Arbtruck storage solutions

Just a few modifications/storage solutions for my Landrover Arbtruck

 

Pole pruners and rake mounted on chip flap with quick fists, also a 5lt jerry can holder also does a pretty good job of holding a 2 stroke can

 

Under the passenger seat I've managed to fit a set of jump leads and a bottle jack next to the battery

the bottle jack is wrapped in foam to stop it banging around

 

In the drivers side under body storage box I've got a socket set, spanner role, can of WD40, marking spray and a tool bag

 

Tool bag has most of the things yours likely to need, including some fencing tools for when you need to take down (or repair!) a fence, there is also spare chains for all the saws

 

 

The passenger side box has 2 cans of Aspen, a spill kit and bottle of engine oil

 

Vehicle mounted vice (cover)

Found a use for an old dry bag

Fits nicely over the vice and should stop it getting too rusty as well as keeping it clean(ish)

Jerry can holder

Just making the most of the available space in my new truck with this 10lt jerry can holder

 

Tucked away out of site it can only be accessed when the bed is tipped up, no excuse for running out of diesel in the chipper now!

Vehicle mounted vice

I've always wanted to mount a Vice to the various vehicles I've owned/used but either never got round to it, never had a suitable place for it or never intended to keep the vehicle long enough to bother.

Well as I'm hopefully going to keep my new truck for quite a few years I decided to finally get around to putting one on it. It took a while to find somewhere suitable to put it, needed to be at the right height but not get in the way with a solid fixing.

This is what I came up with

Pictures are fairly self explanatory, basically one tube fits inside the other with a wing nut type bolt to secure it in place, and then when not in use the whole thing gets twisted 90 degrees and slides in out of the way. 

Arb Trucks

This has always been a bit of an issue for me. I used to mostly freelance climb, so would make do with a small van. Then when I started getting a fews more of my own jobs I got a discovery and a bigger trailer, then a chipper.

The 'disco'

I was then stuck with the issue of what to do with the chip, as a lot of the time you can't get away with chipping on site. 

The trouble was a lot of my work needed off road access so a normal transit type tipper was never going to fit the bill. I already ran 2 vehicles as I needed a car as well and just couldn't justify running 3.

So in the end I did the inevitable and brought a landy tipper. This one to be precise:

The 'old girl' (it was an F reg (1989) after all!

This was fine, and once I'd put high sides on it served me well. The trouble was it being a standard 110 it was only plated to just over 3 ton, the tipper was off a transit, steel and very heavy. So realistically the payload was pretty pants. That coupled with the complete lack of tool storage, meant I was continually on the look out for a better solution. 

Unfortunately Landy tippers are a bit like hens teeth, so you don't have much of a choice and they get snapped up pretty quick when they do become available. So instead I went down the road of having one built to my spec by the guys at The Defender Centre

The 'new beast'

Just a couple of pics, I plan on doing a full write up once I've used it a bit and fully tested it out. Needless to say first impressions are very good and can't really find fault with the build quality or customer service.