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thought this would be a fun one, what have you all done to your trucks to make 'em suited for the abuse of scrapping??, i myself am working on bed walls, a headache rack for the rear glass, and bed lining my whole truck. toying with a roof rack idea as well.
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I should list the mods iv done NOT good for scrapping ahaha
Lift kit
35" tires
Magnaflow exhaust
Few engine mods
Hard to load heavy things, fuel milage sucks and almost too loud for curb co. !!! But I make due pretty well
If I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...
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Barrie, Ontario.
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after a min people start looking out the windows see whos the jerk waking up the neighbor hood, my exhaust broke right before my muffler is its ridiculous right now.Originally Posted by jord0690
as for mods on my truck i put 4ft stakes on the back and used futon frames to close it in. 4" stainless exhaust is about to go on, a monster open air intake "BHAF" big honkin air intake for the cummins guys. went to 265 tires instead of 245s, truck had a 4" lift when i got it makes for a rough time when loading new washers or dryers. but i just put a truck cap on the back to keep all my ice fishing stuff out of the weather. I'll just use my small trailer for scrapping until march. but for the big trailer i put a 5 ton winch on it with over head crane wire rope on it.
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I have a couple of trucks. Modifications:
To my 99 Ranger, once I began the occasional CurbCo run I added a box the the truck, probably over built, mad of 2x8's. also added a removable gate to the back of it to deter inquiring eyes, both law enforcement and crooks.
To my 89 F350 box truck, I put my logo on the side of it.
I also have access to a box truck with a lift gate. It comes in handy a lot, but it also gets in the way a lot.
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Your young Jord, it's not supposed to make sense. It's either supposed to look good, go fast, or crush something buddy.
Sirscrapalot - I drive a mini-van, it's awesome enough it doesn't need mod'ed
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added straps to tie things down
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plywood bedliner
side rails
upgraded to lt tires
support leaf is becoming a reality
need to make a rear window guard at some point
Last edited by NHscrapman; 12-16-2013 at 04:32 PM.
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Power converter inside for charging my Milwaukee batteries. Looking to do more, but not sure what at this point in time.
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You forgot "its supposed to sound bad a$$" LOLYour young Jord, it's not supposed to make sense. It's either supposed to look good, go fast, or crush something buddy.
Sirscrapalot - I drive a mini-van, it's awesome enough it doesn't need mod'ed
Im drivng my parents mini van to pick up some puter scrap while visiting the girlfriends family a few hours away. I'll let you know what I think of minivans when I return...
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Absolutely Nuthin : D
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Is this you SSA?
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LOL I do not wanna EVAH...E V A H...see an outraged soccer mom, driven onedemthings!
Keeper of the Cooler!
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Nah..I leave that posturing for those that got something to prove. Awesome doesn't have to prove it's awesome.
But good video!
Sirscrapalot - You guys rock.
Net from the sides of a trampoline so I can cover the load when I dont want to strap it down.
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can't believe I never thought of this, thats a great idea!
Rural scrapper
Let's see. Pickup bed crane, receiver hitch, gooseneck hitch, headache rack, pair of tool boxes, and pair of good bucket seats. To name a few anyhow.
Alvord iron and salvage
3rd generation scrapper and dam proud of it
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To my pickup I have added:
100,000 miles
Countless dents and scratches
Cigarette burns
A pile of soda cans in the back of the cab
Got it pretty much where I want it now
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not so much for scrapping, more for all around:
1994 Dodge Cummins 3500 dually 2wd:
- 4 inch straight pipe exhaust (to fix the dump after downpipe)
- Kenworth front bumper
- aftermarket headlights, LED spot lights aux.
- HD rear bumper
- toolbox in bed
- on board air
- custom stereo so I can drown out the dually
- CB
- big honkin air filter, torktek ofv, larger fuel feed lines, tweaked afc, in cab pre boost knob,
- upgraded brakes
- replaced tires
Need to get goin on that WMO setup so fuel is cheaper
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Thanks for the post. Truck modifications serve many purposes, I myself have to have a specific type of truck with specific modifications to be able to handle our scrap.
24" Box Van, Extended Rear Platform, Heavy duty lift gate, Broom holders, and tools holders on wall inside, first aid kit mounted on wall at rear gate.
BBS
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Since i drive the smaller fuel efficiant trucks i first added:
Quality shock absorbers
Helper springs
New tires with higher max inflation
Helped big time.
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