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30th January 2008, 08:42 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 101
|  Getting the best out your truck settup hey guys, i know we have touched on modifications and rigs we run on other posts but thought it would be a good thread for everyones input and a chance to show off your tree setup  i have just done a few basics like cone stand on front and ladder racks on top, any ideas anyone? Im sure everyones got a cool little gizmo or mod on their truck or chipper........ |
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31st January 2008, 01:40 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada
Posts: 381
|  Re: Getting the best out your truck settup Treekiwi, I like your thread. I will post some pics as soon as I can walk across the yard without freezing to death. Most of our stuff is in our heated shop. The one thing that I have always thought about getting is a power tail-gate, for those too heavy to lift pieces. By the way, good looking set-up. |
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31st January 2008, 02:01 PM
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| PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup Treekiwi...give it time...wait till Jim sees the opportunity to post some pics of all the mods he has made to his truck re dumping chip one handed!...then you'll be sorry 
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31st January 2008, 03:32 PM
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| Mature tree  Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
Posts: 462
| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup TreeKiwi, Don't dispear mate this will be a great post. "If you post it,,,,they will come". There are alot or great and varied ideas for truck around my way, hiabs, removeable lids, toolboxes, side tippers. Will try and get some pics to post! |
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31st January 2008, 06:58 PM
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| The Tree World Bandit  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca
Posts: 1,273
| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup  This is a very special truck mod, sure to get positive results! It's the "rear tinted window with middle sliding glass" truck mod!!! Only costs $550 US !!!! All jokes aside, I was hauling a load of oak rounds, about 4 foot diameter, and a lady cut me off on the freeway. Slammed on the brakes and one shifted, busted out the rear window. A "toyota" brand rear window exactly like the un-tinted one I had was around $800. I found this used tinted one, toyota made, for $550 =) It cut's down on the bright light coming through the rear window while driving, and keeps the truck a little cooler on hot days. Not that we've had any of those lately.... I liked your thread Kiwi... sorry I don't have more to offer. Since my truck's bed is polymer, most companies don't make "headache racks" that fit it, maybe I'll post pics when I weld up my own. Looks like we've got radically different versions of "work trucks" too Kiwi. =)
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31st January 2008, 07:54 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: California
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup I have the same work truck therrin, mine is 07 and it came with the tinted slider you are talking about. Cant haul s$%^ in those darned tacomas though, I'm thinking about beefing up the rear suspension. |
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31st January 2008, 10:09 PM
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| The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup Exactly! I'm gonna add some leafs to the rear. You fill the bed up decently and those stupid plastic mudflaps drag on the ground, then snap off. I've replaced two already, at $97 bucks apiece!  I'm thinking about trading mine in for the 4WD...
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31st January 2008, 10:13 PM
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| Mature tree  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgium
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup This is how the cargo part of my van looks like.I too had a pick-up truck in the past, but I sold it because it couldn't fit all of the gear so we had to select items before leaving. That usually resulted in not having with me what I needed to get the job done. I added a few racks and boxes and slings in this van. There were a lot of holes in the original structure for mounting things. I used those to attach loops of line and several items can be hung on those. When all gear is in place I can still add a 15 foot ladder (3 parts) on the floor or a small stump grinder or small chipper. The big chipper or trailer is towed. The aluminmum rach was custom made to size. Does cost a lot, but it sure keeps all the gear in place and it doens't get damaged during transport. Out here, we don't have specialised trucks like you guys have, so we have to be inventive an design the needed specifications ourselves. |
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1st February 2008, 12:03 AM
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| Over mature heritage tree  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup Hey quercus, nice set up. Ive often wondered about using a van for an extra vehicle for gear, stumper etc, but put off by the petrol fumes in it. When ever ive had to throw a saw in the car im off my face by the time i get to where im going  |
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1st February 2008, 12:21 AM
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| Over mature heritage tree  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup Lol Trev you crack me up... Maybe it's cause I knew many Abo's when I grew up but I kinda like the fumes  Hey quercus. OMG that is a sweet/tidy and efficient set up!
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1st February 2008, 12:45 AM
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| The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup Q, That's an awesome setup you've got with the van! All the equipment is so nice and clean and shiny... Nice way to organize it all. Maybe a van is the way to go! I was thinking about welding a fram for the bed of the pickup, multilevel, to hold all my stuff, but then I couldn't use it for chip/wood. Eh, I'll figure something out. Probably will end up welding together a trailer.
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1st February 2008, 01:01 AM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Parramatta. nsw. Australia.
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup This is my palm trailer, 9'x5' tipper. I'll post some pics tomorrow, it's to dark now.  Last edited by Done it : 1st February 2008 at 01:11 AM. Reason: forgot photo |
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1st February 2008, 01:24 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montana
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| Re: Getting the best out your truck settup Quercus, we are extremely impressed with your set up! (S Mc here: I must say my HOUSE isn't as clean as your van and rig!!! )So hopefully viewing this attachment won't cause you a lack of sleep. Having just reading some of the other threads here with the scholarly types, we don't know what the Latin, Greek, Austrialian or pre-Cromagnum era term for Ma and Pa Kettle is BUT that'ld be us.  Seriously, we keep it simple, our gear is stored in the space behind the seat inside and rakes, shovels, picks, etc, in the space between the truck bed and side boards. We use a load handler (sliding tarp) for unloading. Works for us. D Mc and S Mc |
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