ChipBox ?s and/or suggestions.

[Chris Schultz]

That’s a good point @Merle Nelson

 

[Z'sTrees]

Does your truck have a bed on it now?

They're good old trucks but I'd have a hard time spending 25k on a bed...
I've seen forestry bodies at auction a few times. Couldn't tell you what they ended up selling for.

Had the I-pack box on another truck and it was great for holding lots of gear. I think I prefer underbody boxes now. Extra bed length for logs, etc. Can't carry "all" the tools but enough for most jobs.

Mines pretty ugly, bought the truck with a flatbed dump and had the chip box off of an old mack I had briefly.
6'h x 8'w x 11'l
11700 lbs with a driver, full tank of fuel and toolboxes packed but nothing in the bed.

 

[Chris Schultz]

@Z’sTrees. Yeah it’s got a flatbed with tool boxes all over it.

 

[data farm 26]

That sounds like a rad platform to just fab a box around as is maybe? Could even use replaceable plywood sides to cut down on weight and cost.

 

[data farm 26]

This is one we made many moons ago:

 

[Z'sTrees]

@Z’sTrees. Yeah it’s got a flatbed with tool boxes
all over it.

Maybe look at getting a hoist put under it, building a chip box out should be easy for any sort of fab shop.
Aluminum would be sweet
Is your f550 the 17.5k gvw?

 

[Z'sTrees]

This is one we made many moons ago:
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What is the white material?

 

[data farm 26]

Painted plywood

 

[southsoundtree]

@Tom Dunlap knows of a chip box compatible sheet plastic. I forget the name.


A hoist/hinges, electric-hydraulic pump and walls, with tarp or rigid top, seems like a good option.

Old chip trucks can have valuable boxes. My box/ hoist is worth more than my 1990 chip truck, which I actually used yesterday, after it sat for 6-12 months unused. I almost never haul chips and have other log hauling options.

I'm reluctant to sell the truck with the box unless I find a replacement with a dump box.

Call all over to find out if someone had an old truck with a bad engine or was crashed in the front end or whatever.

 

[Merle Nelson]

HDPT ? High density plastic. One place that sells it is a mail order farm supply. Used for stall walls for one thing I believe.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Delrin is another tough plastic

On another build thread someone got the plastic sheets from the walkways of an ice skating arena. Calling arenas or finding a construction company that builds them might get you some

 

[Chris Schultz]

Maybe look at getting a hoist put under it, building a chip box out should be easy for any sort of fab shop.
Aluminum would be sweet
Is your f550 the 17.5k gvw?

Yes, 17.5