Wood Hauler Pics

[barton174]

Nice boots. I hear good things about those tires for their price. I just put a new set of Toyo M-55 on my Cummins.

Thanks! They're working out pretty well!

The M-55 is supposed to be a really good commercial-grade AT tire!

Actually, these are a little higher than what I was going to get (Dunlop Rover M/T MAXX Traction, because of being a decent M/T, as well as being siped and meeting the "snow tire" qualifications), but I ended up getting a STEAL on them...

The front pair were take-offs were the rears from a Ford truck that had a front end collision and ruined both front tires, and the guy got 4 new less aggressive tires... I paid my buddy (who worked at the Ford dealership) $50 for the PAIR, that have maybe 5k miles on them...

The rear pair, I was going to go cheap (wife's been out of work for close to a year and a half) and get a set of Remington Mud Brutes and just run that set until I had the money for a lift and tires... The tire shop shot me a really good price on the Mud Brutes that their dist. had in stock, but when I showed up (he tried to call, but I didn't get the message until later) to get them put on, it turned out that they weren't made any more, and the dist. showed stock, but didn't actually have any... To make it up to me, he gave me a brand new matching pair of the Destination M/T's for $160/tire, mounted, tax included, plus they mounted my other 2 used tires for nothing, as well... The cheapest I could find those was at Tire Rack, for $178/tire, plus shipping, plus paying somebody to M&B them...

So I ended up with a 95% new set of matching tires for $370, said and done, on the truck... The wheels, I got off Craigslist, from somebody who also happened to be on cumminsforum, for $60 for the set...

(yes, I'm going to rotate them, but this thing scuffs rear tires pretty good when turning from stop signs, so the new ones will go on the rear for ~5-6k to get even with the fronts)

Mike

 

[little possum]

Thats a nice deal on the tires Mike. I have about 300 in my wheels and tires. They are 265 75 15s or 16s, I can remember. But they are Wild Country XTX. They maybe had 5K miles on them and the guy put different wheels and tires on his cummins. I found them on a 4x4 site.
The ol Dodges hold up pretty good down here in the land of not so much snow. I know the 70s models are holdin better than my 76 K10

 

[epicklein22]

Got a more recent pic after the late 90's Dodge wheels and Firestone Destination M/T's... Looks a little more like a real truck now that I'm off the cookie-cutter-width highway tires...

Destinations are great tires! I got some on my Dakota.

 

[Coalsmoke]

Wow Mike, you're not joking when you said you got a good price! That's an excellent price. Sounds like a good tire shop too. I used to run the M-55 on my welding rig and was regularly amazed at the abuse that tire can take and still make 55-60,000miles for an aggressive AT. On the new set I just got I see they have improved the tread block geometery a bit to help sling out mud from the treads, which was a low point for them before. Its a nice compromise between off road traction and a highway tire.

 

[wdchuck]

1972 Ford 3400

The front and rear forks are homemade, not pretty, but plenty tough and functional.

 

[robfromaz1977]

Here is a pic of one of my loads from last year.

Another angle.

 

[joecool85]

1972 Ford 3400

The front and rear forks are homemade, not pretty, but plenty tough and functional.

Nice wildthing on the back there, why'd you keep the 18" bar though?

 

[GrizzlyAdams86]

I bought a 10 cu. ft. agri-fab cart for the 4-wheeler to get into the tigher spots a few weeks back. Here's a pic I took back then.

 

[grandpatractor]

1972 Ford 3400

The front and rear forks are homemade, not pretty, but plenty tough and functional.

Looks nice Mike!!(well except for the wierdthing)

 

[TBrown]

This a load from tuesday night. Got four loads this week, and only had to go about 8 miles. Box is 12' x 8' with a hoist under it.

 

[wdchuck]

Looks nice Mike!!(well except for the wierdthing)

Thanks, the purple really gives it sense of royalty.

 

[tdb]

wood

OLD ALLIS'S STILL ON THE JOB. A CA AND A C ALLIS, NICK AND BECKY DRIVING

TEDMI

 

[tdb]

one more

nick starting CA ALLIS

TEDMI

 

[little possum]

Wood hauler, pullin the wood hauler

 

[barton174]

wood hauler, pullin the wood hauler

nice!

 

[scag52]

My 92 chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 . I had an extra spring installed in the back to help with the dump insert.

 

[poorboypaul]

Here's my rig...

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Also have a '52 8N that I like to use to haul wood too... but the Mahindra comes in handier because of the front end loader. If the wife comes with me, sometimes she'll drive the 8N with the other pickup trailer

how do you like the mahindra tractor?

 

[cowtipper]

My 92 chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 . I had an extra spring installed in the back to help with the dump insert.

Very nice setup. I also have a 92 chev, and thinking of doing the samething. If you don't mind me asking, what is the cost of putting the dump insert in?

 

[banshee67]

This was 31,640 on the scale with truck, trailer, and wood!

whats goin on with that wheel on the back axle!?!? :jawdrop:

 

[scag52]

Very nice setup. I also have a 92 chev, and thinking of doing the samething. If you don't mind me asking, what is the cost of putting the dump insert in?

I got the dumper used for 1500 and installed it myself. Very easy to do . I had and extra spring installed by a spring company for 450 . Everybody is surprised to see how much it will haul being only a 1/2 ton . I think the inserts are around 3000 new.