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airraider · Guest

Truck Bed Set up?

Toy2 · Guest

Like this?

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Toy2 wrote:

Like this?

is this your set up?

Toy2 · Guest

I wish, my Tacoma can't handle all of that.. biggrin

Roof Cleaning Severna Park MD · guest

I have mine set up in the bed of my truck. 100 Gallon tank, fatboy pump, battery, titan hose reel with 200' of hose.

Sorry, I uploaded the wrong pic, I will have to get the pics from the backside of my truck tomorrow.

-- Edited by Phil Rogers on Saturday 6th of November 2010 10:43:14 PM

Reliable Roof Cleaning Jacksonville FL · Guest

airraider

If you a going to setup your truck bed based on the picture from Toy2, I would make a change to the layout.

I would turn both the air compressor & hose reel/pump stand 90 degrees with the hose reel stand curbside. That way the hose will feed toward the home and will not lay accross the comparessor. Will prevent the hose coming into contact with a hot spot on compressor and leading to a big mess.

Charles

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good eye and i agree.

Toy2 · Guest

And add a ladder rack, the picture I posted doesn't have one.

I do like the fact its sitting on a plastic pallet, very clean set-up. smile

Central Iowa Roof Cleaning · Certified Cedar Shake Roof Cleaning Specialist

I am going from a trailer to a truck bed myself. I am looking for a long box truck right now.

Toy2 · Guest

Bruce,

The new Tundras are pretty awesome.. you know I'm a fan of Toyota..LOL!!! smile

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Nov 7, 2010

Right now I have 2 Ford vans. I know I got jobs just because I had an American car and the competition was driving an import.

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tundras are nice and they are built in the usa. But i drive the good oll f250 superduty tough as nails.

Roof Cleaning New Jersey · Nov 7, 2010

I must say Mike, thats a sweet truck and setup. I've been pricing f250's and theyre not cheap unless you go barebones minimum.

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ed thank you, when buying and f250 or bigger it is best to get a used onr like i did. I got this truck for about 12000 less then cost of a new one. its the xlt with all the ammenities.

Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas · Guest

I cant believe they were that hard on you about registering a homemade trailer. Ive got a couple and they hardly asked a question up here.

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ACE wrote:

Right now I have 2 Ford vans. I know I got jobs just because I had an American car and the competition was driving an import.

Hi Tom. Here's an interesting piece of trivia that ties to your post - The 'most American' vehicle made in America, ie. with the most American made parts, is the.......*drum roll* Toyota Camry! Crazy, eh?

With that said, my company truck for roof cleaning is a Ford Super Duty, Diesel w/6 speed manual and I love it. My next daily driver and company quote-mobile will likely be a Ford Super Duty Diesel as well.

My truck is rigged solely for roofs and is quite simple. It has a Fiberbody utility bed which allows me to tuck some equipment away in compartments. All that is visible in the bed is the drums, and the titan reel is mounted on the Fiberbody. Clean and simple.

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ted whats your gas mileage on the diesel

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Roof Washer New Jersey (609) 929-5812 wrote:

ted whats your gas mileage on the diesel

Hi Mike. I haven't calculated it out formally, but it's not good, I can tell you that. But, it's a class 4 F450 with a GVW of 15K. It's a very heavy truck/dually. The hydraulic boom assembly weighs in at 1 ton dry alone. I'd guess I'm getting 8-10MPG if that. She's got 103K miles on her so she's just gettin' broken in. It's made me a huge Super Duty fan. It's a 7.3L (not the newer 6.0) Tough as nails and I love it.

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Nov 7, 2010

Nice truck Ted.

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Thanks Ace.

We should get back on topic guys.

Hydra, I'd suggest taking the best (to you) set up you can find on the RCIA, and mirroring it in the bed of your truck in a a way that is not permanent. As you use your rig, you may find additional improvements, or tweaks that you would prefer. And make it permanent over time.

Somewhat like rigging up a kayak or a fishing boat - try to dry fit, and test run things before drilling holes in your toys

Sorry to hear about your hard luck with the trailer. In my state, I've found that DMV strictness varies from county to county. (wink wink)

Keep in mind the SH is very hard on vehicles.

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