The Perfect Scrapping truck?

I've been doing alot of thinking lately on how i Can build my truck to be the perfect truck for what i do.



Because in the world of diesel trucks, some people say "its not what you buy its what you build". A work truck with a purpose. it has to haul scrap, tow what you need it to tow. haul thousands of pounds in the box and keep you safe. Make you money, and look good at the same time.

How would you guys build the "perfect Scrappers truck"?


what are some of the mods you have made, to help you do your job?

let hear some ideas

a diesel truck 3/4 or 1 ton

i mean more in the way of mods and accessories. a diesel pic up is obviously the way to go but is that it...?


if i could build my own truck id go with a 6500 mega cab with extended frame, i'd have it set up for mini bins, and have a flat deck i could winch on for every other job. with a wheel lift for cars. winch on front and back, work lights, on board air. i need cross between a 4dr flat bed tow truck and mini bin truck

One of those lift tailgates can be handy on(for) the back, ....no pun intended

yeah but the you have to have commercial insurance and you will catch the eye of the dot man.a 3/4 or 1 ton is plenty

Originally Posted by Focker

yeah but the you have to have commercial insurance and you will catch the eye of the dot man.a 3/4 or 1 ton is plenty

id give him a card lol

Don't start the modifications just yet, I'm sure SirScrapalot is going to wanna chime in here with something or other for it ; )

I drive a van Bear, I'm not qualified. I trust Tater an the rest know the one simple modification I'd make to any truck.



Sirscrapalot - Talk about a cooler...

Tommy liftgate for sure. costs about $1500 installed

Originally Posted by MetalEarthRecycling

Tommy liftgate for sure. costs about $1500 installed

Sorry i left out that a major discount was credited to the above mentioned price to my work truck tommy gate. However my coworker just had one put on his f-250 for $2500 installed.

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family man scrappers truck...

I live quite a ways out of town so the operating cost of a truck is a big deal to me.

I've grown quite interested in the system where guys get either waste veggie oil or waste motor oil and run it in a diesel truck. There's been a few threads in SMF about this but not in any detail. I'm not sure if anyone on SMF is actually doing it.

This is NOT the same as running on bio-diesel, which is made from used veggie oil and involves some chemical reactions and fiddling around with other chemicals.

As far as I have been able to discover, the one basic thing that is the BIG DEAL about using waste oil is cleanliness: no dirt and no water in the waste oil.

This means filtering it down fine enough that bacteria have to go thru the filters single file and then centrifuging it to pull even more dirt and the remaining water out. The cleanliness is so important because of all the tight clearances in the diesel injection systems.

I understand if done right, waste oil can be used at 100% (no dilution with diesel) on a properly equipped engine. The recommendation is to start and stop on diesel and switch to straight oil once warmed up. For those who experience winter weather, the conversion needs to have heaters to warm the oil so it is nice and thin by the time it gets to the injection pump.

I bought a 2002 Ford diesel 1 ton 4x4 to use as a test bench to try it out. I need a centrifuge and they are about $1500 to buy so it will be a few months before I get into that. I'm pretty certain it will work out--I've stuck my neck out to the tune of a couple of grand for the truck!! I've taken most of my information from this source (Disclaimer: I've no connection with this guy...he has done what he writes about and his books are down to earth on the subject.)

I can't help but thinking that you guys that are scrapping cars probably give away quite a bit of oil that could cut your operating costs. And other guys who have regular routes might find free oil at the places they already stop at if they put out the word.

It might be a win-win for lots of guys.

The only downside I see is Mr. Government man wants his road tax money. I've heard that some places just ask you to submit tax for whatever mileage you drove in a year.

I sure would appreciate hearing comments and experiences people have had trying this.

Jon.

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but would be better on a flat bed so you could get closer to the edge of your bed which in turn make loading larger sized items easier.[/QUOTE]

i keep going back and forth on that one...now i have another winch on my trailer anything i don't want to lift i just winch it up the ramp.wood stoves are a good example.

my paint is failing, i've been thinking about box liner painting my truck. it'd be nice to be able to throw a rotor and miss the box and not have to worry about chipping the paint.

My 1980 Ford Ranger F100 works just fine for me.