Alex do me a favor give me the height measurement in your truck. When you get a chance.
I’ have to figure out what height I’m going to have on a set up
Need to fit it in my garage. 83” is max I can go.
Alex, what made you decide to go with a truck? I have a truck but am seriously thinking a van would be a much better choice.
(Completely unrelated side-note: just in case you haven’t heard of it, look into ceramic coating your new truck if you haven’t already. Just did it on my new Mazda3 and love it. Would do this on any new vehicle from now on.)
I haven’t figured out the total yet. This time next year is when I’m freed up to allocate money toward this.
Probably 275 gsllon buffer. Hydroteck hot water skid. 4 reels
2-or 3 - 50 gsllon chem tanks.
Those will be the heaviest of things.
My guess is between 3500-4000 lbs
But there’s no guessing , I have to figure it out. Don’t know what the unit weighs, nor the reels yet. Buffer is 2200. An Chem Tank’s filed up is 1200 for all 3.
I see the GVWR for a Tundra is 6700-7200. So I’m guessing I’m good 
What did they charge you for the Mazada. I got a quote for 1000 for my van. I passed on it , but hopefully won’t regret. So far I’m not 
The fumes an chem smells in a Van is the biggest deterrent
It was $450…but that’s cheaper than what most places charge. I would say $1000 sounds reasonable for a large vehicle. I don’t think you’ll regret saving the $1000…if you haven’t ceramic coated a vehicle before, you won’t know what you’re missing anyway. It’s definitely not a necessity.
On the other hand, it keeps the paint looking like new for around a decade, you never have to wax it ever (and you actually shouldn’t), it’s way easier and faster to clean. Tar and bugs come off with much less effort and no special chemicals. Water beads off of your windows as if you had treated them with rainex. The windows alone are worth the money to me as I was able to drive on the highway at night in the rain with better vision than ever before. They also do your headlights, any chrome, and even the wheels (and brake calipers if you want!). The wheels, especially, are such a blessing to have coated as now they come clean so easily. In fact, brake dust barely sticks to them in the first place. The place I went to even coats certain surfaces on the inside of your vehicle, like any shiny surfaces that could scratch easily and the touch screen on the infotainment unit.
If I ever get a truck again, I’m definitely coating the toolbox so it doesn’t get all corroded and ugly; same for the roof rack. You can even get your snowplow done, which prevents snow and ice from sticking to it and keeps it looking like new.
Oh and one more perk: you can wash the vehicle in below freezing weather. A friend of mine was amazed as he washed his coated truck in 8 degree weather. Nothing froze as the water just beaded right off the vehicle.
Anyway, just ignore what I wrote above, and you won’t regret not having it done. 
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My van is wrapped I was thinking about it , but maybe when I get the pickup I’ll do it.
Maybe I’ll look into for the wife’s car. Your a good salesman.
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I couldn’t post this on your other thread because I’m not a pwcr member, but in case you didn’t get the decal done yet, I thought I might post a picture of my truck. I think the standard arrangement they suggest for extended cab trucks looks awkward. I like a lot better how mine turned out, really using the full real estate of both doors. Of course, I’m biased since it’s mine and I designed it. Anyway, maybe it will trigger some ideas.
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Power washing and snow removal. I don’t plow, but snowblowers inside a van doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
I preferred power washing from an open trailer, minus the whole towing thing. So that’s what kind of got me thinking on doing a flatbed truck.
This was actually my first inspiration for doing a flatbed. Featured on the Mole & Jersey show:
Then there’s the fact that Toyota doesn’t make a commercial van for the US market.
4wd is a necessity in my area, especially with snow removal. The ground clearance is also nice.
Come to the darkside (PWR). All the cool kids are over there 
I’ll check into the ceramic coating. Sounds interesting.
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Oh, and the truck has been lettered for awhile now.
It’s 74” to the top of the hose reels. Add on a ladder or two and you should still be able to keep it around 80” I think.
Curious why you need such a big buffer tank? I don’t think I’d want to drive with more than 2k lbs on the back of Tundra (I think even that much is exceeding its rated capacity). And you’ll want to add air bags, regardless.
@innocentbystander on the pwr forum swears by service bodies for power washing. If I had gotten a Tundra instead of a Tacoma, that’s probably the way I would’ve gone.
I’m going to be getting an 8GPM. You think a smaller Buffer would work ?
I’m not set on a Tundra. I have to figure out what would work with what I want.
From what I’ve reseaeched they say the Tundras GVWR are rated for 6700-7200 lbs
The F250s are rated for 10,000 so I could look into that also. I got a year to figure this all out 
I’m closely watching what your doing 
I have been researching this myself as well. I am looking at a F350 with the dual rear wheels. Even that truck only has a payload capacity of 7500. When I added up all my gear (in my head) and 200 gal of water and it was close to 4000. I wouldn’t want to carry that much water in a truck. small than a 350 with the dual wheels. That’s me though.
I want to run two machines, roof setup, 50 gal chems, 25 gal ds tank etc. it adds up quick .
Joe
I know many guys use a smaller tank with their 8 gpm machines. It depends on what kind of water supplies you use.
That’s for sure 
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Ya I got GVWR confused with pay load. 
F350 is what I would have to go with. Dam there costly. 
What models are you looking at ? What prices are you seeing ?
Like I said I’m in the figurine stage of this. With everything, Vechile, an equipment. I was def figuring wrong. Lol😂
I have been looking for something with around 100,000 miles on it about 10-12 years old. Seems to be running in the 5k-8k range. Of course there are a lot of factors there. I have had two diesels but I would probably go with a gas truck for this one. It will be a work only truck and most of my work is within 15 minutes. I would hope I could get 5 years out of the truck before I had to make a change. I am figuring 2k for the build out.
Joe
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How much do those reels weigh that you have stacked ?
According to the spec sheets, the manual reels are supposed to be 36 lbs each (but they felt really light - wish I weighed them), and the electrics are 63 lbs for the 1/2” model and 71 lbs for the 1” (which sounds about right. Heavy suckers)
The stainless stacking brackets and plumbing probably add another 20-30 lbs all together. The 1” super swivel alone probably weighs 2 lbs.
So I’m thinking 230-ish total weight before hoses.
When the build is complete, I plan on taking the truck to the transfer station and getting it weighed. That’ll tell me how much water I can carry 
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Small update: added a camp water heater for some early spring window cleaning:
This isn’t the one I got, but this company has a sweet deal on camp water heaters right now. $99 shipped:
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