I've Been Putting This Off and Now Is The Time [F-750 Dump Truck]
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- It's time for the F-750 Dump truck to get some much needed love and it starts with it's own spotlight video to show what it looks like before an upcoming restoration.
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Sorry to hear about the loss of Kara's grandfather. Prayers to her and all her family.
In memory of Pa, paint the truck that includes one of his favorite colors.
Neal, I have Pa Fritz in my prayers! Losing him was a true loss for your family. Thanks for honoring him on your site.
Appreciate it Walter.
So Sorry for your Loss. He looked like a very amazing man and your daughters will have lovely memories. God bless you all in your sorrow.
Thank you very much John.
Neal, all black! That F350 looked awesome. The F 750 looks great as a solid color.. I don’t think you will regret all black.
I agree.
Never commented on anything Neil but I enjoy your stuff the most. That last bit for "Pa" is top shelf. God bless!
Well I am humbled that you took the time to say hi and leave a nice message. Thank you so much for that and thanks for watching our little videos.
RIP Mr. Miller. Sorry for your loss Neil and Family ❤
Thank you Tyler.
Black with custom yellow accents gets my vote. Looking forward to watching the transformation.
Neil, sorry about your wife's grandpa. I'm sure he will be missed.
As far as the truck, I vote for solid black. With those aluminum wheels polished up that will look sweet!
Whatever you decide, I'm sure it will be pretty sharp!
My condolences to you and your family in your loss. Running without a tarp when loaded in my state will get you a big fine from the full grown bears ( State Troopers) . Although a lot of dump buckets have them on the trucks a lot of drivers here tend to "forget" to roll the tarp out when loaded . Also running without a tailgate gets you a big fine here also. When they put that law into effect about 25 years ago, you seen a lot of trucks either being retro fitted on the tailgates to 2 way style or a whole new bed being put on the truck with a 2 way tailgate.
Your F750 & JD backhoe is what bought me to your channel a year or two back. Looking forward to the tailgate & paint project on the F750.
Keep up the good work.
Mack
Yeah, sometimes I think I probably should have kept the tarp. I usually just haul firewood and always local so I think usually I'm fine. Probably shouldn't have said that! :) Glad to hear from folks that like the dump truck and backhoe. Thanks for the kind words Mack.
Solid black with those wheels will look nice. Sorry for your loss. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
"Fritz" reminds me so much of my Dad, sorry to hear about your family's loss. Possible name "Wheels"
Sad for your loss. Prayers of peace and calm for your family.
Yes Black and mustard yellow!!!! That would look mint!👌You’ve got a lot of work ahead of you and have fun and be safe! Also im very sorry for your loss!
So sorry for your family's loss, Neil.
Thanks for the video. So sorry to hear about the loss of Kara's grandfather. I pray your family senses the Lord's comfort during this time.
All black! Your old solid black dump truck looked great. I vote all black and chrome.
Yeah, hard to go wrong with that too.
👍🏼👍🏼 black w accents.. but don’t matter it’s your truck. Look forward to seeing progress. Condolences for your family for Grandpa. Look forward to new videos
Dump trucks do not get anywhere near as much recognition as they should. They are just as crucial as all the other pieces of equipment but for some reason they are less talked about. I really enjoyed this video and my favorite truck I think of all was the one with the yellow stripe on it.
RIght?! I couldn't agree more sir. Thanks for this comment.
Sept 23. Neil, as I retired machine operator, I just found your channel. Im so a fan, reliving my loved profession.
Your laser level, your grading experience!
Buddy, with your history go see some golf course superintendents if your ever looking for satisfying work.
My most memorable work was shaping greens bunkers, tees, and fairways to fit existing land features and trees so old you couldn’t touch your finger tips when hugging them. My tools where a a dual slope remote controlled lazer on top of brand new joy stick controlled 650JD dozer.
I’ve shaped many new builds, including renovating one of the oldest private courses in North America, acreating fairways to existing landscapes.🤠
The pleasure of leaving your creativity stamped on this earth, is as you said on the second video I watched, a legacy for our children, well said my friend.
