Aluminum Chipper Bodies

[mattplace]

Very nice, thanks guys.

 

 

Can you tell me more about those hinges on both set's of doors, mattplace?

 

A manufacturer?

 

The doors hinges were from http://www.bloxwichtruckandcontainer.co.uk

and we're £24+vat for the 4.

 

The tailgate hinges were off eBay but you have to fabricate a way of mounting them.

[High Scale]

Mattplace very nice, so is it ply with aluminium sheet, like a sandwich? What gauge sheet did you use and could you please tell me total material costs?

 

PM if you want.

 

Cheers!

[RopeKnight]

Heree is what I had for a Dakota and what I jusst installed on my dodge 2500.

Slide in sides was awesome. It served as trailer sides, ramps and a/c protectors etc.

Moved the sides now permanently to thelandscape tipper. So far I love having access from the sides more so than the tailgate.

 

Hope this helps.

Cheers

[BrendonV]

Thank you, some nice bodies.

 

I have a basic design laid out for the frame. I'm stuck on the tailgate. My gate will be 60% of the height of the body. It's pretty big, so I'm not sure if I want a double acting gate that pivots at the top, yet still swings out, or keep it simple and have it swing out, yet easily lifted off the pins. It should only weight about 50 lbs. I don't want barn doors because any truck I've ever used, they never seem to close nicely.

 

Here's my truck with a painted wooden body(works for now, but looks funky and hard to lift off with the loader without damaging it), and a couple pics from a manufacture in my area that are built nicely.

Edited January 4, 2013 by BrendonV