Just bought a new work vehicle, E-350 cutaway with 12 foot Trademaster body. Went with the gas engine as insider reports on Ford’s replacement for the 7.3L diesel states that it is still experiencing growing pains. Took all day to transfer contents to new vehicle.
Not a lot of frills, just a radio, but ac is standard, which was lacking in my other truck. Lots of room. We searched until we found one with the installed shelving (you can see it in the back view. Even after transfer of contents, one box is completely empty. I’d go buy more tools to fill it up, but spending has here-to-fore been drastically reduced.
My only complaint is that I have to trim back all my trees, the top is so high the branches scrape against the top.
BTW, I downloaded two of the same views of the back, and can’t figure how to delete one.
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That's a bad mamma jamma.
Who Dares Wins.
Looks like a sweet ride! I seriously looked at one very similar. Is that a standard E-something50 in the background? I'm growing out of my E150, but I've taken to a 6x10 trailer for specialty items or big jobs.
Good luck with the new truck. Lettering someday?
Hook
Nick,
How tall is it, ground to top of the racks, and if you don't mind me asking, what did it cost?
Funny you should ask, while backing into the space previously occupied by the former truck (now relegated to the street until sold) the top to the ladder rack got snagged on the basketball hoop, which is ten feet high.
The final bill before taxes, registration, or the $1800 extended warranty, was 31,600, but that was shaved to 27,600 with the year end rebates. My wife did the dickering, and we also had an X Plan approval if that looked to be the cheaper, which it wasn't.
I never met a tool I didn't like!
Nice looking rig. I really like the panel on the roof that allows light through. Our 2000 doesn't have that and the new one does. Amazing the difference in feel of the boxes.
One of the biggest advantages of the side mount boxes is you can put your most used items in there and not have to climb into the truck as often. Don't mount a ton of stuff in a fixed location right away as it will change as you get used to it. DanT
nice.
i want one!!!
bastidge ...
That's real close to my dream truck!
let me know how the dream works in real life ....
anyways ... worked around a closet installer with an older version of the similar box ...
the box over the wheel wells on his ... was big enough to fit his chop saw ...
what he did ... was install some full extension drawer glides .... attached to a 3/4 ply shelf ....
so when he needed to chop something ... he just opened the door .. propped it up ...
and slide out his chop saw.
pretty cool.
he said for years he thought about adding a roller support inside one of the other doors at the top .. so he could swing that door open .. and raise the support ....
but never got around to it.
I still have the factory bins in my van ... even though pretty much none of my stuff fits ... all my cases are too big ...
How's our bigger carpetner-type stuff fit into the doors?
Jeff
Jeff
Buck Construction, llc Pittsburgh,PA
Artistry in Carpentry
After two days...
The exterior boxes contain all portable tools that can fit, all nails, screws, electrical and plumbing material that I carry, all personal safety stuff (resp, goggles, suits, etc) and etc. I have two boxes that are mostly unused. The upper right shelf in the back is dedicated to trim stock, scraps, etc. The shelf below that contains 'long tools' such as clamps, levels, tripod, etc. The shelving on the left is holding up tarps, a ladder, shop vac, and misc. stuff, because I had nothing else to put there.
The 4x8 3/4" CDX that was in the previous ride went in nicely, along with the 18" slide I made that supports the SCMS, a/c, and the Bosch TS that thinks it's a cabinet saw. So I have close to 2.5 feet to the right that is a full 12 feet long.
If I could change the vehicle, it would definately have power windows/locks/mirrors. And cruise. The mirrors are critical in a van so wide, and when they fog up while I'm driving, there's nothing I can do but pull over, slide over to the passenger seat, roll down the window...you get the picture. Too bad they don't come with mirror defrosters, how cool would that be?
Also, I need to install some kind of rail on each side to tie stuff off so it won't take a walk during a hard right. Maybe T-track, or something. Gotta check the catalogues...
The boxes are a full usable 20" deep, though the shelf standards eat up some depth. Speaking of, the standards are the double slotted type, which is nice, but they only gave me 4 shelves. I thought I could buy some brackets from the HD, but they didn't work, of course; proprietary standards and brackets. If you're gonna order the vehicle, make the dealer cough up a few more shelves. I figure I need at least 4 more.
I haven't a clue to mileage yet, but it pulls badly to the right when braking. The free oil ghange is due in 500 miles, so I'll have them look at it then. The dealer is 75 minutes away, however, so another day shot...
I never met a tool I didn't like!
Congratulations on the new ride.Within six months you will fill up that baby. Its surprisisng how many must have things you will need in the van, now.I'm just a framing contractor, but carry a lot of odds and ends for the odd houses we do, but I have a hard time walking inside front to back.I wish I got power windows etc.,but my old chevy with 300,000 miles on it wasn't going to last much longer, so I thought.I had a hard time with blind spots when driving, installed small round mirrors, helped immensly.It doesn't get gas mileage like a Honda, but carries quite a bit more.
The only problem I've had, in 25,000 miles, was getting the key out of the ignition, and trying to pass gas stations.Washing the van is a real joy also. good luck greg