May the God and Universe always shine on you, and fill your pound this coming winter. George
Nice pun Neil. Despite having a lot of small Tonkas and other dump trucks in my elementary school years, it hasn't come to be of need yet. Joked with a late great uncle of mine that it'd have been my first vehicle. Some of those real small rust areas might be just a quick bondo fill possibly. As for the pain (I've watched way too much Trick My Truck now), could try some wave patterns like a tribal art type. Now for the name, how about Frankie after the singer Frankie Ford (think of the song "Sea Cruise."
My condolences to you and your family on the loss of Kara's grandfather. To have lived 92 years is amazing to think of all he's seen in his lifetime.
Certainly appreciate the kind words and well wishes Robert. Thank you.
I like that Frankie idea maybe. Not bad. Thanks for the input sir.
Can't wait to see it completed. Condolences to your family on your loss.
Sorry for your loss, may God bless his soul. As for the painting job I noticed that you a big fan of John Deere tractors so maybe the green and yellow will be an inspiration for coming project.
Thanks! I've been thinking of doing something John Deere inspired.
looks like their will be some great videos coming.i think two tone will look sweet.sorry for your loss.
Thank you.
So sorry about your family’s loss Neil! Take care my friend
Thank you Mike.
Solid black with yellow flames… call it the Flamethrower!
Hey, there ya go!
Already looking forward to this one. I would go with full black but with large DDD decals for personality - ignore at will! 🏴
I like it.
Pass on our deepest condolences to the entire family in the loss of “Pa” from your YT family.
All black with yellow accents. Blessings.
Thank you KOL I will pass it along.
All black! Yellow logo magnet. Less is more.
May he rest in peace.
Black with an off-center yellow racing stripe 👍
I would go black truck with yellow bits Call it Derek the dump truck lol. So sorry to hear your loss I like the clip when is on the lift (elevator) lol on a chair. Never too old to want to see other man’s work and storage space. 🇬🇧😘❤️
That's right! Thanks Russell.
Im so sorry for your loss Neil
😔Neil so sorry for your families loss.
Kara, Neil and family
Sorry for your loss.
Those are some great pics of him, especially ones w/ your two little girls.
Anyway just wanted to reach out on that
Have a great weekend.
Thank you.
sorry for your loss. Prayers sent your way
You need to put that yellow on there like your first one , full circle man . Great videos .
My condolences Neil to you and Kara.
Neil… I hated to hear about your loss. Hopefully you, Kara and the rest of the family can heal soon and are comforted by the warm memories of time that you had with him.
Paint scheme… How about black and chrome with big DDD logos on the door and tailgate? Now, I’m gonna watch and see how much better you do than that!
Name! How about DDD-umpster? Maybe Handy DDDan? Or perhaps 3rd DDDump?
At any rate… I’ll say a prayer for your family and await your update on what you decide to do.
Thank you Dave. If I make it to 92 still living at home on my own and I'm here one day and gone the next, then I'll consider that a win. We were thankful our girls got to know him also.
Great ideas on the truck. I like that "DDD" angle. I'm still thinking on that one.
As far as the paint, I'm shaping my preference based on a lot of these comments. It's been a great little creative thought exercise.
Appreciate it as always and thanks for the well wishes. I'll be sure to pass them along.
I feel like every DIY'er needs a medium-duty dump truck in their life. That will be a sharp truck when done - I personally would paint everything black, except the side boards and the recessed panels on the dump body which would be yellow. My uncle (a landscaper) had a fleet of F-600's and an F-650 that I spent a lot of time in as a young kid. He just recently sold off most of the fleet but still has the F-650. It has the 5.9 Cummins which is a good running engine but I wish it had the Cat 3126 like yours...those 3126's were good engines and were unfortunately replaced by the C7 which was junk. Looking forward to seeing this truck restored, and sorry for your loss as well.
Thanks so much Michael! I agree that a dump truck is for any DIY guy!!!
Glad to hear your uncle had good luck with these trucks. I can't wait to get it done. Thanks for the feedback on the paint job. I like your way of thinking!
you always had your own theme and should keep it that way, truck name diy bumblebee lol
Sorry for your loss Neil now as far as paint scheme I would go all black except for ribs on the bedsides paint them yellow maybe call the truck the queen bee 🐝
My condolences to you and your family on your loss.
Thank you Scott!
I'm a graduate of UGA. Paint it Red and Black. Call it Dawg Dump. Sorry for your loss.
Really enjoy your vids and condolences for your families loss.
