I think the good deals at municipal auctions have gone the way of the dodo bird (at least out here anyway). When I was younger you could get the vehicles for dirt cheap at municipal auctions, our high school parking lot would be full of old police cars, ambulances, trucks etc. after the local auction, but now they're getting top dollar. I haven't seen or heard of a municipal auction out here for along time, I think municipalities are trading them in or selling them individually. Here in Illinois there's a website for municipalities that has classifieds for municipal vehicles and "stuff" for sale, and the prices aren't to bad. I looked on the site and there was a link to the Kansas Municipal league site and I think there is a dump truck. Do searches for municipal vehicles for sale not auctions and you might find some. Here are some links:
The League of Kansas Municipalities
http://www.lkm.org/
The League of Kansas Municipalities Classifieds
http://www.lkm.org/classifieds/for-salepop.html
Illinois Municipal League (for Illinois folks looking for a truck or whatever)
http://iml.org/
Illinois Municipal League Classifieds
http://www.lkm.org/classifieds/
Fire Engine
http://iml.org/clps/clitem.cfm?adsid=69
1989 Ford F-800 Dump Truck 23,564 actual miles. Hydraulic plow and salt spreader. 10 foot plow blade. Brakes one year old. Good running condition. Used last winter. First $5,000.00
http://iml.org/clps/clitem.cfm?adsid=74
Missouri Municipal League Classifieds
http://www.mocities.com/default.asp?...=52&groupID=64