In a message dated 2/24/03 6:47:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << now, on all the dumptrucks i've seen, there are usually several nested hydraulic cylinders. that pipe doesn't seem to be segmented at all ... and it's way too long to retract into the toolbox below without hitting the ground underneath the bus. >> Joel, Take a closer look at Jim's (Grass Valley, California) Single Cab Dump Truck: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/realsf/images/bor2.jpg You see how it's similar to the dump truck on ebay.de. I've seen Jim's truck up close and personal. The pic is from my Bug-O-Rama page in 2001. http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/bugorama48.html BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon Cafe</A> |
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