The dump body appears to be an 8'- 4yd with a full cab shield. Assuming that this is a 10ga. body with an underbody hoist of approx 7'x15" then I would make an educated guesstimate (SWAG) that it weights about 2300 lbs +/-. add 450-500 more if 8ga. construction.

Very cool old Chevy, I love it.

1953 Chevy 5-window 3100
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Dave
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