Pictures of your chipper truck, lets see them!

[classictruckman]

The Dakota was the one I was thinking of

 

[BOTS]

 

[chep]

BOTS, that's my dream truck. Seriously. Keep your eye out for another eh? Those Cali rust free dreams are just unseen around these parts. To much salt on our roads. I would make the road trip in a heartbeat for a sweetheart truck like that!

 

[PeepTheBeaver]

Not a great picture but it's all I could find on my phone right now.. 2002 International 8100 with a 40 yard Chip Box.. Great truck with plenty of power and PLENTY of room.. Pulling the Bandit 280XP Grapple Chipper.

 

[marlinspiker]

this is our main rig.

 

[welltree]

One of our lifts with big chip box

 

[welltree]

 

[climbhightree]

Just updated my truck...the Isuzu just wasn't cutting it. While I was at it, I got a brand new 11'x 72" arbortech body...the platform was switched from the Isuzu.

2003 International dt466 with 47,000 miles.

 

[twigg]

Just updated my truck...the Isuzu just wasn't cutting it. While I was at it, I got a brand new 11'x 72" arbortech body...the platform was switched from the Isuzu.

2003 International dt466 with 47,000 miles.

Hey climb high what ramps do you use to load your mini up there with?

 

[climbhightree]

Right now I have 7.5' (10,000 lbs) aluminum ramps that I bought from discount ramps for the Isuzu setup. They worked well on the Isuzu, but on the International they are kinda steep and scary.

So I am looking into the Big Boy EZ Rizer™ Heavy Duty Extra Wide ATV Ramps, which are 10' and 3000 lbs...and they fold in half. Or I will get some custom ones made. My final goal is to have 10 'bifold ramps mounted to each side of the platform, pinned on.

 

[chewbacca]

Many sleepless nights and nights waking up walking outside with measuring tape in my boxers seeing if a design idea will work.

I can relate to this very thing. I like it. It looks like an excellent chip box. Very attractive as well!

 

[Leroy]

This is the truck that I roll e'ryday

We recently put in some shelving in the tool box, very nice

 

[mtnchap]

Here's my crap!

 

[BigWood]

Looks like you backed into a sewer. Oh, sorry that's your chipper

 

[mtnchap]

Not a Vermeer fan aye?
Or is it the 1000 you don't like?
I admit the BC1000 is a pedestrian machine. But it also works really well and has cost me nothing is repairs over the coarse of 5 years.

 

[BigWood]

Important thing is it works for you.

 

[Oroboros]

Telluride. Man that's nice country! I like the truck.

 

[chewbacca]

Hey MtnChap, how do you like that truck? I used to work for a company that had a chip truck with the same cab and chassis. We had a surplus asplundh chip box on it with no tool box. We pulled a Morbark 13 behind it. Fully loaded it was kind of a turd, very sluggish trying to pull steep hills or accelerate onto the freeway. Fully loaded it always seemed very top-heavy as well. I loved the truck though. It was very maneuverable and I liked the 4WD. I always thought it would be a great truck if it were pulling a lighter chipper (Morbark 13 is about 2000lb heavier than the BC1000 I think), and fitted with an aluminum chip box (those asplundh boxes are heavy steel).

 

[treevet]

Here's my crap!View attachment 28713

I could not live without a cab over chip truck.

 

[mtnchap]

I live in a very mountainous region at high altitude. So the 4cyl turbo diesel is definitely challenged. It is a dog for sure but I don't have to get on any highways. The truck makes up for its lack of hp with its off road capability and maneuverability which is something I need all the time. It sometimes feels a little top heavy but I built it as low and wide as possible and I think it just feels that way because it doesn't have big ass sway bars like most medium duty american trucks. I don't think I would own a 4x4 Fuso if I worked in a city. But the turning radius on these trucks is awesome so a 2x4 with a 6cyl would be ideal in the city. If I had to do it again I would certainly use aluminum on the box.