grapple truck help

[SkwerI]

Damn, that's a lot of miles for a machine that does almost all of its work without turning a wheel. What's the hours on it? Gotta be over 25K. On the other hand it's cheap. Just budget for a fair amount of additional work. It's an old, worn out truck with a bit of life left. Use it as a stepping stone to get to a newer truck next time.

 

[tophopper]

I would bet most of those miles were put on long before the loader was mounted.

 

[treeman75]

I talked wth the secretary and ask her. She said the truck was a city or county truck and the loader has been on there since 92. Im going to talk to the owner tomarrow and find out more info.

 

[treeman75]

Well, I flew down and looked at the trucks. I bought the nicer of the two. The truck drives nice down the hiway, was crusing about 65-70 and it wasnt even wound up yet. It will take alittle time to learn how to float the gears. The loader works great and the hoses and fittings look new. There is absolutely no rust on the truck.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Sweet, now let's see some pics!

 

[cory]

Awesome, sounds great, hope you love it. Yes, lotta pics

 

[bonner1040]

Yeah lets see it!

 

[treeman75]

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3630953&
Here are a couple pics of the truck I bought. I dont care for the color of the cab, Im thinking white or silver. I wonder what would be a fair price for a paint job of the exterior cab and the box black. I dont need a real fancy paint job. I will be taken pics as i use it.

 

[cory]

That thing looks like it will knock out alot of work. Nice price!

 

[Peter]

Dont go for a metallic colour if your on a budget, they are much harder to get right than flat colours.

 

[cory]

But they show dirt less.

 

[treeman75]

I had a silver truck and it seemed like it was never dirty.

 

[flushcut]

I had a silver truck and it seemed like it was never dirty.

I'll second that statement. My Dodge is silver and I don't think I have washed since the spring thaw to get the road salt off.

 

[treeman75]

My truck got here yesterday and this is the first load I unloaded.

 

[tophopper]

Ya dont see that too often.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I guess there was a ramp on that loading dock?

 

[treeman75]

Ya, he drove the truck up and drove the little one back.

 

[treeman75]

The truck has been working great. I had a little brake work done and had to replace a few hoses.

 

[bonner1040]

Awesome!

 

[treeman75]

Im painting the cab white soon.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Very nice!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[top_notch]

Well Hails yes, she's a beaut!

 

[bonner1040]

How does one say 'time-saver'???

 

[rumination]

In Hong Kong there are basically no chippers. Instead we call a grab truck to come at the end of the day. We just make a big pile and the grab truck guy makes it dissappear. Soooo much easier than chipping. Costs about $80-90 per full load.

Awesome tool to have, I bet you love it.