1. Sorry for your loss, I just lost my Dad this year. Prayers for your family.
2. On a previous video you asked what brought the viewers to your channel. I couldn't remember at the time but it was this dump truck. I remember what you said you gave for it and I was like, no way you got that beautiful truck for that. I have since found similar trucks in that price range with some issues like what you have. Not buying one though because I have since retired and don't want to work much.
3. My first comment to you was about you sounding like Kevin Costner. I think you still do. Record yourself reading a line from any of his movies and compare them side by side.
Ha! I think I remember that comment. Yeah, that price was a real bargain in this market, but it still has it's issues that need addressed. I guess you pay for it one way or another but I'm thankful that I got an affordable start.
I hear that about sounding like Costner quite often. I don't hear it myself but maybe I should record something that he's recorded. Can't be all bad I suppose.
Thank you for the well wishes. My wife will see all the comments and appreciates it. :)
Great story. You obviously took video & documented before RUclips. That helps build your story and makes it pretty cool. I am sure whatever you do, it will look awesome!! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you much Jeff. I've been filming stuff my whole life for some reason!
The black and yellow would look good on that truck in my opinion. Sorry for your guys loss.
Thanks Joshua.
Fantastic job editing and putting together this video. I am very sorry to hear of your loss. Your family has my condolences.
Safe home to Pa "Fritz". Paint the truck whatever color Kara tells you. I can see pink for the cab, you know the twins would love it! Black for the dump, with a pink stripe down the sides. Think about it. Everything you are working and slaving for is to make sure your family is provided for. What better way to prove that is to paint the very tool providing for their futures. A color that they can proudly say, "Our daddy did this for us". Got ya thinking now huh Neil? Pink and black are sharp together. Love home brother, thank you for all you do.
Thank you Greg. While I can agree that pink and black are sharp together, I have to draw the line somewhere on the amount of pink and purple that can be tolerated in one household. We've got the bikes and skateboards and roller blades and scooters all in pink and purple. But, it would make a statement... Hmmm.
Praying for you all.
I also just bought a 84 f600 single axle dump. Pretty roughy, but now I know where it can take me.
Thanks Marcus. That F600 can be all you want it to be and grow into something more for sure! Good luck with it!
God Bless your family.
Stumbled across video this Am... I myself have story much like yours... The luv for dumps/ Trailers and equipment 😁 Really enjoyed video 🙏✌
We would get along just fine Craig! Thanks so much for watching!
Wow…. Cool
Love your 750…
Just completely renewed a 2002 20 ft equipment trailer. A lot more work then I ever expected it to be and the worst part by far was paint. Couldn't agree more
Sorry for your family's loss Neil. My son suggested Big Bessie as a name. Lol. Have fun ddiy'ing this one.
Big Bessie 😋 Love it 👍🏻
Our condolences to your family Neil. Another excellent video and a fun project ahead. As for the color scheme, maybe yellow cab and black box 🤷🏼♂️👍🏻. Have a great week 🙂🙋🏼♂️👍🏻
Mickey Mouse is a thing with us too, something that's been thrown together quickly or slapdash.
Bumblebee paint looks fine, same yellow as the backhoe. RIP Grandpa Fritz, sorry for your loss.
I'm definitely thinking same color as a backhoe. That's exactly where my mind is. Thanks for the feedback.
Neil, Sorry for your loss may you and your family take comfort in being part of a life well lived,As for the name of your truck, in all my years of driving I never named the Trucks I drove, I callled them some names but never named them My vote for Color is Black with pin stripes Keep up the great content!!
Thank you Doug.
Memories to cherish. I think you should name your truck Brutus.
Brutus is good. So good that I have a tractor named Brutus! :)
So sorry for your families loss. On the truck, you should replicate the F350 and call it The Bee750
So sorry for your loss.
Great to see the photo tribute to the “ole gent” “Pa Fritz…, thoughts and prayers for you and yours…. Re: the truck stuff, you are a wise man by now, having done a paint job in your younger years, allows you to make the good decision to let the pro’s do the work…. If you tried it again, and it don’t fulfill you expectations, you would just get upset every time you went out to get in it…
Looking forward to the projects progression.
