E-Waste Hauling

As soon as I have a camera, I can post pics on the rust.

The F-150 is in much better shape. It's been a Wyoming truck since new, so the only rust is a little on the front fender. The frame is perfect. I think I'll be using it more- I'll post pics, but I'm real leery about driving the van with its rust. Of course, I live out west, so I may be overreacting.

I'm looking at a trailer for the F-150- knowing my budget, probably the back of another F-150 I'll start a thread in equipment if need-be. I just found out that there is an Equipment section!

The iMac G4's do not separate on site. I've been hauling them in bits, but I have about 150-200 left.

We will start advertising pickups a lot more in the next few weeks. I'm assuming that an F-150 pulling another bed should do fine- I'll try to make an enclosed trailer as best as I can.
I love the bed rug, but I doubt they have one for my truck. For those who don't know what a Flareside is, they look like this (Mine is more beat up):


For those who have a Flareside, I do have a tip: Use pallets to make sides. Two standard 48x40 pallets on each side (long ways) and one in the front and rear each makes an awesome box for hauling junk. You can stack stuff cab-high now!



@SirScrapalot- I'd love to hear the idea. I'm game for anything with G4's. They're not saleable, so what's the worst I could do?

Please keep the advice and rig setups coming!

matador- Am I supposed to put a witty quote here?

Yeah ... mine's a 94 F-150 with a full 8' bed. It looks nice but there's an awful lot of rust underneath. They all age about the same in the states that get snow. It's the road salt and calcium chloride that they use to melt out the roads in the winter that causes all that rust. You might want to have a mechanic check the frame to make sure it's solid before you start towing a trailer.

Can you imagine : You're going down the road and there's a new mom pushing a stroller down the sidewalk. You hit a pothole, the frame breaks, the trailer and trailer hitch break free of the truck and go up over the curb.

Sorry ... don't mean to be a downer but when a trailer cuts free it always seems to go in the worst possible direction.

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If you're looking for a trailer look for something that is light and easy to handle with a low center of gravity. The ones that Home Depot sells are sensibly designed. You might be able to pick up a used one for low $$$. Maybe even barter & trade some computer equipment for one ?

If you can swing it, the dual axle trailers go over the road a lot better than a single axle. Some even have electric brakes and that helps take the load off the hydraulic brake system in your truck.

Scrappah - Wishes he hadn't built his trailer like a Sherman tank. It's like towing a truck and the fuel mileage drops to 6 mpg with that that thing on the back.