Anyone using a tracked style lift?

CanaryBoss

CanaryBoss

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Hey there, so I built this truck and am about to build another for my 90’ tracked lift. Anyone out there using a tracked lift that would be interested in a setup like this? I can build you one of these trucks for a very reasonable price considering the result. It’s aeesome, customers love it and it’s super functional. Class B license and no trailer to worry about in tight neighborhoods. You can bring your mini, lift and plywood ON ONE TRUCK! My crew that runs this truck is able to have EVERY TOOL THEY NEED on one truck with seating for 4. That means my chip trucks or loaders can dump without having to carry extra personnel with them that can be working on a job site. Let me know what you think please.
 

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CanaryBoss said:
Hey there, so I built this truck and am about to build another for my 90’ tracked lift. Anyone out there using a tracked lift that would be interested in a setup like this? I can build you one of these trucks for a very reasonable price considering the result. It’s aeesome, customers love it and it’s super functional. Class B license and no trailer to worry about in tight neighborhoods. You can bring your mini, lift and plywood ON ONE TRUCK! My crew that runs this truck is able to have EVERY TOOL THEY NEED on one truck with seating for 4. That means my chip trucks or loaders can dump without having to carry extra personnel with them that can be working on a job site. Let me know what you think please.
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I think it's a cool idea, it wouldn't pass commercial vehicle inspection here, but with removal of red flashers, install of rear bumper she'd be sweet!
 
It absolutely used. Those pumper trucks go for $800,000 new nowadays. But it’s well maintained. If you had unlimited money, time and resources, you would build a truck the way these are built. These trucks have two starters on them! Your never stranded. Plus, I usually get them with around 50k miles on them.
 
As for as supply, I travel around the country with my mechanic finding and buying these trucks in my RV. Of the trucks you’ll find online, maybe 1 in 20 is a candidate. We take things like condition, design, engine type, transmission, wheel and tire type, layout, brake type etc into consideration. We are even willing to buy them with blown motors and replace the motors because the right truck is so rare. I don’t have a huge supply, But I can build a handful a year for sure.
 
We also offer a fully rebuilt model, where the engine and trans have been rebuilt and the intire drivetrain has been thoroughly inspected. Also new brakes, tires, upgraded wheels etc(a lot of the trucks come with10.00r 20s and need to be changed to r22.5s), new lighting and all that good stuff. It’s about a $20k difference in price depending on the truck though
 
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It’s under loaded compared to all the stainless steel it had and a tank full of water. What do you mean by bridge law?
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Yeah but the fire department gets special dispensation...they dont have to stay under the weight us normal folk do. Bridge law deals with weight and wheel base in short.
 
Of course it’s over 26k but all you need is a class b CDL for that. Other than that it doesn’t require any kind of special thing like an apportioned tag. It’s definitely not over any kind of weight limits for the road.
 
Here in ohio they use bridge law to determine allowable weight on a commercial vehicle...our crane is a tandem and has a 60k gvwr...but im only legal to 53500 on state routes. Some states suck.
 
craneguy1 said:
Here in ohio they use bridge law to determine allowable weight on a commercial vehicle...our crane is a tandem and has a 60k gvwr...but im only legal to 53500 on state routes. Some states suck.
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Here in Canada, we have a similar regulation and it’s based per axle. In the spring we have weight restrictions because of saturation and punch out on grave roads.
 
Interesting, my understanding is that here in Florida it’s 20 K per axle. The fire truck fully built like that with all the equipment on it is just over 30. obviously depends on the truck. Mine is a little bit heavy because it’s got so much stainless steel. the entire box and everything is made out of it instead of medium iron. Some of the fire trucks are made out of aluminum although I don’t build them out of that because It won’t work
 
CanaryBoss said:
Interesting, my understanding is that here in Florida it’s 20 K per axle. The fire truck fully built like that with all the equipment on it is just over 30. obviously depends on the truck. Mine is a little bit heavy because it’s got so much stainless steel. the entire box and everything is made out of it instead of medium iron. Some of the fire trucks are made out of aluminum although I don’t build them out of that because It won’t work
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That is not the tare weight we are talking about, it’s the fully loaded weight. Example, I can drive my logging truck on the logging road empty during a load restriction, but if I load it I will have each axle weighed on mobile scales at the side of the road by ministry of transport.
If you are over, it’s a huge fine and more than likely you will need to abandon your trailer at the side of the road til the restriction is lifted.
 
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