KC: Good looking truck!! Kinda what I'm looking for in a paint truck. I'll bet that bed is newer than the cab. 2 speeds are easy, just drive them like a stick, The old Int. I use to drive on the farm you would start in low range then blip the clutch and pull the botton it would go into high.
Around the farm low range will be all you need especially hauling a load of stone. Oh if its a 2 lever floor shift just shift from low to high with clutch also. Raise the bed and see if its raising smooth (not jerky). Raise the bed all the way then get out and check cylinder. If start to lower by itself could be bad seals, check hydraulic hoses for leaks, cracks, fittings. Just becareful the bed doesn't come down on your head.
Got any good "old" farm buddies take them with you. But, as good as that truck looks in the picture somebody has taken care of it. Wish I was there I can point and show you better than I can explain on this computer. Ben
popcorn The Truth is Out There (Nice find)
