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Lets see your "ultimate" service truck!

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excavator

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Here is the beginning of my next service truck. 1987 KW T-600 with 287,000 original miles on it. 3406B Cat with RTO146- 13 trans and air ride suspension. It didn't look so great when I bought it but a little paint ect. goes a long way. I'm going to put a van body on the back, I started out years ago with a Ford F350 and a van body and always liked the way it was set up.004.jpg
 
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excavator

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I looked through a few pics and found one of my current truck. 1988 Ford L8000 with a 7.8 liter Ford motor, it's got close to 010.jpg500,000 miles on it and it's getting a little tired. New it was 210 HP with a 6 speed transmission, now with the mileage on it the hills seem a little bit steeper. But it has been a very reliable truck.
 
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Hardline

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Lol the 6.4 was only in a couple year model trucks. The new 6.7 that has been out for years kicks butt. Love em.
 
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Dad5

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excavator said:
Here is the beginning of my next service truck. 1987 KW T-600 with 287,000 original miles on it. 3406B Cat with RTO146- 13 trans and air ride suspension. It didn't look so great when I bought it but a little paint ect. goes a long way. I'm going to put a van body on the back, I started out years ago with a Ford F350 and a van body and always liked the way it was set up.View attachment 117646
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I'm looking forward to this build. Please keep us updated with pictures along the way.
 
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GSD1350

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Are you building the body yourself or having someone build it?



UOTE=excavator;488893]Here is the beginning of my next service truck. 1987 KW T-600 with 287,000 original miles on it. 3406B Cat with RTO146- 13 trans and air ride suspension. It didn't look so great when I bought it but a little paint ect. goes a long way. I'm going to put a van body on the back, I started out years ago with a Ford F350 and a van body and always liked the way it was set up.View attachment 117646[/QUOTE]
 
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markshr151

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My truck ( named Frances after the storm that paid for her ) is a work in progress. I keep wearing it out and fixing it up. Next on my list is new paint and re do the bed.
 
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JBI

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VA
I got my inspiration for a medium-duty service truck from this thread. It's a continuing work in progress, but I'm running and using it now. Here's the build thread on WeldingWeb:

http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?359231-T-Bone-s-New-Truck-Thread

And the most recent picture I've taken. Since then I've added a job box onto the roof of the front driver's side boxes and hydraulic strut door openers to the 2 front box doors on the driver's side.

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Mike L

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^I think it would blind you on a sunny day, although you could fry eggs on it :)
 
FSERVICE

FSERVICE

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it will tarnish/get dull in no time... wont have to worry bout that blinding light for long!!!
 
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Nige

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G..G..G..Granville.........!! Fetch your cloth.
Although I can understand the use of lightweight metals to keep overall weight down, in our industry "lightweight" and "durability" are usually uneasy bedfellows ........... personally I can't see that body lasting 5 minutes on a job site.
 
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