My dream purchase

There are so many threads on here anymore I'm gonna intro myself to all the new faces as all the old timers know me. I had been a full time scrapper for the last year hauling mainly cars but would dabble in about anything. I still haul a couple cars every now and then but I have a friend that got me on with a company that maintains cell tower back up power units.

This gets me to my dream purchase. Our trucks have to be 3/4 ton or larger, have to be diesel and have to be four wheel drive. On top of this we haul 200 gallons of diesel fuel to refuel generators, up to a dozen batteries, starters, radiators along with water pumps, block heaters, heater and radiator hoses battery terminals and cables. Then there's hose clamps ,zip ties, fuses and battery maintainers and lots of things im sure im missing. Also several gallons of oil and coolant, oil and air filters. In turn I also have to be able to store used oil and all the old parts that have been replaced above.

After this I still have all my tools and luggage enough for two weeks and sometimes more



Keep in mind this is a DREAM purchase but I am a motivated person, first I built a cummins on dodges website for a total of $58000 with no bed. The website below I looked at in the hotel for a few hours the other night. So many options and they build to order. There are other sites that build beds but this one blew me away.

Just a dream and I'm gonna keep on putting around the nation in my old 1ton, enough rambling here's the site

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...M9Q1GILmVGSMbQ

John, I asked the same question. Two reasons, In the event of major disasters gas runs out first, 2nd if the diesel runs out we are hauling 200 gallons on the truck with us. I've not been involved in a disaster yet but I've been told after we get the towers up (we are FEMA certified) we will deliver water, food or whatever people need.


Edit, yep it's a dream, I'm sure they are high and way more expensive than I can afford now anyway. I'm more organized than most of the guys as I have my flatbed with the underbodies. One of my concerns is theft as I stay in hotels, so far nothings come up missing

Originally Posted by corycouch

John, I asked the same question. Two reasons, In the event of major disasters gas runs out first, 2nd if the diesel runs out we are hauling 200 gallons on the truck with us. I've not been involved in a disaster yet but I've been told after we get the towers up (we are FEMA certified) we will deliver water, food or whatever people need.

More companies should be like that

Well if we are dreaming



68k

Lol I couldn't imagine backing a portable generator into a compound with that, but I do like it

Originally Posted by corycouch

I'm gonna intro myself to all the new faces as all the old timers know me.

Ehh.. whatcha say sonny.. Who are you?

Originally Posted by NHscrapman

Well if we are dreaming



68k

68k as in price? Wow. Seems cheap for what you get. Brand new dodge laramie longhorn diesel trucks go for that much up here. More actually.

Cory, just an FYI. I noticed in their write-up, they are touting aluminum over steel as aluminum doesn't rust. There is a BIG advantage to aluminum, but that is weight savings. While aluminum doesn't rust, salt EATS aluminum.