New cab and chassis truck recommendations?

[cockeyedMFer]

Flat decks / dumps arent cheap. They are hand fabbed. When you figure that a typical pickup bed is stamped out of sheet metal and then robot welded, something hand made out of structural stock and hand welded has to be more money.

Well around here pricing is around $2500-2800 for a no frills diamond plate 8 footer with a simple headache rack. That's almost enough to buy a new equipment trailer with running gear under it.

 

[Scooby074]

They sell them by the pallet load at the local farm'n feed. Not that expensive.

Really? What kind of price? Ill have to go to ont. Nobody here has them in stock. They arent super common here and the ones that are here are either homebuilt steel or special order $$$. We have "farm stores" but they dont carry anything like beds or even impliments for that matter. Mostly Horsey and vet supplies. Feed as well.

 

[Scooby074]

Well around here pricing is around $2500-2800 for a no frills diamond plate 8 footer with a simple headache rack. That's almost enough to buy a new equipment trailer with running gear under it.

Yeah. Thats generally what Ive heard here for the ones that bought them. Add closer to $1500 if you want to a dump.

 

[tcartwri]

Really? What kind of price? Ill have to go to ont. Nobody here has them in stock. They arent super common here and the ones that are here are either homebuilt steel or special order $$$. We have "farm stores" but they dont carry anything like beds or even impliments for that matter. Mostly Horsey and vet supplies. Feed as well.

I will investigate for the Scoob. Pictures even.

 

[Scooby074]

I will investigate for the Scoob. Pictures even.

Thanks man!

 

[schmism]

NPR cab chassis

 

[cockeyedMFer]

We've got a dealer up the road and I've been past there a few times. Trucks look good but the only people I see using them are landscapers.
Have you driven one? What do you think?

Actually saw a Home Depot truck on the road today - painted up like a private handyman with flame paint job and decals. Only reason it caught my eye was that it was mentioned on this thread haha. So the used HD trucks are going up for sale after all.

 

[two_bit_score]

From what I've seen they sell the trucks and refit the beds to the new model

Have you priced building a bed yourself? I can't believe a basic flatbed is about the price of a good car trailer, and there's 1/2 the materials, no axles, wheels, etc. Would like to do it myself also if its cost effective.

Auction maybe?

We dont have those particular trucks available here for rent. All our HD has are vans. They have turned up in Central Canada for sale though. Im not sure if they are US vehicles or Canadian ones.

Maybe look on Auto Trader, that's where I saw the ones in Ontraio.

Thanks both of y'all. I just have never seen any of those trucks at an auction or a lot for sale.

 

[slowzuki]

If you search online the home depot flatbeds show up in lots at auctions frequently. Usually sell for 6000-9000. There are a few on used dealers lots around here with 17,000$ price tag on the window!!!!!!! Nuts, it can sit right there for that, its just a 2wd 5.4 superduty.

Re buying flatbeds in atlantic canada, there aren't a lot of cheap options, the shipping from the manufacturers in the midwest is expensive. Watch kijiji, every so often a nice one shows up in Halifax for 400-1500$.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

I have been seriously considering the 2014 or 2015 (yeah I day dream sometimes) 4500/5500 Ram's Supposedly, they are going to have an air ride option. That would be the cat's meow for ride quality in a HD pickup.