Show me your Woods Truck: Inspiration Sought

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I really like that Camo scheme and would love more details. Did you make stencils and just spray it out? Is it holding up well?

Cory
 
My preference would be a regular cab 1 ton with a flatbed.
 
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A lot of flat beds are dump beds around here.. so being able to dump would be a huge plus to me...
Yeah, but that over the wheels bed height gets old REAL fast, when loading.

Imagine a regular 1 ton 4x4 pickup bed height. Now raise it 8 inches.
 
Imagine a regular 1 ton 4x4 pickup bed height. Now raise it 8 inches
Depends.
Without the bedsides of a standard pick-up bed, I don't see an issue.
My 83 K-30 has a standard cab and flat bed. I usually load it with 10' log length of Lodgepole, right up to cab height. Then hook up the trailer and load that.
When I load splits, 5 rows with a strap for each row. The trailer will do 6-7 rows.
I do have removable stakesides on the truck, and channel stakes for the log-length.
I'd love a dump bed at some point, wouldn't be any higher than what I deal with right now.
Toughest part is scootching a 10' log off of a pile of 10' logs, by hand. And that's where the dump bed would come in play.
 
I think they look good, but I do carpentry and couldn't imagine trying to store my tools on a flatbed.
Nor would I. Small trailer for the tools, lock it and leave it at the job-site. Low-end- Harbor Freight has a small one for $184. You have to build it, but it gives you a cheap foundation.
 
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Yeah Beetle, my buddy has a real nice trailer with ladder racks, charging station for the paslode, 18v tools, and it is prewired for the air compressor with a hose reel and cord reel's for electricity. I don't really do enough work to justify something like that though.
 
What is the benefit of the flatbed? It looks like firewood would just roll off?

Gotta have sides on the flatbed

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Well, look at that little HF trailer. It's only like 48" x 40" with a 800lb. cap. Build up the sides and cover it, it should work well for moderate tool storage, and be a breeze to tow. The spindle bearings are highway rated and it comes with tires/wheels. I have one, though it's kinda modified.
The best part about that lil' bugger, a set of jack-stands front and rear makes it a very stable work platform. But, I have W10 x 12 beams welded to the frame rails.
(a bit of a story behind that mod.)
 
99 ram 2500 360 motor. western 7.6 unimount. holds whatever i put in it but automatically pulls into gas stations.
 
2500 HD with a 454, Even room for the help and equipment when loaded !woodtruck1.jpg
 
This is how I used to do it.
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And this is how I do it now.
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I try to do as little cutting and splitting away from the house as possible. If I had to though, I would have a 1-ton dually with a dump bed on it, splitter in tow.
 
I use my Chevy 2500 and 20 ft trailer when I'm further from home. Otherwise, I prefer the the NON gas guzzling Polaris X2 for close to home.

I have black locust on this load.
 

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Pulled all the emission crap off my 86 F250 years ago, engine rebuilt then too. Not much unrusted body to it but the frame is solid. Looking for a new 8' bed in decent shape(been looking awhile though!). Would love to have a good looking truck but would be afraid to take it the places I wind up in. The thing is a gas hog but it is a beast. When is finally quits for good it will owe me nothing.
 
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Here's my '01 SWB Dodge Diesel and trailer moving my wood shop last year.

 
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