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Hi all,

 

I've been toying with the idea of getting a truck to carry out tree work and replace my car. I've been looking at trucks with iforwilliams canopies, but instead of shovelling the chip at the end of the day, I have a different plan. I'm not sure if it will work as I'm not sure of the weight of wet chip and the pulling power of most trucks.

 

If I put a large metal plate at the front of the pickup, just behind the cab, and attach that to chains that can be anchored to something just behind the pickup then drive forward in 4L would that pull most the chip off? Would all 4x4's manage it?

 

Any thoughts and suggestions greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

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Hmm,can you post a video of this?When you do it:001_tongue:

No Seriously, what about a load handler? they are advertised on here,

i can only see grief as the result of trying your idea,But if you want to do it start with a small amount of chip to see how it goes then try it with more,

problems will arise with the rear end of the pickup if it is a tub type as the chip will spread out and may damage pickup….a hilux "Oh Bugger" moment,

But nothing venture nothing gain…..if it works for you and makes your life easier then win win!

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We used to do this with trailers full of brash back in the day, only used to used ropes lay down In The bed before we loaded it up with brash, then would tie it onto a tree and drive off slowly dragging the brash off. May well work with chip but never tried it. Unless you desperately need a 4x4 just buy a cheep transit tipper, will serve you well and make life much easier. I messed around with the wrong vehicle for years untill I decided to bite the bullet and get a tipper.

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Hi all,

 

If I put a large metal plate at the front of the pickup, just behind the cab, and attach that to chains that can be anchored to something just behind the pickup then drive forward in 4L would that pull most the chip off? Would all 4x4's manage it?

 

 

Rather than a metal plate get a sheet oo old conveyor and fix that at the tail gate end, lay it flat on the floor and up the rear bulkhead. then with a rope over the top you can roll the load out.

 

Still probably not worthwhile compared with the ease of a tipper.

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I used to do it with my high sided hilux and brash/logs with a builders bag sliced down the edges to lay on bed, headboard and bit over the cab, ropes hanging out the back. Worked we'll for me as had an old pole near the bonfire area to tie off on

Chips a fair bit denser though

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