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How i think a surveyors truck should be:
1 ton dually.
Factory bed, gone.
One cross box. Flat top.
Ends open. Huge drawer, with shelves. Pulls out 4.5′ on both sides. Sits on heavy duty rollers.
Side boxes. 20″ wide. Tops open.
Drawers on bottom. Drawers cannot open, unless top is open.
2 drawers per side box. 6″ tall. Wheel well in middle.
1 extra storage box, in front of each set of duallies. They rock, or pivot out.
Atv goes in middle of side boxes.
Canoe rack on top.
Emergency lights, installed in existing lights.
All built at sheet metal shop, with bending brake.
I’m dreaming…TexanSurveyor, post: 415953, member: 10957 wrote: There are some great ideas here and I’ve been thinking about building a new box soon. I’d like to make a solution that combines the 2 youtube clips I’ve linked to.
What do y’all think?
Rolling Truck-Bed Toolbox
[MEDIA=youtube]jd1Sx_tldHs[/MEDIA]Unique Contractor Truck storage Solutions
[MEDIA=youtube]fZFMf6qxvtI[/MEDIA]I put that setup in one of our trucks. It works pretty well. Only downside is that we have covers on our beds instead of caps. Had to modify to a more low-profile setup.
TexanSurveyor, post: 415953, member: 10957 wrote: There are some great ideas here and I’ve been thinking about building a new box soon. I’d like to make a solution that combines the 2 youtube clips I’ve linked to.
What do y’all think?
Rolling Truck-Bed Toolbox
[MEDIA=youtube]jd1Sx_tldHs[/MEDIA]Unique Contractor Truck storage Solutions
[MEDIA=youtube]fZFMf6qxvtI[/MEDIA]Very cool videos… I like the first one because it’s flexible, but wow, that guy really knows how to use every inch of space for the second one. Impressive.
I tend toward the minimalist side of things, but then I’m the only one using it, and I don’t do much construction layout that requires a ton of gear.Nate The Surveyor, post: 415973, member: 291 wrote: All built at sheet metal shop, with bending brake.
I’m dreaming…No you are not, dreaming, well maybe dreaming you could find the funds, LOL You all have seen mine many times, it wasn’t cheap, BUT over the course of almost 17 years it has been VERY inexpensive not only in low maintenance but everything protected and a place for everything.
Go here and drool. Not where I got mine built, BUT about three hours away in Oregon and likely where I would go if there is another bed to be built in my lifetime.
SHG
Shelby H. Griggs PLS, post: 416071, member: 335 wrote: No you are not, dreaming, well maybe dreaming you could find the funds, LOL You all have seen mine many times, it wasn’t cheap, BUT over the course of almost 17 years it has been VERY inexpensive not only in low maintenance but everything protected and a place for everything.
Go here and drool. Not where I got mine built, BUT about three hours away in Oregon and likely where I would go if there is another bed to be built in my lifetime.
SHG
yes. a lot of drool:
https://www.highwayproducts.com/gallery/standard-surveyor-pack
Brad Ott, post: 416079, member: 197 wrote: yes. a lot of drool:
That is the “entry point” they will design an entire custom bed from ground up if you want to pay!
I know the firm whose truck is in the web copy, those are a nice setup.
SHG
Shelby H. Griggs PLS, post: 416081, member: 335 wrote: That is the “entry point” they will design an entire custom bed from ground up if you want to pay!
I know the firm whose truck is in the web copy, those are a nice setup.
SHG
How much $_____ for the entry point setup?
Shelby H. Griggs PLS, post: 416081, member: 335 wrote: That is the “entry point” they will design an entire custom bed from ground up if you want to pay!
I know the firm whose truck is in the web copy, those are a nice setup.
SHG
Looks like the styrofoam in the lid is notched out to hold the threaded portion of the tribrach in place.
Brad Ott, post: 416083, member: 197 wrote: How much $_____ for the entry point setup?
Found on the web: Long Bed – 8′ bed – starting at $6695.95
SHG
LA Stevens, post: 416085, member: 2391 wrote: Looks like the styrofoam in the lid is notched out to hold the threaded portion of the tribrach in place.
True, BUT unless there is a locating pin on the bottom, seems time consuming to line those all up?
SHG
Went down an internet rabbit hole this afternoon, and bumped into this truck box vid.
Adding it to the thread for reference as there are a few good ideas in there.
- Posted by: Shelby H. Griggs PLS
Tell us about the tribrachs, is there a locating pin? As long as they don’t touch each other or sides of box all should be good, just curious what keeps them in place.
SHG
There is a heavy piece of cardboard over the foam inserts (salvaged from new computer boxes). I cut the shapes of the tribrachs out of the cardboard, they can’t move horizontally and are held down by a piece of foam glued to the lid.
Well……. not to be snide, but you are in the measuring business, aren??t you?
Measure your truck bed, then measure everything you need to fit in it. Puzzle it out in autocad on how everything fits together.
- Posted by: GMPLS
Has anyone made a box for the back seat in an extended cab truck?….
Gregg,
I have made a box for the back seat of a 2016 Ford F-150 crew cab. The fords have an (almost) flat floor which makes them easier for storage. While I didn??t use them for legs, you get the idea.
Be aware that you are going to have to fit your box(s) through the door. I built mine in three parts, and tetrissed them together.
Two man crew? My only problem is that I have an aversion to sitting in vehicles with only one way out. I had a hard time riding in the back seat of a two door vehicle.
Outside of my own phobias, I like it!
Yup, my workflow is generally 1 or 2 man crews. The rear jump seat is just for the occasion we have a job shadow, or need to run a consultant back to their truck.
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