Chip Box Ideas?

[squad143]

Astar,

That is the exact same body a buddy of mine has (or had - I knew he had it for sale).

 

[squad143]

Here is an aluminum chip box a buddy and I built last spring.

There are alot of other pics of the build in a thread I started in the picture forum. Click this link to view it: http://www.arboristsite.com/picture-forum/186813.htm

 

[treeclimber101]

I like all those boxes and the OP post of that Ford wow what a pretty truck I have a 96 350 and I have wondering about a box View attachment 212906 I think you'll really like that truck Good luck ..

 

[rymancm]

Here's mine. It's pressure treated plywood. I prefer it to a metal chip box, like the one on my bucket truck, because it doesn't rust or dent and is easy to touch up paint. And, wood is just a cooler than metal for a tree guy.....

 

[sgreanbeans]

I would pop off that bed and go with something different, buy or build. That bed will get tore up and its to nice to destroy! You may be able to sell it to fund a new one. Hopefully you can just get a new one! I see dump beds on CL all the time. Or you can do a insert. But I wouldn't use that one. If you do, I would cover all that Aluminum on the inside up.

 

[Kottonwood]

Yeah I gotta agree with sgreanbeans on that one. Sell that box and build yourself a nice steel one. Here are some pics of the one I built. All the steel I added only came out to 1000 lbs, not to shabby. View attachment 212922View attachment 212923View attachment 212924View attachment 212925

 

[Kottonwood]

Here it is after graphics

View attachment 212926

Cost breakdown

Steel 1000
paint 400
Labor me and two guys one day
graphics 1200

total 3000ish

 

[Kottonwood]

Hey guys, so are you saying that a plywood bottom wouldn't be any good?? I am looking at a 06, F350, 1ton with an actual dump body on it, 2000 miles. Nice truck, though it has a V10. I pull an 18' trailer with my JD955 and w/stump grinder. I am looking at another truck too, 04 F350, 1ton with a flatbed. This one is a diesel. I could put a lift on the truck for $2000.

F350 4x4
06
V10 gas
2000 miles
6 speed manual
actual dump body(dump truck style)
$26,000

OR

F350 4x4
04
V8 diesel
36,000 miles
6 speed manual
flatbed, no dump
$19,000

What's you guy's thoughts on these? they are both good trucks, just not sure which one! I'd appreciate any input, thanks!

If I were you I wouldn't get either of those trucks. With those v10s you gotta start measuring your mileage in gallons per mile when you start hauling with them (slight exaggeration) and the 6.0 diesel in the 04 fords got all sorts of bad reviews.

I would keep your eyes open for a nice older model ford with the 7.3 liter in it with 80-130k on it, that engine will last forever. I picked up the one in the above pics for 10gs and I have another flatbed f550 with the 7.3 that I picked up for 3500 (no title...... pain in the ass but worth it).

That 04 would probably be a decent deal if it had a hoist, since it only has 36k on it. You are gonna shell out a bunch of cash to put a pto and a hoist on that thing..... and yeah, unless you wanna replace your bed three times a year stay away from a plywood bottom.

 

[mattfr12]

If I were you I wouldn't get either of those trucks. With those v10s you gotta start measuring your mileage in gallons per mile when you start hauling with them (slight exaggeration) and the 6.0 diesel in the 04 fords got all sorts of bad reviews.

I would keep your eyes open for a nice older model ford with the 7.3 liter in it with 80-130k on it, that engine will last forever. I picked up the one in the above pics for 10gs and I have another flatbed f550 with the 7.3 that I picked up for 3500 (no title...... pain in the ass but worth it).

That 04 would probably be a decent deal if it had a hoist, since it only has 36k on it. You are gonna shell out a bunch of cash to put a pto and a hoist on that thing..... and yeah, unless you wanna replace your bed three times a year stay away from a plywood bottom.

Ya i just unloaded my ford with the 6.0 liter in it for that reason it had 20k miles on it. couldnt take the motor issues anymore thier junk. very weak first the injectors then the turbo then the cycle starts over again and everyonce in a while if your lucky the EGR valve will go bad. mine was an 05 also. we originally bought 2 of then in 05 and they both had the same BS so its not just you might get a good or bad one thier not built to go 200k miles without alot of $$ being spent.

you can get a cummins in the F-650 thats what we replaced the F-550's with can even get airbrakes.

 

[Kottonwood]

Yeah I had to hire the power company to drop a line a few months back, I was shooting the #### with the electrician and he was telling me excel sent all their 6.0s back to be converted to cummins or 6.4 powerstrokes....... that's saying something if they're shelling out that kind of dough.

 

[mattfr12]

Yeah I had to hire the power company to drop a line a few months back, I was shooting the #### with the electrician and he was telling me excel sent all their 6.0s back to be converted to cummins or 6.4 powerstrokes....... that's saying something if they're shelling out that kind of dough.

Ya i looked at doing the cummins conversion but was 17g's for a refurbished one installed. not worth it sold the truck for 26,500.

the motors i would recomend are cummins and duramax those are the only ones that didnt cost me any real.$$ so far. the newer diesels i would stay away from for a few years intill they get the kinks worked out international is still having some trouble trying to beat not using urea.

 

[treeclimber101]

The 6.0 is the worst engine ever built

 

[mattfr12]

The 6.0 is the worst engine ever built

agreed read about the lawsuit ford had with international over the warranty work they had to do because of it. rediculus.

 

[treeclimber101]

There was a 2004 in the shop here a month ago wouldn't start injector issues , and wound up sending it to ford and ford basically had to rebuild the entire injection system and oil system almost 6k of work and the truck only had 50 k on its sad really how bad People who bought them got screwed .