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The 4-Ton Combo Truck
New 17' G&E Combo Truck! Mine doesn't have the Galpin logo on it anymore.
The Ford F550 17' 4-ton truck is perfect for medium to large jobs, or where you need to light multiple smaller sets simultaneously. The truck itself has a massive lift gate, a full length box with attic, jockey boxes, wood slats, and a side door for easy access once the truck is unloaded.
The 4-ton truck carries enough equipment to light any webisode, short film, corporate video, industrial, small-to-medium commercial, and most indie features. With the optional 9-light MaxiBrutes and a 500 amp genie (CineRep/CineLight), you can light a city street.
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First of all, I LOVE LIGHTS. I am so passionate about lighting that I have managed to buy more lights than what fits on BOTH grip trucks put together (150+ lights total; 20 on the 1-ton, 46 on the 4-ton, and an additional 90+ lights in reserve). To reiterate: IF I SHOWED UP ON SET WITH BOTH GRIP TRUCKS LOADED, I STILL HAVE MORE STUFF THAT I DON'T HAVE SPACE FOR. Email me a list of "must haves" and a list of "if it fits on the truck it would be nice". Many times the last job has a different load out than what's listed here. Call ahead to verify that the truck is loaded with what you need.
For example:
DP Scenario 1 - "We're doing daylight interiors in a small living room, so bring two 1200 HMIs and four 4' x 4 Kinos, but leave all the tungsten at home. If you can fit a 575 HMI that would be nice but it's not necessary. I need to block out two windows with two floppies, so 10 c-stands is enough."
DP Scenario 2 - "We are shooting a music video on a small stage, and I need exactly 2 x 2ks, 4 x 1ks, 2 x 650s, 2 combo stands, 6 beefy babies, and 8 c-stands for flags. Bring 12 stingers since we are on house power only."
Secondly, I am always buying more stuff, so if there is something small you don't see here, give me a call and see if I have one. If I don't, I can sub-rent it from any of the local rental houses or one of my friends if my schedule permits it.| Ford F550 4-Ton Combo G&E Truck with 17' Box | ||
| Overall Length: 28' 8" | Box Length: 16' 6" | GVWR: 19,000 lbs |
| Overall Width: 8' 0" | Box Width: 7' 9" | Unladen: 11,140 lbs |
| Overall Height: 11' 2" | Box Height: 8' 0" | Payload: 7,860 lbs |
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Canon 7D |
35mm Prime Lenses |
Panasonic HVX-200 |
| Speedrail Camera Slider (OPTIONAL) | ||
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This indie skateboard slider rides on top of standard 1-¼ speedrail; it's length is limited only by the length of the speedrail under it. I carry 2', 3', 4', 6', 8', and 12' speedrail on the truck, allowing for 6 different slider lengths. |
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(1) Mitchel Slider |
(2) Speedrail-To-Combo Stand Adapters |
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| Car Mount (OPTIONAL) | ||
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A very flexible camera mount utilizing a machined aluminum cheeseplate with a built-in ball level and a variety of suction cups. Can support DSLRs all the way to Red One cameras and everything in between. Please allow 30-60 minutes for setup. |
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(1) Cheese-plate Leveling Mount |
(1) hot-shoe adapter with 5/8" pin |
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| Teleprompter (OPTIONAL) | ||
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15" 60/40 LCD Teleprompter (with operator). Laptop and tripod supplied. |
| Crystal Sync Honda EX5500 Watt Generator (OPTIONAL) | ||
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This 5500 watt "putt-putt" generator is suitable for operating base camps, laptops, and admin support. It can also power a single 1.2k HMI and 3 KinoFlos if needed. Gasoline billed as used. |
| Lighting & Electric | ||
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This is my normal working set. However, I also own an extra 90+ lights not on this list, such as 12k HMIs, 4k HMIs, 9-light MaxiBrutes, 10k and 5k tungsten fresnels, source fours, and dozens and dozens of additional smaller tungsten lamps (i.e. 11 more 1k fresnels, 13 more 650w fresnels, etc). Click here for the extra lights list. |
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HMI Lighting
Tungsten Fresnels
Tungsten Open Face |
Kino Flos
Electrical |
Distro |
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Dolly
Stands
1-1/4" Speedrail |
Grip
Light Control |
(1) 6x6 frame (breakdown) |
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--Tim