Anyone use an F450 C&C as a chipper truck?
I’m a very small business. Only been on my own for 3 years. I basically do everything. Being a climber and just wanting to be self employed. Started with just a pickup and now I have a chipper but need a more professional looking truck but nothing super big that I will have a hard time parking on the street by my house.
Wanted an F550 for that extra 3k payload but there aren’t a lot of options where I live(Hawaii). Most the F550s I’ve seen for sale are way too short or overpriced. Been looking for months and finally found a 2017 F450 6.7l Powerstroke regular cab with 80k miles and low hours for a reasonable price and I think it will hold it’s value well. Also I really want a 6.7.
Only other option I have found was a much larger 2002 F750 crew cab that already has a dump with a large open container. It only has a 5.9l cummins in it tho (same as my pickup lol). Feel like it would be very slow going up the mountain where I live with a full load and a 4ton chipper. Plus it would be a pain in the ass to store somewhere and too big for small jobs.
Any advice?
Do you think I could reinforce the f450 frame for slightly larger payloads? Would air bags help at all?
Also I will have to do a lot of work to the f450 for gear storage because I currently have a crew cab long bed and use the back and front seats for all my gear. So I will need to make storage and add a dump hoist
I’m a very small business. Only been on my own for 3 years. I basically do everything. Being a climber and just wanting to be self employed. Started with just a pickup and now I have a chipper but need a more professional looking truck but nothing super big that I will have a hard time parking on the street by my house.
Wanted an F550 for that extra 3k payload but there aren’t a lot of options where I live(Hawaii). Most the F550s I’ve seen for sale are way too short or overpriced. Been looking for months and finally found a 2017 F450 6.7l Powerstroke regular cab with 80k miles and low hours for a reasonable price and I think it will hold it’s value well. Also I really want a 6.7.
Only other option I have found was a much larger 2002 F750 crew cab that already has a dump with a large open container. It only has a 5.9l cummins in it tho (same as my pickup lol). Feel like it would be very slow going up the mountain where I live with a full load and a 4ton chipper. Plus it would be a pain in the ass to store somewhere and too big for small jobs.
Any advice?
Do you think I could reinforce the f450 frame for slightly larger payloads? Would air bags help at all?
Also I will have to do a lot of work to the f450 for gear storage because I currently have a crew cab long bed and use the back and front seats for all my gear. So I will need to make storage and add a dump hoist