Any ideas on sitting up a flatbed truck rig. Mounting tanks, pressure washer, reels ,ladder rack etc…
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You should do it
If you do a search you’ll find hours of reading on the subject.
Here’s mine. Hopefully this gives you some ideas. I’m only throwing my video out there because it’s too much to type.
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Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
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Everyone has their own preferences, it just boils down to what you want to be able to do. Like a lot of folks on this website I got it done for a while with a pickup, then a pickup/trailer combo, then a pickup with a LARGER trailer, etc. Eventually I said screw it and bought a new Hino 195 (19.5k gross) with 16’ pressure treated wood bed. I’ve never once looked back.
The pros:
Room for whatever I want to carry. Machines, hose reels, pumps, chems, ladders, you name it. 5 chem tanks from 16 to 125 gal, and 550 gal buffer/onboard water. I got the 195 rather than the “lighter” version because when it’s loaded to the gills, it still has a few thousand pounds of reserve capacity ie. nothing is straining. Where I work, being able to maneuver in and out of difficult driveways without worrying about jackknifing a trailer is a big plus, as is being able to do many early- and late-season jobs without needing a spigot to tie into. The whole thing is significantly shorter than even my half ton pickup with little 5x10 trailer used to be.
The cons:
Won’t fit in a standard garage bay. Mileage, 11 mpg but hey my Tundra was getting 12 hauling the last trailer I used.
There are some nice flatbed setups on pickup chassis (such as Tim’s in the video above), but when I was going through the options I concluded that they generally didn’t approach a cab-over flatbed’s value in terms of dollars per square foot, dollars per pound in carrying capacity, or retained resale value at any mileage. If you want to hear more about it, give me a call.
Here’s a shot from several years ago to give you the idea.
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