Firstly,My sincere condolences to you and your family. Secondly, I think it would look sharp two tone. Maybe the yellow around the bottom and around the back of the cab
Hi Neil, my suggestion, yellow side boards then pinstripe the cab. Less is more classy!
I like it!
Condolences to you and your family over the loss of Pa. Your Eddie Bauer sweater looked grey and kinda yellow. Your ball cap was black and yellow. Sooo…..👍
Love the content, channel and you sir! You are the best storyteller always happy to be along for the journey
Yeah I love dump trucks as well. Personally want a Chevy 6500.
Id go with a all black paint job.
Thanks for the video 🤠
My grandfather bought a 1969 Chevy c-50 when it was one year old and had it his entire life to haul, tractors, hay, manure , you name it and a few years ago I wanted to get it back on the road and realized the years of hay and manure and then 10 years of sitting was worse thing for it. Still ran but no brakes, dump body was very rusted, the acid in hay and manure are just as bad if not worse than salt. Broke my heart to sell it but I have a dump trailer and and 3/4 ton truck that's more then enough for me and towing my Kubota. Still broke my heart to sell a truck that I can remember my entire 40 yr life.
So sorry for your loss Neil. I'm sure Pa was a good man and what a blessing that your daughters got to know him. My input on the truck paint job (if you're changing the color) would be black and add a yellow pinstripe or similar accent. Tasteful and unique but not quite as overwhelming as the bumble bee two tone.
Nice video I’m done a few of the old trucks myself I’ve got a 1970 GMC 33,000 airbrake truck
Rebuild it yes it a lot of work I know it has to be done again
great job keep up the good work God bless
Sorry for ur family's loss my wifey to be just lost her grandmother 102yrs old very nice lady Sharpe as a tack n yes two tone her big girl that's ur thing so u gotta keep it going n hey I've got twins two one of each mine R 28 now
Love hearing from a fellow twin Dad. Thanks Terry.
Hey Neil, nice find on the dump truck. I think the black looks good but it needs the yellow Van Halen lightning bolt on the side.
Hmmm. Not a bad idea!
Sorry to hear about your loss. Your dump trucks are what brought me to your channel as several others have mentioned as well. I love the solid black myself but then it's not sitting in my driveway so there's only three girls you have to worry about making happy. I figure you better get their vote.
Thanks a lot. I'm glad to hear from the folks that said, the dump truck brought them to my channel cuz I didn't think that this video would get much of a following! That is so cool. Thanks for the color suggestions and I appreciate you watching.
Sorry for your loss
Neil another 5 ⭐ video looking forward to seeing the restoration of the 750 , as far as colors I would go with the original black and add a yellow gold metallic 🤔🤠 anywhoo God bless y'all from Gaffney South Carolina viewer 🙏❤️💯
Thanks Daniel! I like those color choices. I can't wait to get this thing painted up. It's been a long time coming!
Sorry for your loss. Personally, I don't think the newer trucks pull off the two tone look very well, so my choice would be all black, with the chrome wheels, battery box/steps, and grill. Your original 70s dump look sweet along with your 90s F350. I sold a 1995 F350 last year, rocked a white and red 2 tone.
I like the bumble bee theme, if you haven't done it already. Bumble bee is a good name for it, I think. But I'm a 71 year old truck driver, and you know how us old goats are. Nice truck. Have fun.
So sorry for your loss it is never easy to lose someone one who means so much to you and is a big part of your life and I like the way ya did the bumblebee lol I think ya should do something like that again not the same way but with the same idea if that is you then do what make you good with things again so sorry for your loss he will always be with ya in some way god bless ya
Thank you Gary.
solid black, brother, greetings from Alaska, always love to watch your content and ideas
Thanks a lot Nick! Really like hearing from Alaska!
Neal, I would paint it all black and send it out to get a cool logo wrap put on. You could probably could just get the bed and frame blasted then painted. All the new metal areas primed and a quick coat of paint. Then a full wrap if that would be cheaper than a full paint job.
All black that 97 you had was sweet
Thoughts and Prayers for all of your family. The tribute you put together was very nice for Kara’s Pa.
Just finished watching so I will do more thinking on the color scheme. Great work on all of your vehicles. Take care.
Thanks a lot Bob.
I like the two tone. Another thing that would be nice is black and yellow rear wheel fenders that bolt onto the frame. And it should be named 2 scoops lol. Good luck with the project!
