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  1. lumberjack

    Chipper truck dump angle.

    Here's the dump angle of my hook lift, 53*.
  2. lumberjack

    Chipper truck dump angle.

    I could put it in on a diagonal, although I haven't checked to see how much room would be left. If I did make a cut, I would certainly have to weld a bump on it, but I don't have the equipment to weld aluminum now.
  3. lumberjack

    Chipper truck dump angle.

    That's an interesting idea that I hadn't considered! However, I figure I'll order more boxes vs cutting up these box(es). I can put it/them on the flatbed trailer or elsewhere. I'm going to wait until I get the fenders mounted and measure more closely to see what I can get away with size wise.
  4. lumberjack

    Chipper truck dump angle.

    Makes sense. I was a bonehead and ordered 2 3’ aluminum boxes for this truck... A 461 with a 20” bar is 37” long.
  5. lumberjack

    Chipper truck dump angle.

    The load the hoist can dump decreases the farther back it is mounted. I agree on underbody boxes vs body boxes.
  6. lumberjack

    Chipper truck dump angle.

    Having to jerk forward is less than ideal, but it works until it doesn’t. Using a gooseneck ball with a chip body will be interesting, are you sure it’s something you’re going to do? Make sure you have enough dump capacity also. The truck I’m building now has a 53* dump angle, but it’s not...
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