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Some welding trucks for your perusal

Karl kostman

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Very nice fabrication and the layout is of your tools looks so very organized and accessible , a whole lot of thought went into your planning!! I have 1 question on the hummer welding setup, how does the hummer handle the load I mean from a power standpoint? Most all the hummers I have ever driven struck me as being very gutless and cumbersome. How does your welding version do?
 

deathrowdave

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Man those were the days , spent 35 years in the gas and liquid propane moving industry . Those are some of the nicest best laid out trucks I have ever seen , After 14 or 16 hours of climbing in and out of a bad designed truck , you will understand why , take your time and lay it out for your type of usage. The days of the old 1 ton with a welder thrown in the back are over . Great great idea to repurpose military stuff , best bang for the buck by far . Myself , it has to have a Cummins to work for me . But that’s just me .
 

Lothar

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Sincere thanks for the compliments. I haven't done much work on the truck lately. Just a brush guard and a lightbar up front that I plan to use for support of a roof rack. I already posted these pics on the what have you done to your hmwv lately thread but here they are again. Chucky, I would love to have a 5 ton project someday. Currently, I am attempting to get a bunch of things sold so I can move to South Carolina or somewhere near there. Hope to put up a shop there and get to putting some more trucks together.
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Lothar

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Great looking truck, how does it handle with the extra weight in the back? And how is the acceleration?

Thank you
It appears I am reaching the weight limit as there is currently about 1 inch sag from front to rear but it handles good and with the Duramax, the acceleration is still quite ridiculous.
 
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