73 C60 Flat-Dump Truck

[Bigdually]

I bought another square medium duty truck, this makes number 3 now. I may have a problem

I've been needing a way to haul stone and dirt lately, and I've always wanted a dump truck ever since I was a kid. A guy I go to church with mentioned that he had an old Chevy dump truck that needed brake work, so I began asking him about it and I discovered it wasn't just any old Chevy. It was a 1973 C60 with a 350, 4 speed with a 2 speed rear, and a 10' Midwest flat dump body. Twice the functionality in one truck!

It appears to have originally been a power company truck, there is leftover evidence of the front extended bumper having housed a huge PTO driven winch. Other than a few little dings, it's a pretty solid truck! The bed is very solid and seems to work great. The 350 runs beautifully and sounds great too. I believe it has 73,000 original miles on it.

It doesn't have brakes. It's a hydrovac truck, so I'm not sure at the moment exactly what's wrong since I don't have it home just yet. It could be as simple as a blown line or wheel cylinder, or a bad master cylinder. I'll know more once I get it home and begin some diagnosing.