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The Truck Thread
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brendonv
Tree Hugger
12,500 gvw for a 350, maybe a smidge more for the newer ones.
Figure 8-9k for a 4x4 w/ a diesel. so say thats only 35-4500lbs for payload. 7-8 yds of chip in theory.
I wouldn't go over a 9' bed on a 350, and no more than 5' high box. mines 6' high, tows like a bastard but never said it was legal.
You'd be surprised too how fast they fill up with prunings, all that leafy shit.
Figure 8-9k for a 4x4 w/ a diesel. so say thats only 35-4500lbs for payload. 7-8 yds of chip in theory.
I wouldn't go over a 9' bed on a 350, and no more than 5' high box. mines 6' high, tows like a bastard but never said it was legal.
You'd be surprised too how fast they fill up with prunings, all that leafy shit.
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
This truck is too heavy by a good margin with a full load of chips on.
SkwerI
Treehouser
"Never mind the horse, keep loading the wagon"
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Damnit that's right! The name of the game in tree work is stuffing 5lbs in a 3 lb sack.
NickfromWI
King of Splices
Hah. Good question. Obvious answer is 27. The number above came from some confusion from a previous thread (the chip-weight thread) where I figured out the fastest way to determine the weight of a load of chips is LXWxHx20....but above I did LWH/20 for some reason.
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Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Is that chip weight formula accurate, or somewhat close? That's cool to have in mind.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Well that would be 540 lbs per yard, so yeah, it's pretty close for approximation.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
That's a good thing to know. I knew chip weight per yard. But I find Nicks formula pretty easy to use also.
NickfromWI
King of Splices
You can click here to see how I came up with the formula.
If an 8x12x6 box is too big for a F350, I'd rather get a smaller chip box than get a bigger truck. Some of the hills around here are crazy and that is where most of my money is, so if I can't get around the hills, I'm stuck renting a pickup and stacking branches again.
I'll try to get the dimensions of the other aluminum box that is in illinois. It was already mounted on a F350, so maybe it was already smaller.
If an 8x12x6 box is too big for a F350, I'd rather get a smaller chip box than get a bigger truck. Some of the hills around here are crazy and that is where most of my money is, so if I can't get around the hills, I'm stuck renting a pickup and stacking branches again.
I'll try to get the dimensions of the other aluminum box that is in illinois. It was already mounted on a F350, so maybe it was already smaller.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Nick,
Just to save a buck. You can easily get a used truck with a mason dump, and do what I currently am with an aluminum insert. Mason dump are dime a dozen.
Or just get a flat bed, and have a bed built into the stake pockets. Will save a ton a money, be customizable, and WORK.
I plan on changing my body on my truck as it's too heavy. A new aluminum flatbed will cost about $3,000 and save 1,000+ lbs. A new custom chip box built by me probably cost 2,000 for materials.
Think outside the box a little.
No flats near me by no means. This truck hauls some shit!
Just to save a buck. You can easily get a used truck with a mason dump, and do what I currently am with an aluminum insert. Mason dump are dime a dozen.
Or just get a flat bed, and have a bed built into the stake pockets. Will save a ton a money, be customizable, and WORK.
I plan on changing my body on my truck as it's too heavy. A new aluminum flatbed will cost about $3,000 and save 1,000+ lbs. A new custom chip box built by me probably cost 2,000 for materials.
Think outside the box a little.
No flats near me by no means. This truck hauls some shit!
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NickfromWI
King of Splices
So when can you fly out?
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Shoot, you can get a truck with an aluminum flatbed and build a wood chip box!
MasterBlaster
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Ain't THAT the truth!
NickfromWI
King of Splices
I've considered a wood box, but I know it won't last as long as I'd like.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
A 350 mason dump might be just the ticket for you Nick. It'll hold plenty of chips, especially if pruning is your main staple, low registration/tire/brakes/fuel cost, and plenty of power to do the job.
SkwerI
Treehouser
Mason dumps are much more popular and readily available in snow areas. Florida and California, not so much.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
What do mason's drive?
NickfromWI
King of Splices
There aren't enough brick homes to support a thriving masonry industry. Remember, it's always sunny. We all sleep in hammocks in grass huts!
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Masons drive chip trucks.
SkwerI
Treehouser
Actually most masons here seem to drive trucks with flatbeds. A couple stake pockets, some lumber and they have a mason bed without the expense.
FWIW Nick, I have had my plywood box for two years and the only problem I have is that now with the BMG I load too many logs in the truck and it is getting beat up. It cost me $115 including paint. I had intended to build one like Brendon, but stepped into a stumper instead. I tried to post a pic, but my IPad won't allow it.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I thought it was get a bigger hammer.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
That too.
