Author [expand]	[Modern View]
futfxr 08-16-2007 07:20:53 72.243.165.90 26696 Report to Moderator	recently bought a '1950 chevy dump truck' but am having troubles learning about it. it appears not too many people know about this vehicle and most are saying that all 47-54 chevy truck parts are interchangable. the hood on this one and the wheel wells are larger so im sure that cant be true. i have a 51 pick-up and a 52 flatbed that i can say that is true of, but not this one. can anyone help with some info about this type of truck. is it a 6400? where in the world can i locate parts for it. what i really need is the hood hinge for the right side which was bent. thanks in andvance futfxr [Reply]  [Send Email]
malcolm brumley 08-20-2007 04:35:05 68.59.216.180 26775 Report to Moderator	Re: 1950 dump truck in reply to futfxr, 08-16-2007 07:20:53   oldchevytrucks.com 1-800-872-1913   [Reply]  [Send Email]
db 08-16-2007 11:30:36 64.12.117.76 26702 Report to Moderator	Re: 1950 dump truck in reply to futfxr, 08-16-2007 07:20:53   I'm not sure, but I think the cabs are the same, but the fenders are different for the larger wheels. The chassis is a lot thicker. The drive qaxle is different, and the brakes are larger. I'm not sure about the 3/4 ton, but the one ton and larger had hydrovac brakes, and the hydro vac unit was larger as the truck became larger. I had a one ton 1952 in the 1970's, and the hydro vac went out. I rent to the truck part store, and they couldn't get a rebuilt hydrovac for a one ton, but had one in stock for a ton and a half, and they told me that would work, it would just stop me faster. It did work. The transmiussion can be different on any sizes. I tried to get a PTO for that truck from the same part store, but they couldn't order one unless I could get the numbers off the transmission, but they didn't know what the numbers were, or where to find them. In the meantime I found a ton and a half dump truck setting on top of a pile of junk at the junk yard and I asked about buying the complete dumping and PTO system, and they sold it to me for $100 if I take it off, so I went home and got my torch and some tools and cut it out and wrestled it out from under the truck and loaded it on mine. The PTO fit my transmission without any trouble. Some logger has that truck now, and the PTO is still working. To make a short story long, try measuring a hinge from a smaller truck of the same age, it might fit. chevyduty.com may be able to help with the part.   [Reply]  [No Email]
clueless 08-16-2007 09:07:46 67.42.238.248 26697 Report to Moderator	Re: 1950 dump truck in reply to futfxr, 08-16-2007 07:20:53   Well, with all due respect, it's a bit difficult to be helpful without more info, like the data on the units ID tag (assuming it's still there) and, if not, a couple pics or more detailed description. I think I've seen posts that said some heavy Chev's had larger GMC cabs. If there's no help here you could try stovebolt.com (pre-72 Chev/GMC), or oldgmctrucks.com. They should also have good info re' body parts, etc. Good luck.   [Reply]  [No Email]