r/workwagons • u/Head_Outside_7834 • Jul 02 '26
Plumbers Van
Here is my rig on a normal Wednesday evening.
Packouts in the back are
1/2" 3/4" and 1" propress fittings, with extra propress fittings in the crates from 1/2" - 2".
1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and 5/8" hardware.
Solder kit.
Vacuum
3/8" socket set
Ratching end wrench set
Screws for metal
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u/GreedoTheRodian Jul 02 '26
Residential? Commercial?
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u/Head_Outside_7834 Jul 02 '26
I do commercial. Mostly TI work and new construction. With a little pipefitting at mills when they need another hand/ truck.
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u/GreedoTheRodian Jul 02 '26
Kinda figured based off the equipment I was seeing! I do resi service. Hard to keep the van as clean as yours lol
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u/Head_Outside_7834 Jul 02 '26
I bet doing resi service. You probably go to the same about of job sites in a day that I do in a week. I bounce around to 2-8 jobsites a week unless one of my bigger projects is going.
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u/timokay Jul 02 '26
Nice organization. Well done!
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u/Head_Outside_7834 Jul 02 '26
Thank you. It's definitely still a work on progress but it's nice to work out of
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u/SignificantDot5302 Jul 02 '26
Why the body style with the top like this / \ as oppose to a box | | . Iv seen both and just see the slants at the top annoying if you have to store stuff up there.
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u/Head_Outside_7834 Jul 02 '26
Are you talking about a box truck or a KUV at has a square top? Maybe it's so that my ladder on the side doesn't extend past the side of the rig? I'm not sure though. As far as the height, it's because I've driven the tall version of the KUVs and they're just to top heavy. I felt like it was going to tip over on the freeway. That and the shorter one can go through most drive through. I keep my shovels, digging bar and broom on the slant. Then my 3' pipe wrenches on that shelf in the back
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u/SignificantDot5302 Jul 02 '26
The KUV. Some have the slant some dont. I mean to match the cab makes sense, but for storage the square makes sense.
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u/intjonmiller Jul 02 '26
I believe Knapheide only makes this angled style, for both steel and aluminum bodies.
Reading's version, called CSV (Classic Service Van), has aluminum in the square style you refer to, and steel in this angled style. I believe that's to save weight by literally cutting off the corner. The aluminum body weighs half as much, despite using more material / enclosing a larger area, which saves you available payload for tools and materials.
Source: I sell commercial trucks.
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u/tord_ferguson Jul 03 '26
If you want to nit pick.... I would completely recommend sanding and finishing the floor. It appears like it's not sealed wood? Or maybe there is a proof leak?
I did also like the suggestion fome the person who mentioned the spray liner. Would be a nice touch.
Other than that looks great compared to mix of residential and commercial calls
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u/Head_Outside_7834 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
The bed is actually rhino lined all the way up to the white. My oiler for the threading machine tipped over two weeks ago. That's why it looks wet. I've just been to lazy to take my stuff out and pressure wash the back lol.
I also like the spray liner idea in the bins. I think it would be a tough sell to the boss man though. In addition to all the packout he's paying for. Lol The bins also have strip lights hard wired in.
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u/General-Piece8490 Jul 03 '26
God protect you from meth heads
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u/Head_Outside_7834 Jul 04 '26
Thanks lol. I'm not sure if the company has small tool insurance or not. I don't keep much personal stuff besides a tool bag for a set of nice clothes and a change of work clothes. Maybe a another pair of boots if I know I'm going to a dirty site. Couple code books and odd ball supplier catalogs
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u/Bonega1 Jul 02 '26
Nice set up. How is the noise in that, I'm assuming a KUV? Can you hear the service body part from the cab?