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Old 12-29-2009, 05:00 PM   #1
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DUMP Stock Beds

Hello everyone I was wanting to convert my stock bed into a dump bed on my 1983 chevy silverado k20 3/4 ton any ideas on who sells a kit or any pics of people who have them on this forumn or anyone I was wanting to haul brush and mulch and ect. thanks agian
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Old 12-29-2009, 06:48 PM   #2
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i did a thread on this a while back... ill see if i can find it or you can search it too
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Old 12-29-2009, 08:24 PM   #3
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I know that there used to be kits for this....but even the newest of the squares are over 20 years old now. So maybe not anymore?
I have done a few of these, but never from a kit. It is really not all that hard. It's even easier on a truck with a bodylift.
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Old 12-29-2009, 11:34 PM   #4
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go to your local trailer shop. ask some questions. local trailer shop here does a lot of hydraulic dump beds they make custom.
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Old 12-30-2009, 12:28 AM   #5
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Old 12-30-2009, 12:42 AM   #6
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Is that just one big air bag?
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Is that just one big air bag?
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Old 12-30-2009, 10:33 AM   #8
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Old 01-10-2010, 10:11 AM   #9
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thanks for all the replies im hitting the trlior shop this weeek and still searching the net
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