Okay, on to a more mellow subject. What is your dream rig, when cost is no object, and what is your dream rig when cost is important.
I have two rigs, that are basically the same in setup, but one is on a flatbed and the other is on a trailer.
The truck that I drive is a 2000 Ford Super Duty crew cab Lariat. I tow a 8 1/2 fot X 12 foot trailer rated at 10,000 lbs. The trailer has an expanded metal floor so that the water does not build up on the floor and so that the wood does not get saturated. I also ordered the trailer with recesed lighting so that I would not knock the lights off everytime I turned around, like I did with the last trailer I had. It has an RK-21 that now has a Honda 20 horse motor on it. This allows it to be rated at 5.6 GPM at 3500 PSI.
There are two 225 gallon water tanks side by side. That is why the trailer is so wide. They are plumbed together with a ball valve in between so that I can use one to store recaptured water if need be. There are three Mixed bed DI bottles that are plumbed into the tanks with a float valve to shut them off when the tanks are full.
On the back of the trailer is a Home Depot model Landa Cold Water washer. 5 at 3500 PSI. I also have a 400 watt generator that is going to be mounted on the back to power Lights and Recovery equipment. I have about 2000 watts of lights that I still need to mount on the trailer.
I store tools and spare parts in a pro tech Aluminum tool box that is on its bax, so that the lid flips up. It is only 18x18x36, but works well to keep stuff clean and dry.
I am going to mount aluminum tread brite on the sides in a couple of months. I had it on my last trailer and liked it because it gave it the appearance of being cleaner.
I also have a Chevy C-60, commonly called the Monster.
It is basically the same except the water tanks are 325's and the cold water washer is a 3@2000 model. The Rk-21 is also original, I.E. it still has the original 16 horse motor.
It has an automatic with an industrial 350 chevy. If I get to mountains it is slow going. The wheels are 22 inch semi wheels that are Chrome. It also has four ProTech Aluminum tool boxes mounted on the corners.
Now the dream rig is something more difficult. For me I would probably want something that had an oil fired motor, for efficiency. A better filtering system for recovered water. A little more water capacity and maybe a high capacity RO unit to cut down on the DI Usage.
There is not much else that I would change.
So, I have told you about mine. What about yours. If I had pictures I would post them. Unfortunately, I don't have a digital camera as yet, so no Pic's.
Let me here about it, and what you would change on your rig.
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