04-22-2012, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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wedge/ ramp truck
anybody every use a wedge or ramp truck ?
like it better than a trailer? pro or cons please post up I am thinking of getting one thanks George |
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04-22-2012, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Waverly ohio
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thought about it, i just hav a pickup bed full of things i have to bring when i go for a weekend. just didnt think i had the room on wedge truck
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04-22-2012, 05:45 PM
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They call me......Scuba
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Burlington, KY
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. guy who i go out with has a roll back he tows with often. seems like a great idea IMO.
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04-23-2012, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Lancaster Ohio
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I have had both this truck
 and this truck  I like the flat bed best. Prefer it over a trailer anyday. both trucks had large amounts of storage under the bed, and I could also tow a trailer with both. I had a truck on both and a trailer with another truck behind them numerious times. |
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04-23-2012, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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I found one with wedge but I would rather have the flat my self plus its a crew cab with a 36 inch sleeper but only has a 350 in it
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04-23-2012, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: H*A*M*I*L*T*O*N*
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Here's an ex box truck we converted:
  My buddy uses it to haul mowers/mulch/landscape equipment, but we just had to see how well the Blazer fit. |
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04-25-2012, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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looks like I may try and find a 26 foot uhaul and make one from that
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04-25-2012, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Centerville
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We use dovetail trucks at work and drive farm tractors on the back and they work great. One thing I have always wanted to to is drop the bed hieght. It would work as long as your inside track width of your buggy was wider than the frame rails of the truck. Your buggy would bascially straddle the frame rails and the bed would be mounted on the bottom of the frame rails.
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04-25-2012, 11:24 AM
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Really???
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Location: Cincy
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04-25-2012, 11:45 AM
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04-25-2012, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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yep figure leave 10 foot of the box and a 16 foot flatbed
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04-25-2012, 11:50 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Xenia, OH
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When I used to go to truck pulls all the time as a kid, a lot of guys would convert school buses to haulers for their pulling trucks. Just a thought
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04-26-2012, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Lancaster Ohio
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my chevy only had a 350. wasnt really underpowered
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04-26-2012, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Middletown
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This combo ramp/flatbed truck blows me away. Though the departure angle may not work as well here as in the flat land of Florida. I like how low it seems to sit. I have this build bookmarked. Some day I may have the skills to build something similar. Anyhow, the build thread is attached if you want to look at it. The thread is only 4 pages long.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=985928
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