I like two scoops.
Looking to acquire something like this. So helpful to see the reality! Appreciate it.
I wish I had the abilities to take on a project like this, but I'll look forward to watching you do it. My condolences to your family! 🙏😇👨🚒
Paint it black with some big ole John Deere stickers on it.. big fan of lights and reflectors. Mustard yellow isn't exactly my thing. But if it's yours go for it!!
Sorry for your loss,black w racing stripes Arrow for a name.
Great job again Neil! I think the truck would look best all black and some yellow accents here and there. As far as a name idk, I've never been good with sort of thing. I'm sure someone will chime in with something perfect!
Name your truck "Gumbo", paint it Purple and Gold, Geaux Neil!
Sorry for your loss Neil. Thanks for the shout out bud ! So far that door design has been the best one I’ve ever use . By that I mean I’m in the business of doing jobs as fast as I Safely can and this works Quick and easy! As for paint. Believe it or not all my company trucks used to be black and chrome. I’m a sucker for black and chrome but where I live everyone else is also 😂 so for marketing reasons everything is bright blue now. . Mabe yellow pinstripes !! The only thing I can tell you from many years of sandblasting and painting trucks is that the only primer I use now is self etching . You can put another primer over the top of it but I always use self etching on bare metal. I also do not do “WET” blasting anymore . Haven’t had luck with it . I also started doing the 3M two-part glue on rockers instead of welding them. I find that the weld on the inside burns the paint off and they continue to rot from the inside .I would definitely listen to younger Neil 😂
Sure thing! Was hoping you'd be good with that bit in there. Yeah, your tailgate looks like it works sweet. I need to get it done so badly. You should have swung through Indiana on your way home from FL! Thanks for the tips. I'll have to look into that 3M glue cause I only know welding. You've got the marketing thing down pat! Thanks again!
@@digdrivediy one of these days I’d like to visit your area. Looks beautiful !
The ballad of the F750 continues 🥹
Srry for ur loss Neil. Far as the truck project I’m def looking forward to it. I think the yellow black looks great and think if u paint the truck yellow with mayb the bottom of the fenders black with black bed with the yellow stained wood sides would b sharp but at end of day it’s urs so u do u an god bless
The shop you chose is the best in the area! The blue and orange semi on there website belongs to a freind of mine they did a great job on it!
No kidding!?! I actually didn't choose them but their website was really good for illustration purposes to show what I was referencing in the video. I didn't even realize you could tell who it was from that clip (but maybe cause you recognized the truck?) :) They look like they do beautiful work though for sure. I have a guy lined up in Avilla, IN that's going to do mine.
I think all black on those trucks looks good. But, If you’re going for unique, and probably won’t listen to anyone like you say (I do the same thing! 😋) do whatever is going to make you happy in the end. Cause you’re the one who pays for it!
Take care
Paint the cab and body black. Then paint the frame and side boards yellow. Should stand out nice
Sorry to hear about Fritz. Y’all are in our prayers. As for the dump truck, I would paint it to match the 350. And maybe pinstripe it in yellow. Or maybe just add your logo to the doors in yellow I think that would look great.
Nice warning from younger Neil... :)
Tail gate going to be huge!!! My buddy bought a single axle and that was the 1st upgrade he did, makes a huge difference when working the truck.
Agreed.
Cool stuff Neil. Sorry to hear of your family loss.
I was thinking you should ask your dad what the paint job was on his first owner driver and replicate that. I did like that new to you front grille too! 🇬🇧👋🇺🇸
I'm glad to hear some votes for the Chrome front grill!
Neal, ALL BLACK!!! Your other all black was awesome. Looked great! Chrome grille and alum wheels will look so much better on this one. Too many colors will detract, I'm afraid.
Totally agree. ALL BLACK with the chrome grill and Alcoa wheels will look tough as nails
I'm sorry for the loss of a loved one Neil. I recently subscribed to your channel and I had a feeling that your truck had Caterpillar just by the sound from previous videos. It's a long shot but what if you repainted the cab and frame black, and painted the dump box caterpillar yellow... would look a bit like a life sized tonka truck!
Not a terrible idea! I'm not sure if I could handle quite that much yellow but it would certainly be an eye catcher! Thanks Travis!