i asked about sitting in the cab workin' the levers because, i uhhhhhh, never mind.....
sounds like you found a winner so congrats!
i doubt the tailgate explaination as most dump tailgates in that era were a lever mounted at the front of the dump bed.
here's a sure thing. as long as these old trucks have been around in one form or another, the possibilities for it's use are endless. not far from here is a 54 chevy 1 ton that has the orig. trans. hooked up to a p.t.o., which operates a dump flatbed, and a homemade log splitter. not many would have guessed what all those levers are on that truck either. at any rate, welcome, and i for one certainly hope you enjoy your new old truck. be sure to make yourself comfortable, and stay awhile.
