just holds more chips. i like the standard height for reaching in to remove tools. Order your ken worth with an automatic and get the allison 3000 series cause of the hills and get a 7:17 rear ratio. you need that low rear for the hills,weight of the chips,and the chipper. get a 84" cab to axle...
I understand. It’s on a 33,000 gvw international. Double frame. I was gonna use a Zahn or a work quad on it. They weigh about 1,300-1,500 lbs but with the weight of the platform maybe it would be to much.its just nice to always have a little machine with you without pulling a trailer. With a...
Has anyone ever put a platform in front of a chipper truck or seen it done? Lawn trucks have them for the motorized spreaders. I would like to fabricate one that is detachable for a mini that weighs 1,800-2,800 pounds. I’m just trying to keep a short wheelbase on the chipper truck build. Those...
Carl, what’s your ca on the truck? 102”? Do you think a truck with a102” ca can have a 4’ platform behind cab and then a 12’ chip body? I think the axle would be in the center of the dump body. Maybe the weight of the mini on the platform would stabilize the front end while driving. Just...