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RE: Anyone use a box truck?

Roof Cleaning Severna Park MD · guest

Definitely pops better on black. I work out of a 6.5' bed and it is definitely a tight squeeze..

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Ugly Shingles wrote:
We started with a trailer then moved into a box truck and now we are moving into a truck. The trailer worked great it just wasn't our style so we grabbed a box truck which also worked great but it was to big and cumbersome so we are going to try just working out of a 6 1/2 foot truck bed...ouch! Currently we are designing our tank and aluminum rack system.
I will miss the rolling box truck billboard. We would watch people dial our number as they were driving along side us then all of a sudden our phone would ring hopefully that will still happen.
We were undecided between black or white truck but we think the logos will pop better on the black?

Put it on the black! Besides, you can fit that truck in your garage, so if you don't drive through puddles it won't need to be washed too often. My p/u truck is black over gray & the gray bottom is a blessing.

Mr Maintenance · Dec 18, 2011

White and Black look good. Losing the moving bill board would keep me up at night, but those graphics are catchy , almost need sunglasses . Is it realistic to work out of a 6.5 truck bed. Only reason i ask is because i have a truck with 6.5 bed and i thought it wasnt enough room.

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Dec 18, 2011

I have a 6.5 foot bed. Plenty of room for roof cleaning. Not enough though too add a pressure washer.

Mr Maintenance · Dec 19, 2011

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 wrote:
I have a 6.5 foot bed. Plenty of room for roof cleaning. Not enough though too add a pressure washer.

Are you running 12v or Air. Im just looking to add roof cleaning son i have no need for a PW. Would like to know what tank or tanks size you have. thanks

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Dec 19, 2011

Brian feel free to call. I have a 125 gallon tank. 12 volt pump. Ladder racks or a cap will help but when I first bought my truck I was using the werner little giant type ladder and that took up extra room in the bed. Depending on the size of roofs you're cleaning you should be able to carry enough sh to easily clean 5 roofs.

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We miss our box truck! It worked out great.

Mr Maintenance · Dec 20, 2011

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 wrote:
Brian feel free to call. I have a 125 gallon tank. 12 volt pump. Ladder racks or a cap will help but when I first bought my truck I was using the werner little giant type ladder and that took up extra room in the bed. Depending on the size of roofs you're cleaning you should be able to carry enough sh to easily clean 5 roofs.

Tom, Thanks and i will try to call.

Jason LWRC · Guest

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Jason LWRC · Guest

Sorry for the oversized pics, but these are before pics of my box truck I'm setting up for spring.

Jason LWRC · Guest

At first I was fighting the yellow but the more I look at it I think black vinyl graphics might look pretty cool. I'm still looking to put some kind of lining inside for preventative maintenance as well as some sort of ventilation in the roof to exhaust the SH fumes. Any ideas would be appreciated, I'm still deciding on the layout in the back as far as where I should put what. I think I'm pretty sure she's gonna get fitted with an air/all-flow system which adds more fumes into the equation. She's a 20 ft diamond in the rough and boy am I excited.

Art O · Guest

Holly shit Jason

Boy could I put a Shop in there

Jason LWRC · Guest

Art, I'm excited about all the space, just trying to decide how to use it best. This cold snap in Indiana has slowed down my work on her for now.

Art O · Guest

Just plug in a electric heater. It will heat the inside in no time. I had one of them back in the day. Great to work out of. I even had a bathroom in mine. I cut a clorox bottle in half and conected a hose to it and stuck it threw the floor. The good ol days

Roof Cleaning Tallahassee · Guest

Jason LWRC wrote:
Art, I'm excited about all the space, just trying to decide how to use it best. This cold snap in Indiana has slowed down my work on her for now.

That rig is going to be one hell of a rolling bill board with tons of advertising space.

Liberty SoftWash · Jan 3, 2012

Art O wrote:
Just plug in a electric heater. It will heat the inside in no time. I had one of them back in the day. Great to work out of. I even had a bathroom in mine. I cut a clorox bottle in half and conected a hose to it and stuck it threw the floor. The good ol days

The good old days, just made me laugh!!!!

Art O · Guest

Roof Cleaning By A&E wrote:
Art O wrote:
Just plug in a electric heater. It will heat the inside in no time. I had one of them back in the day. Great to work out of. I even had a bathroom in mine. I cut a clorox bottle in half and conected a hose to it and stuck it threw the floor. The good ol days
The good old days, just made me laugh!!!!

All that Budwiser had to go some place.

A to Z · Deleted

Art O wrote:
Just plug in a electric heater. It will heat the inside in no time. I had one of them back in the day. Great to work out of. I even had a bathroom in mine. I cut a clorox bottle in half and conected a hose to it and stuck it threw the floor. The good ol days

That visual will haunt my dreams forever! Lol jk Gotta do what you gotta do. That box truck is a beast, gotta love the huge rolling billboard. Take advantage of it!

Tom C · Guest

With that truck if the roof cleaning biz fails you can sublet it to the FBI for a surveillance vehicle!

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