Hello guys- I have had a thought I have been kicking around for awhile. After reading through several of the threads here for the last year or so I figured you guys/gals would have som interesting input.
I have a very decent service truck I own and use everyday, it's paid off, tools are paid off and I'm just working. But as discussed in Tom V's thread and elsewhere, there is never enough room. Current truck is S/A with 6k tele. crane. 200 amp welder, 120 psi@40 cfm comp. International 4900. I mainly work a steep hillside, nice wide haul roads, 35 mph speed limits. I go up and down all day long, elevation ranging from 4600 to a mile.
Hypothetically and logically, I dream of a very long t/a service truck with a lot more room availability. How would you do this as cheap as possible? Not caring about looks necessarily, but functionality. All of the aforementioned amenities would be needed of course, but maybe a decent spin on them. There is no hurry or time frame, and old is not really a problem.
Just messing around with the idea I have been able to locate some local trucks for sale, one example is a 1965 kw 956 I believe it was(credentials are almost 50 years old). Runs, drives, small easy to access cab for easy ins and outs, stout doors, but in somewhat sad conditions as in windows don't roll up and down. Hard to find parts for I think. And a duplex 4+4, ear as I can tell and not aware of such. Cheap of course. Another example is an old ( year?) diamond rio. Cheap but have not been able to preview yet. Other items I have found are some used bucket truck utility beds that are unbelievably cheap. Probably non certifiable anymore maybe. Claimed to e in working condition. Same place has an array of used cranes and booms. I am kind of liking a boom idea. Although I am not sure that a front mount or rear mount would be satisfying. Or another idea is build it up as a flatbed using a system of boxes such as weathergaurd or knaack. The chances of getting everything exactly like you like it being pretty high this way. Ideas or shoot downs?
Other items I would like to incorporate would be everything you can think of. Small plasma cutter for real fine bumper/workbench cutting, hydraulic press, petrogen torch, ace torch, positive pressure fluid tanks(small amounts pressurized by truck air with regulators of course, cold morning 220 gear oil don't run out to well), bolt bins, gravity flow water for hand washing and cooling down hot metal, plus anything else you can think of.
Remember, hypothetical but logical, and achievable, this thread is for fun so imagine what would work best, and also remember we don't care what anybody else thinks about how it looks. Another question, would running super singles ( or extra wide, trucker terminology somewhat rusty) be detrimental or does anybody have an opinion or experience here. Thanks guys/gals.
I have a very decent service truck I own and use everyday, it's paid off, tools are paid off and I'm just working. But as discussed in Tom V's thread and elsewhere, there is never enough room. Current truck is S/A with 6k tele. crane. 200 amp welder, 120 psi@40 cfm comp. International 4900. I mainly work a steep hillside, nice wide haul roads, 35 mph speed limits. I go up and down all day long, elevation ranging from 4600 to a mile.
Hypothetically and logically, I dream of a very long t/a service truck with a lot more room availability. How would you do this as cheap as possible? Not caring about looks necessarily, but functionality. All of the aforementioned amenities would be needed of course, but maybe a decent spin on them. There is no hurry or time frame, and old is not really a problem.
Just messing around with the idea I have been able to locate some local trucks for sale, one example is a 1965 kw 956 I believe it was(credentials are almost 50 years old). Runs, drives, small easy to access cab for easy ins and outs, stout doors, but in somewhat sad conditions as in windows don't roll up and down. Hard to find parts for I think. And a duplex 4+4, ear as I can tell and not aware of such. Cheap of course. Another example is an old ( year?) diamond rio. Cheap but have not been able to preview yet. Other items I have found are some used bucket truck utility beds that are unbelievably cheap. Probably non certifiable anymore maybe. Claimed to e in working condition. Same place has an array of used cranes and booms. I am kind of liking a boom idea. Although I am not sure that a front mount or rear mount would be satisfying. Or another idea is build it up as a flatbed using a system of boxes such as weathergaurd or knaack. The chances of getting everything exactly like you like it being pretty high this way. Ideas or shoot downs?
Other items I would like to incorporate would be everything you can think of. Small plasma cutter for real fine bumper/workbench cutting, hydraulic press, petrogen torch, ace torch, positive pressure fluid tanks(small amounts pressurized by truck air with regulators of course, cold morning 220 gear oil don't run out to well), bolt bins, gravity flow water for hand washing and cooling down hot metal, plus anything else you can think of.
Remember, hypothetical but logical, and achievable, this thread is for fun so imagine what would work best, and also remember we don't care what anybody else thinks about how it looks. Another question, would running super singles ( or extra wide, trucker terminology somewhat rusty) be detrimental or does anybody have an opinion or experience here. Thanks guys/gals.
