Junkyard Find: Mitsubishi Minicab Dump Truck

by Murilee Martin

May 26th, 2011 1:10 AM

junkyard find mitsubishi minicab dump truck

Sometimes I wonder how it’s even possible for some vehicles to slip through all the steps that should stop them from washing ashore on Crusher Island. Something as useful as a kei-sized dump truck, for example.

12″ wheels, gasoline engine, fits in tight spots yet carries a respectable load. The Mitsubishi Minicab is ungodly rare in North America, so it’s likely that all of the parts on this one will get melted down for scrap.

I’m tempted to get the electric hydraulic pump and ram from the bed for some as-yet-undreamed-up project, but I’ve already got 19 weird junkyard projects in line before this one.

#1990s #1993 #Denver #DownOnTheJunkyard #Junkyard #JunkyardFind #Kei #KeiCar #KeiTruck #Minicab #Truck #Mitsubishi #MitsubishiMightyBoy #MitsubishiMinicab

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Felis Concolor on May 28, 2011

jkl;adsiowrga;jlvlahpwe;hdASB$#!+$#!+$#!+$#!+$#!+. . . those are 4x100s. The search for affordable 12" wheels for my Haflinger continues.

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Ozarkman on Jun 03, 2015

My 1999 Mitsubishi Minicab has become my main driver and workhorse on my land in north Arkansas. Here it is legal to drive it anywhere on roads at 55 mph or less, except on Interstates and controlled-access highways. Technically I'm supposed to display an orange triangle (like a farm implement), but the little sucker can do 70, so I have no trouble keeping up with traffic on any road that's legally available to me. Its high-compression, 3-cylinder engine is fuel injected with 4 valves per cylinder. It displaces 40 cubic inches and cranks out 48 hp. The truck has a dual-range, 4-wheel drive, 5-speed transmission, radio, heater and A/C. It is as capable an off-road vehicle as anything in the ATV/UTV category, but offers WAY more in versatility, weather protection and creature comfort. I have off-road tires on 12-inch rims as well as highway tires on 15-inch alloy rims. It is a great little truck and consistently gets 40+ miles per gallon with the highway tires.

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