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I must have 75 of these here of various sizes and configurations, started buying them 15 years ago for a "Outward Bound" style ed program (I was equipment manager), I bought a bunch for myself for my outdoor gear (keeps mice out of my $$$$$ gear when stored) I recently bought 40 or so more from...

Yeah, I have kids and LOTS of trailers, I REALLY like rear jack stabilizers, good thinking. Jronwood

Got the 19.5's on.

Ok, I found the foam board/ cement board combo, it is called Wedi Board and it is pricey so looks like perhaps I will just use blue/pink board with some fiberglass skin over it. Not much progress yet, just surveying options. I think my roof rack may simply become a piece of diamond plate 1/8...

Ok, well the thermal properties are not the greatest. I think it is in part due to the extensive use of LOTS and LOTS of fasteners/ threaded inserts which require a copious amount of epoxy behind them in the honeycomb. All of the mount points were to hold the "coms" equipment. I think it has...

17" tires are becoming more popular and selection is improving. That said, I hate 17" tires. Jronwood

I am planning a "swing away" kitchen box on the back of a HMMV shelter. This will cantilever off a 1.5"-2" stainless or schedule 80 aluminum rod. It will swing to the rear and out of "windstream" of the side of the shelter as we travel. It will be either a 6' wide 24" high steel truck tool box...

I just reread the whole thread, what a great truck. I want to make a similar lo-pro bed. I like the rear wheel "bump ups", I may do something similar. I want to keep it as low as possible. When I got my first 550 (2000) I put a 10k planer on it and went around the block, incredible truck, they...

Most folks want a more aggressive tire or more tread options, but there are some "G" series Goodyears and also Michelin's that are full steel cased (like the 19.5" tires, and tractor trailer tires)) These offer a very tough and flex free sidewall. I would think if you are single wheeled and...

I travel long distances and need the space for a family of 5, my 02' 350 7.3 CC/CC flatbed. If I want to explore I will bring a moto, I have a 4x4 Gator diesel, but it is more utility, the Razor's are more high proformance. I would say trailer in your fun/ "break it" vehical and keep your road...

Good thread, always trying to lean more about the "eletro's" Jronwood

I think for me, (sans DOT) it is about curing the weakest links first. Typically the truck "hard" components have a design factor greater than the GVW, and the tire is the weakest link. I have upgraded the springs and mounts to F450 on the rear already. I use my trucks ALOT for moving things...

Looks good, I started another thread on the build of my truck with some HMMV 788 shelter boxes (one on the 350 truck, removeable and one fixed on trailer behind.) I will be wathcing your build. Just got my 550 back with the new paint. I threw a shelter on the back just to see how low I could get...

Thanks guys, I just put the Ford OEM F-550 wheel adapters on the front to get the 19.5 bolt pattern, $127 each (bolt on and go, it was good to have a 550 here to compare to), and now I am waiting for my rear adapters to arrive, they are $200 each. I had priced out custome rims from Rickson, but...

Good update, also they went to 10 bolt 19.5" rims at some point beyond 03, not sure when, but all mine are going to be the 8 bolt version. Jronwood

I just put a hydralic PTO on a 2000 F550 auto. Many autos dont have the output plate option, it had to be custom ordered from the factory, AND eve nIF you do have it the price $$$ of the pump and drive will make your head roll. I priced mine out and only one company made it and it was $3200...

Just saying that you can keep bumping, but a moving price is more to the south of your ask price, AND wanted to show some folks who may be interested what could be done with it to make it work for them...... Jronwood

As one poster mentioned the Alladin Lamp is BY FAR the BEST. The come/came in all sorts of variations, glass, tin and so forth. Perhaps the "chimney" is a little fagile but hte light out put is 10x the Dietz. I have a few of both here in Alladin is IT. I think Lehman's still sells them. I have...

You bet I lock myself in,....and sometimes when in Gotham City making deliveries I even put Grandpa's Swedish splitting axe, and a high quality WW2 machete on the dash (I am in the fron or back seat) at least they know I might get something severed before they do me in. When on the road for...

I was stationed in Hawaii some 25 years ago and watched a guy in the military moral support wood shop build and wood and fiberglass a truck cap. When my ETS came up several month later I went home and in my Mom's garage with only a few rudimentary tools did the same. A little heavy but it was...