Modifying the external dimensions of an ISO shipping container...

[MTVR]

We may end up being a couple of inches too tall, so I'm wondering how much could be trimmed off the bottom "skirt" of a standard 20-foot ISO container- the hollow area underneath the floor that leaves room for a forklift to get under it.

 

[headingwest]

We may end up being a couple of inches too tall, so I'm wondering how much could be trimmed off the bottom "skirt" of a standard 20-foot ISO container- the hollow area underneath the floor that leaves room for a forklift to get under it.

You can't use a high cube?

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[john61ct]

He wants to go lower, not higher.

More effective would be cutting a horizontal slice out of the middle, lowering the roof and re-welding

Or just ordering a custom one from China, probably under 10K delivered.

 

[headingwest]

LOL I thought "we" in we might be too tall was referring to the occupants needing more head room.

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[billiebob]

As long as you are not relying on the structural integrity that hollow, double floor provides.

 

[MTVR]

You can't use a high cube?

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Lol, no. That would be going the wrong direction. The bed of our truck is 5'6" high, so a standard 8'6" container would make us 14 feet tall. A high-cube container would be even taller.

 

[MTVR]

As long as you are not relying on the structural integrity that hollow, double floor provides.

We would not be relying on the structural integrity of the floor- we could simply weld the container directly to the bed of our truck, which would serve as the new floor...

 

[MTVR]

Or just ordering a custom one from China, probably under 10K delivered.

Got a link?

 

[1000arms]

Lol, no. That would be going the wrong direction. The bed of our truck is 5'6" high, so a standard 8'6" container would make us 14 feet tall. A high-cube container would be even taller.

Just let a lot of air out of your tires and drive slowly!

 

[1000arms]

Lol, no. That would be going the wrong direction. The bed of our truck is 5'6" high, so a standard 8'6" container would make us 14 feet tall. A high-cube container would be even taller.

How much effort to remove the current bed with something lower? Would it be enough?

Do some of the MTVRs come with a box on the back? Can you (reasonably) get a box if they do?

Most rigs don't like 4x4 wood frame construction, insulated, and skinned inside and out with 3/4" plywood, but I don't think that would be an issue for your rig. Fiberglass, or poor person's fiberglass, on the outside ...

 

[MTVR]

The bed needs to be that high, to clear the 53" tall tires when the suspension compresses.

 

[billiebob]

We would not be relying on the structural integrity of the floor- we could simply weld the container directly to the bed of our truck, which would serve as the new floor...

so why the question ? heck as suggested cut all you want slice the wall. 13'6" is the legal limit, if you are 14' tall.......

 

[billiebob]

Lol, no. That would be going the wrong direction. The bed of our truck is 5'6" high, so a standard 8'6" container would make us 14 feet tall. A high-cube container would be even taller.

there is not 6" in the floor, cut the wall, drop the roof 6" or more, legal is 13'6". Not 13'7".

 

[billiebob]

The bed needs to be that high, to clear the 53" tall tires when the suspension compresses.

Why do I feel I'm talking to a troll ? Time to ignore.

 

[headingwest]

For all that work it might be cheaper and much lighter using composite panels cut to the right size. Unless a shipping container is somehow core to the design?

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