mini-tractor

[f.boyle]

has any body turned their truck into a mini tractor?pics? for instance a headboard, tool boxes, goose neck/fifth wheel coupler and fenders. just like a tractor truck. I think I might do this any opinions?

Frank



Sorry left out the dual stacks!!!

 

[SOOT]

Heres as close as mine gets,

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Look at my pics in readers rigs for more.

 

[RHARVEY]

I would love to change out the stock bed and get one of those Western Hauler beds. I checked on the price of one and I nearly fell out of the chair. . WOW they are high...

On the Western Hauler website there is a picture of a black Dodge that looks sooooooooo smooth... . That is the way I want me truck to look



Rick

 

[bmoeller]

I did see a Ford F-350 a couple of yrs. ago. It had a fifth wheel from a big truck mounted on it. No fenders.

 

[f.boyle]

so your telling me that no tdr member has a mini-tractor? I may have to do this thats horrable!!:--) only thing is then i can never do any thing but tow! :{ I don't know if the ol'cummins would like that!!:-laf

Chainsaw

 

[ISBPilot]

Have a few things in common with the big rigs!



Don't have the push bar on anymore, it's for sale. Blocked the view of the front running lights too much.



Todd



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[QRTRHRS]

Todd, nice rig. Is the bed a one off? I passed up on a similar one when I bought my 97' with an Eby flatbed. I was scared of ripping things up because I am always in crud. Once you have a utility type of bed, the standard box just won't do.

 

[f.boyle]

ISBpilot nice trucks well done!!!

Chainsaw

 

[ISBPilot]

Thanks guys..........

QRTRHRS... .



I had this bed built from scratch. I will add another picture of the driver side that explains why. I use a wheelchair due to a rodeo accident with a bareback horse back in 93'. The box in the picture below is the storage space for my wheelchair, it is activated by a hydraulic cylinder controlled by door mounted switches. The bed itself is diamond plate on top with a spray on bedliner and smooth plate sides. Tool boxes and storage on both sides. Gooseneck and receiver tube are welded into 1" plate that runs from side to side the width of the frame. There are a few minor changes I would make but like the idea of not having to worry about being hit from behind!!



Todd



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[QRTRHRS]

Todd, I guess there is not much I can say without sounding condescending other than you are proof of the human spirit and I am impressed that you have overcome a tragic incident. I don't know that I could do the same.

 

[ISBPilot]

QRTRHRS... .





Thanks, but I'm just gettin' by. Used to I would climb or jump over a fence, now I just have to find a gate or in this case build one My wife tells people, "he ain't handicapped, he just can't walk!" Which is true for the most part. If somebody would have told me what I would be doing now, before I got hurt, I would have said I couldn't do it either. But ya just never know until you have to, and then you will suprise yourself and others too.



Todd

 

[f.boyle]

ISB- I think that you have deffinitely shown, when push comes to shove push back!!!

 

[LeeNH]

ISB:

Thats a slick little storage box for the wheel chair, nice planning on that one!

I was wondering how you get from the chair on the platform to the drivers seat? also curious what the upright 'poles' are for next to the drivers seat?

I know a guy who was a line worker, got hit with power up on the pole, blew him off, blew off both his arms, and some toes... he has a toyota 4 runner that was set up for him to drive... he had small part of his left upper arm left, so there were toggle contols on the drivers door to operate with that, and the throttle pedal had a round disc with a stirrup to do the steering/throttle with the right foot... . talk about driving lessons!

I always thought that would be an interesting business... . adapting machines/autos for use with people who cant use them otherwise.

 

[ISBPilot]

f. boyle... ... most days I'm happy to hold my ground, some days I gain a little:-laf



LeeNH... ..... to explain a little, I am a T-10 para. Which means I still have all upper body use just not in my legs. Here is the process I use to load up. Between the upright poles next to the driver's seat, there is a foldout platform (I covered it with cowhide). I transfer onto the cowhide seat, then roll my chair onto the door on the bed. Using a door mounted set of momentary switches I raise the door on the bed, which rolls the chair up into the box and secures it in the storage box. I hit another switch which raises the cowhide seat I am sitting on. The upright poles are part of this seat. The front pole houses an upright screw which is turned by a motor mounted under the cab, the rear pole is a slide which holds and stabalizes the back of the seat. I raise this seat up and transfer into the driver's seat, then lower this seat and close the door. My pedals are controlled by a handle located under the steering column and to the left. In the picture it looks like a small black circle under the steering wheel. I puch in toward the dash to mash the brake and pull down toward my leg for fuel. This system has been in my truck since I bought it new in 99' and I have only had to replace a couple of actuators on the wheelchair door.



I also have a pair of driving sticks made from dowel rods, pipe t-fittings, a coat hook and a rubber leg cap. I use them for vehicles that are not equiped with a handle like mine. They make for some interesting conversation.



Todd

 

[ISBPilot]

Next project...........

LeeNH... ... . talking about adapting other equipment, I plan to make some tractor modifications also. I live on part of my Grandparents farm where I grew up. There are three tractors, two of which are used for field work and to tend to cattle in the winter. I have some plans to build lifts and controls for at least one of them. Just need some time a little money to afford to have the stuff built. I currently use a fourwheeler and mostly just supervise the big jobs, which is good, but would like to get back on one myself sometimes. The small jobs I handle off the fourwheeler, like mending fence, putting out sack feed in calf feeders, dumping range cubes to cows, opening gates and herding cows from one field to the next.



Todd