Daily Work Truck

denick

What do you use as your daily work truck?

Do you carry fuel?

What do you carry for job tools?

Mehanics tools?

What would be your perfect setup?

Nick

Sorry this posted twice. It was stalled for about 3-4 minutes when I hit submit and I clicked on it a second time?

Can someone remove one, please.

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Thank You Pro!

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Eric K

I drive a 98 Chevy 3500 4 door, diesel, dually. Got the knaack job box in the bed and 2 side rail 8' tool boxes. Had a ladder rack (cheap homo depot kind) when I bought it. Took it off cuz it was junk and I dont do anymore ladder work.

rino1494

'00 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke dually with mechanics box.

-100 gal fuel tank
-we have all kinds of tools and ratchets up to 1" drive
-pipe fittings, glue, shovels, bars, picks, grade stakes, silt fence, grease, motor oil, hyd oil, coolant, funnel, tape measures, paint, laser level, chain saw, cut off saw, chains, bottle jack, nuts/bolts, etc....

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sage

My personal (i.e. Only me and my lead carpenter have keys) work truck is a 05' dodge dually diesel crew cab.

Weather guard box and Kargo Master rack.

We carry a lot of tools on the trucks, all the trucks are very similarly outfitted (this makes it very easy for any employee to find anything they need no matter what vehicle they are around, time is money and I'm slightly OCD about that stuff, old Military habits die hard).

We carry too many tools to name. Not many mechanics tools, just a full socket (usually like a 100 piece set or something like that) and wrench set.

Don't carry fuel, have never seen a real need for it in our line of work.

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A+Carpenter

I drive a golf cart with 33' thornbirds. 12 in lift kit with gang box.

Converted 5k horsepower HEMI with 24 pack. WILLY BARS and 24 speed tranny

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jmic

2002, Ford F-350, 4w.d., Powerstroke, Dually with 9' Utility Body, 110 gal. fuel tank, Honda 4500 watt gen., Mechanics tools, lazer, transit...........more or less set up for someone thats in the excavation business Also keep supply of flare and compression fittings for doing water lines and misc. other stuff that you just don't know why you have it but then every once in a while sure enough you use it First Aid Kit, Reflectors, and Fire Extinguisher ( for D.O.T. checks )

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dayexco

03 f-350 powerstroke (with the 60-75-90 h.p. chip)crew cab long box, polished aluminum side boxes, polished aluminum front cross box 110 gallon fuel tank. great power, shirty mileage

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Eric K

Sage,
How do you like that truck. I've been eyeing those up and they look bad a$$. I love the sound of that Cummins diesel. Hows the fuel milage? Hows it drive? How would you rate it from 1-10, 10 being highest. Thanks

sage

So far I love it My favorite truck . Tons of torque, I pulled (dragged) a fully loaded 20 yard dumpster with it, Easy. If thats not enough, Install the Gail Banks power system, $2500-3000, and hold on to your marbles when you mash the pedal. I'm gonna do it as soon as I can skim some money off the top with out the Boss knowing.

The computer tells me that I am getting Average 14-16 MPG with it but it has not been really broken in yet, that should improve. I have about 4000 miles on it and need to do about 70-100K for break in.

Drives like a dream, No rear axle hop like I get out of the other heavy duties. I am biased, but I would give it a 9, I have yet to see a 10, I think you would need to custom tailor a truck to my specs for me to give it a 10.

Four wheel drive is great, engages easily.

The other big guy's, FORD & CHEVY have good diesels too, but I have always been a big fan of Cummins, probably because I have seen them go through the toughest real life, real hard trials in the Military, you just can't kill those motors. You would not believe me if I told you the abuse that our armed forces have put them through day after day, and only have the Cummins asking for more day after day.

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denick

Ours is a F600 Ford, 8.2L Detroit diesel, 5 spd, 2 spd rear, 23,800 GVW. 12' Utility Body. Onan generator, 125CFM sullair compressor PTO driven, 90 gallon diesel tank, Mechanics tools, plumbing tools, form work and carpentry tools, Chain saw, Jack hammer and breakers, hand digging tools, bars etc, etc.

Nick

jmic

Nick,
What you described isn't a work truck, it's a freakin War Wagon Sounds nice!

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Joe

Mike Finley

This is my work truck, it's one of those new hybrids and gets pretty decent gas mileage.

Mike Finley

Beats the hell out of my old work truck.

jmic

Mike,
Put the bed back in between those cabs and I think you'd have something there.

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jmic

Here's my rig! Just moved the 35SR to get around the back of the foundation to backfill frost wall ( inside and outside ) With retaining wall poured off of the end of the garage, zero clarence on that side and 6' on the other end of house to lot line. Tight, tight, tight.

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jmic

By the way this is after the wash & wax

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rino1494

Sweet truck, I drive the same thing. What for box is on yours ??? Ours is a Reading and around the damn handles is rusting. We can never find a company that makes boxes that don't rust or the doors shut smoothly.

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