my "new" t/c hauler project "Revisited"

[recycler]

well finally went up north and picked up the 99 f550 i have been talking about he is abit rough and will need to be shortened alot..

[recycler]

JumboJet wrote:
What engine are you putting in that beast?

the ve pumped 12v cummins out of my dodge

[JumboJet]

What engine are you putting in that beast?

[recycler]

well I finally got time from helping my brother start his company to work on my truck...i removed the remains of it's life as a dump truck from the frame yesterday..




now to get the engine swapped in and mount a box, build the storage bed in between box and cab..

[recycler]

been rereading the posts on here and had some ideas.. kohldad your idea of hinged sides made me think hinge the bottom of the pick up bed and mount sliding trays for gen set and tool boxes... the crew cab would be an idea, but i got this truck because it is a standard cab..a crew cab would tend to get used as an auction taxi around here.. also keep in mind this will also be my daily driver once completed..

and again thanks for the ideas..

[Raften]

"thank you for giving me another reason to tell my wife why i want to stay out of that state"

Good idea, too many people here already.

[BrandonR]

mooring product wrote:
But a crew cab in place of the regular cab.

I'm with this, a crew cab would be a nice upgrade if you could swing it.

[Reddog1]

06Fargo wrote:
... How do "they" get away with just legislating that a private vehicle flatbed is "commercial" when it isn't? ...

Silly you, "they" make the rules.

Wayne

[mooring_product]

But a crew cab in place of the regular cab.

[noteven]

You could always get a vehicle wrap place to make you a wrap that looks like a Ford pickup box ... ;)....

How do "they" get away with just legislating that a private vehicle flatbed is "commercial" when it isn't?

whoops .... ow! ... fell off my soap box...

[recycler]

have a few ideas for the truck even thought about a 14ft pick u bed.. i would love to put a flat bed on it would make it so much easier to haul hay with..the law says it's not commercial if it has "stylized bed" on it, but they are vague about what that means have been thinking a big utility style hauler body so i can carry spares and tools..with a gvw up to 19,500 the possiblities are endless..i will take lots of pics when i get started..hopefully soon 😞

thanks for the ideas..

oh and i have been watching youtube videos of the eagle capp 1165 drooling wish i could afford one..thing is nearly as big as an ecomony apartment

[the_tc_life]

Reddog1 wrote:
the tc life, I doubt they would bother you if you have out of state plates. My suggestion would be to simply ignore stopping at the scales. My bet is that most people in California with a flatbed and a TC do not even know the law exist.

Be careful what you wish for. Most states eventually follow California's led, good, bad, or indifferent.

Wayne

lol amen there. washington is a northern california. i thought about that..playing dumb about having to stop. should not be hard for me.

to the op....you are going to be posting pictures with what you do right? pretty please.

[Reddog1]

the tc life, I doubt they would bother you if you have out of state plates. My suggestion would be to simply ignore stopping at the scales. My bet is that most people in California with a flatbed and a TC do not even know the law exist.

Be careful what you wish for. Most states eventually follow California's led, good, bad, or indifferent.

Wayne

[the_tc_life]

Reddog1 wrote:

recycler wrote:

the tc life wrote:
how about a 12' flatbed on it? maybe a bit longer? we love having a porch on ours.

guy i got it from said same thing.. is 14ft from cab to end of frame..only thing is in michigan flat beds are considered commercial..

In California, you can get passenger car license and mount the TC. You cannot use it to haul anything else. With a standard pickup bed, with Commercial plates, you do not have to stop as scales. Any bed other than a pickup bed and you are required to stop.

Years ago I used flatbed trucks for my TCs. I had a 12-foot bed with a 8-foot TC, and eventually a 10-foot TC. I also had truck with a 14-foot bed with a 12-foot TC. They were great for the type of camping I did at the time, all boondocking. In my opinion, with the exception of having to stop at scales with the Commercial license, the flatbed is my favorite bed.

Wayne

thank you for giving me another reason to tell my wife why i want to stay out of that state. she is from there and would like to visit again sometime. id actually like to go to the redwoods. i wonder...can i get a route avoiding the scales? hmmmmm.
sometimes i wished the states had the same dang laws so it is consistant when traveling.

[kohldad]

I'm sure I could do enough body work to make it look like a pickup bed towards the back. Except the side would be hinged and work as the door to a storage compartment the length of the bed. Still have room for a 4' storage box upfront. If you further wanted to camo it, used standard truck doors for the storage box.

Oh so many options with the capacity.

Glad I'm down here in the south. I can put the same "truck" tag that is on my pickup on something as large as a semi with no problem even though it isn't a commercial specific tag. Funny thing is I often see the same "truck" tag on cars, because it is required to park in loading zones downtown Charleston.

[Reddog1]

recycler wrote:

the tc life wrote:
how about a 12' flatbed on it? maybe a bit longer? we love having a porch on ours.

guy i got it from said same thing.. is 14ft from cab to end of frame..only thing is in michigan flat beds are considered commercial..

In California, you can get passenger car license and mount the TC. You cannot use it to haul anything else. With a standard pickup bed, with Commercial plates, you do not have to stop as scales. Any bed other than a pickup bed and you are required to stop.

Years ago I used flatbed trucks for my TCs. I had a 12-foot bed with a 8-foot TC, and eventually a 10-foot TC. I also had truck with a 14-foot bed with a 12-foot TC. They were great for the type of camping I did at the time, all boondocking. In my opinion, with the exception of having to stop at scales with the Commercial license, the flatbed is my favorite bed.

Wayne