Building a heavy duty Toyota service truck - Hino 145

[UZJ40]

I've always loved service trucks... I don't know why, but I guess the thought of being able to fix or do anything anywhere you are would be pretty awesome.

I did some welding work for a friend, and he gave me an F450 with a bad motor, but it had a really nice 12ft service bed on it with a 2,200lb crane and compressor/generator. So, I was on the lookout for a truck with a similar wheelbase and rear wheel placement.

Anyone that has seen my other vehicles knows it had to be a Toyota, and it had to be white.

I've never owned a Hino, but I've always been curious about them. This one popped up about an hour from me, so after taking my tape measure, I knew it would work perfect. I happily drove it home! Only 117,000 miles, so it should have plenty of life left!

Home, next to my smallest white Toyota truck -

The donor F450 -

Taking the bed off -

Fit SOOOO well on the Hino, I was extremely pleased! Rear wheels fit perfectly in the wheel wells. After new tires and tinted windows, it looks much better!

 

[UZJ40]

Here's a before of the driver's side cabinets. I will put the majority of heavy stuff over here to counteract the weight of the crane.

I bought the 27" USG box. It was about 3" too tall and 2" too deep, so I trimmed a lot off of it to make it fit in the largest bay -

This was all that was left -

It fit in the cabinet after all that trimming! Looks good next to the pack out stuff -

 

[UZJ40]

Loading up the box... hoping it stays this nice -

 

[UZJ40]

The air compressor was really nice.... 15 cfm, but the generator was 3,500 watts peak, and 2,500 continuous. I plugged my little Miller 140 in, and it barely welded. I knew it wasn't going to cut it. I found a really nice Miller Bobcat with only 240 hours on it. Even though this will easily run my little 140 or 210, I will need to learn how to stick weld as it will be easiest with this setup.

The compressor is now off, and I put a little pancake compressor in one of the passenger side compartments.

 

[2gbFlashDrive]

This is very neat

 

[thatcabledude]

Heck yeah!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

What are you going to use it for? Sweet truck.

 

[cruisermatt]

x2, is there a business plan for this? Seems like a lot of investment for private use only.

 

[duncanrm]

Very cool.. do you know what engine this truck has?

 

[UZJ40]

This is very neat

Heck yeah!

What are you going to use it for? Sweet truck.

x2, is there a business plan for this? Seems like a lot of investment for private use only.

Very cool.. do you know what engine this truck has?

Appreciate the comments fellas!

I do a lot of side work, all by word of mouth. Its mostly at the local airports around here. Not working on aircraft, but more like tugs, dollys, hangar doors, etc.
I also buy and sell a lot of stuff. A lot of it is medium sized equipment and tools. This truck will help me fix it on site, and do some further diagnostics before purchasing.

It's also a good backup plan in case I ever do need more income, and I can possibly advertise my services.

The engine is a J05D 4cyl 4.7L turbo diesel made by Hino. The transmission is an Aisin 450-43LE, which I believe some guys on the forum here have used in various applications.

Thanks again!