inserts do look nice; they weigh only 420 lbs too.
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#7
01-11-2011, 06:12 PM
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Put a hoist on it. We sold our EZ DUMPERs, a great device but they take up so much room compared to a hoist kit or a flatbed. Just be really careful some of the hoist kits can alter the look and height of the box. I've seen a couple that just look goofy.
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