Mystery of the missing chip box?

[Tayer]

Hey I have a 3500 gmc with and easy dump insert with a homemade chip box on it. I let my wife take the truck as her car was in the shop She drove about an hour north to go to a friends house. The next morning when I woke up and came outside no chip box on the truck. She insisted it got stolen because she didn’t hear it fall off. I don’t think it could blow off I’ve driven 85+mph with it on and it never even crossed my mind it would come off. What are people’s thoughts blew off on the Highway, stolen, maybe a prank. Should I contact the dot?

 

[flushcut]

The whole insert as well? Or just the wood part? I can see some jack wagon stealing the wood.

 

[RyanCafferky]

Seems to me that since your phone number is on it there is no need to call anyone. If someone finds it and doesn’t like it’s current placement I’m sure you will hear from them. If it went through someone’s windshield you would already know it.

 

[southsoundtree]

What secures it?

 

[Chris Schultz]

Is the dumping mechanism gone also? or just the wood sides?

 

[Tayer]

Is the dumping mechanism gone also? or just the wood sides?

Just the wood.

 

[Tayer]

What secures it?

Nothing 2x4 slide into 6 holes

 

[Reach]

Nothing 2x4 slide into 6 holes

In that case, as your wife where the great big bump was that she hit, and you’ll know where they jumped off the truck. They appear to sit only about 4” into the pockets, that’s not too far for them to jump out.

Maybe someone stole them, but I would guess a big bump on the road somewhere did it. One would think she would have noticed the accompanying noise when it took off, but my mother (I don’t have a wife) would have never noticed.

 

[stheis004]

i have a missing chip box too, ordered in April with an 8-12 week backlog

 

[Tayer]

Update: today while on my way home from the Home Depot to get lumber for a new box the easy dump Insert fell out on i95. At a total loss for explanation just not looking like my month.

 

[flushcut]

Gremlins!

 

[Reach]

Well, maybe take that as a sign that it’s time to upgrade to a bigger dump truck? Sorry to hear about that though, that is an expensive loss for sure!

 

[SeanRuel]

That's terrifying! everyone ok?

 

[Tayer]

Yea beside my bank account. But luckily no injuries very blessed.