1959 Dodge Other

4 speed

M8D6H09483

Clear

gasoline

1959 Dodge D600 2-ton dump truck. It has a 4-speed transmission...2-speed rear end...PTO powered hydraulic dump bed. The hydraulic system was brought back to an operational condition in the mid or late 1980's. This was done by a previous owner, before we got it. The dump bed had been rebuilt by this same previous owner. He welded in new deck plates and some new side plates in order to get rid of some of the rusted out sections. He rebuilt the tailgate and made it fully functional. It has lots of evidence of rust inside the cab. The door panel on the passenger side is rusted on the bottom, and has no running board. The driver side door is in better condition, and has a running board, as you should be able to see in the photos. The wiring harness needs replacing. The engine runs very good and does not smoke. Every now and again, I do have to add oil to it. That's when it is parked over a long period of time, oil will drip (naturally) from the front and rear seals, probably felt seals. The radiator works well. We have always kept anti-freeze in it. Nothing in the cooling system has leaked. The fuel pump picks up right off. We would drive this truck to the garbage dump and unload it...no problems. We hauled scrap iron in it with no problems. This is a serviceable truck, but it has been sitting up for several years. The rear driver's side brake line rusted in two, so it has no brakes. The master cylinder works fine. It will pump the entire cylinder dry because of the leak. All the tires need to be replaced - they are not road worthy. It has two extra wheels and tires and one new inner tube (unused). The hydraulic clutch works well - even after being idle after a long period of time. We no longer need a dump truck - that's why it's been sitting up for so long. It needs a very good home to go to. This Dump Truck was a previous county work truck. It has no title. We are the 6th owner. We will be selling it to you with a Bill of Sale. There is a picture of the aluminum ID plate, which should give you the information you need. Please feel free to ask questions. We will do our best to answer any questions you may have about this vehicle. Please note: we have put 100,000 miles on the mileage information - but the speedometer has not worked in at least 20 years, so we have no way of knowing the exact mileage. ADDENDUM: The previous owner who worked on this vehicle and got it in good operational condition, was a friend of ours who passed away in 2003. He fixed and actively used this vehicle on his property. We acquired this truck in 2004 (his estate). We have no paper work on this truck except for a Bill of Sale (& so far this Bill of Sale has not been found). This vehicle has a tag, but no title has ever been filed for. The only ID information we can find on this truck is the aluminum plate that came off the firewall. We have been unable to locate a VIN#. All we have is this aluminum plate. Please see the second photo. It is a picture of this plate. We have done extensive hours of research on this vehicle. And information on this truck is rare. That's why the plate is off the truck - so we can do our research. If you have ANY input - we would very much appreciate it - and we will post it!!! ADDENDUM: This is more info that was provided by another ebayer :) We were unable to post this under questions asked - so we have added it here. Thank you very much!!!!Dear richlandfleamarket, I thought I would help you out a little further. In 1960 Dodge started using the two tag system. Since yours does not have the second tag, this dates it to 59 or earlier. Based on the new info, I decoded the vin, and it comes back to the following. 1959 Dodge D600 318 engine 2 1/2 ton. It seems that the data plate and frame numbers match, a good thing for buyers to know. PLEASE NOTE: This dump truck will have to be TRAILERED...it has NO brakes.