Abstract: A vehicle body having a frame, a pair of side dumpable compartments, and a rear dumpable compartment. Each of the side dumpable compartments is rotatably mounted to the frame such that the axis of rotation is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body. Each of the side dumpable compartments has a well on the side of the compartment opposite the axis of rotation. A hydraulic actuator is disposed between the side dumpable compartment and the frame so as to cause the rotation and unloading of the side compartment. The rear dumpable compartment is rotatably connected to the frame such that the axis of rotation is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body. This rear dumpable compartment has a tailgate that is selectably openable for permitting the dumping of material from the interior of this rear compartment. A hydraulic arm extends between the rear dumpable compartment and the frame so as to cause the rear dumpable compartment to rotate about its axis and to dump the materials.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved crane comprising a base, a support member connected to and extending upwardly from the base, a deformable member attached to the support member, a microswitch and actuator fastened to the support member and arranged so as to be interactive with the deformable member for sensing the relative displacement of the deformable member with respect to the support member, and a winch/boom lifting system. The deformable member comprises a flange plate fixedly attached to the support member. The flange plate is a load bearing member for the crane. An enclosure is affixed to the flange plate. The switch and actuator portion comprises a bar rigidly affixed to the support member, a microswitch fastened about the other end of the bar, a movement sensor abutting the flange plate, and a control circuitry electrically connected to the microswitch and responsive to the movement sensor so as to enable or disable the lifting system of the crane.

Abstract: A front end mount for a service body to a cab chassis of a truck comprising a first crossmember fixedly fastened to the forward portion of the floor of the service body and extending along the width of the floor and a second crossmember fixedly fastened to the frame at a location corresponding to the location of the first crossmember. The first crossmember is received by the second crossmember such that the vertical movement of said first crossmember is restricted by the shape of the second crossmember. The second crossmember has two parallel sections which define the line of travel of the first crossmember relative to the second crossmember. The second crossmember has a section extending horizontally inward from the end of one of the parallel sections opposite the frame. First and second stops are affixed to the first crossmember generally about the ends of the second crossmember so as to restrict the lateral travel of the second crossmember relative to the first crossmember.