Ideas for chipper box/storage. Creative photos needed!

[TunaCat]

I just bought a 2017 F450 6.7l powerstroke. It came with a 14ft stake bed.

Need to install a dump hoist and also build a box on the stake bed. It would be fairly easy but also a little concerned that the flatbed is heavier than it needs to be which will take away from my payload.

Haven’t come across any of those forestry chipper boxes I see a lot. Choices are limited here in Hawaii and I seen how expensive those things are brand new! YIKES!

Is there anything better to build a chipper box out of besides a flatbed? Need ideas on what to do. Also I will be switching from my crew cab to a single cab so will loose a ton of storage space for gear. Need to make some kind of storage (more than underbody boxes).

Would love to see some photos of people being creative with what they got! I recently got into welding so that will definitely help me.

 

[Paul Ojanen]

I pulled this backpack storage box out of a junkyard, and hired someone to cut the bottom flat and repair the rust. I'm installing it on my F-450 now. I'm also replacing my 12' bed with a 9' one, but now with a dump hoist under it. It will hold more in chips than it used to hold in brush. I bought a 9" wood chipper this summer.

I've been wanting the extra storage especially. Couldn't justify the shorter bed until I had a chipper. And I needed the dump for the chips. It's finally coming together for me. I'm in my third year, still part time. My day job is in the office. I have a drop deck trailer for logs. I give firewood away, so I don't plan to chip any bigger than 4-6 inches.

I'm mostly a solo operator including climbing. I found a great crane contractor and a contract climber to help with big jobs. My friends and their sons are my labor.