very true. It has plenty of power. it isnt as slow as what most all wheel drives are it will run 70mph but likes 60-65mph better. I would just want different trans just to close the shift gaps a little for the hilly roads i travel.
added 2 more boxes to driver side. I took a crossover box and cut the center out of it then but the boxes side by side and welded together put a back on it then welded to the front of bed. The drip rails dont match but it not to bad. 6" miter cut stacks will fill the rest of the gap between cab and bed
stacks just hanging there i made a little headache thing kind of to keep the stacks from being mounted to the cab or bed. Used peterbilt style isolator mounts ill get pics of it later. Got to get hydraulic valve mounted on the back in the little hole on right of middle door for outrigger controlsthanks. I try to do something to it everyday. Even though it dont seem like i get much done. I need get it done because neither it or me is making any money sitting around lol
i think your truck is the one that inspired me, to go with the drop visor and stuff. Other wise i was going to go with the classic lund visor and factory grill. But i think this gives it a little more attitude maybe? I think is the word i want to use. But sometimes i feel the visor is to much drop? Especially when sitting in the standard seat, maybe a low-pro seat would help?
thanks, thats what i keep telling myself it will be worth it. I quit my fulltime job of 9yrs to pursue this truck and working for myself. I been using my skidsteer to do dirt work and stuff to help pay bills along with what repairs i can bring to the shop. I just consider myself lucky to have a wife that has good job to help tske care of the health insur. For the kids and stuff. Im still young (only 28). So im no expert on anything, but this is just my idea of a good truck.
here you can see on the left a spot for a coil kind of air hose to plug in for use on bumper, also a electric box. I plan on having this tied into the welder to save from dragging a cord out to grind somthing on the bumper. Like i said before good idea? Bad idea? I dont know but i thought about having one many times before while working out of a truck.
not much exciting. I built a box to mount on pas. Side. It will be my tank storage, still needs vents and door,etc. i plan on carrying extra oxygen, acetylene. I think i can legally, lol
here is pic of a tank winch maintainer has, i think im goin come up with somthing kind of like this. My think is i dont get any younger with time and the truck is higher off ground lol. The other pic is a metal cutting saw. The best $280 ever spent. I use this thing to cut almost everything from sheet steel, even cut the 1" thick hitch plate with it. Clean smooth edge and fast and easy. Just keep good blades on and dont crowd it let it cut.
beats heck out of the old GMC 6500 we was running. But new trucks dont fix the 6-7 days a weeks and low pay and stupid stuff we had put up with , lol i left on good terms so i could always go back if i feel the urge, haha
torch box welded to the bed
