EquipmentWorld.com | February 2014
79
pro pickup
|
by Bruce W. Smith
FINISHING
TOUCHES
Adding custom graphics, GPS navigation, rearview camera
and helper springs ready for our Ram 2500HD for the road
Wrapping up the
SURVEYOR 1
Sweepstakes
Build
PART V
Editor's note:
This is the fifth in
a series of articles
on the outfitting
of the Surveyor 1
sweepstakes truck.
For previous articles
in this series, go to
hardworkingtrucks.
com.
Entries are still
being accepted for
a chance to win this
fully outfitted
truck. Go to
hard-
workingtrucks.com
to submit your entry.
L
ike most work trucks,
Surveyor 1 started off
as a base-model Ram
Truck 2500 SLT die-
sel crew cab 4x4. The
factory upgrades were few to
keep purchase costs minimized
while affording the occupants
the comfort and creature features
that would maximize their work
efficiency.
That meant no factory naviga-
tion system and reverse camera
– two items we wanted Surveyor
1 to have as a matter of increased
safety and efficiency in the field.
BACK-UP SAFETY
A back-up, or reverse, camera or
audible warning system is essen-
tial in this truck's setup because
the surveyor cargo management
system and bedcap combo blocks
the driver's view of what's behind
the truck.
