Well done Russ, I see its a diesel this time

 

my dad's new truck: 2015 F-250 CC SB 6.2 4.30

and my junk....

 

yes, the 4 welding trucks are 6.7's and the 3 12' flat beds for the same company are V10's all crew cab f-550's.

 

Nice dennis! My dad just got a 2013 F140 Fx4 loaded with a custom exhaust yestirday... love driving it lol

 

what engine?

 

thanks! he loves it. I drove it yesterday... it was a short trip, but that 6.2 4.30 combo feels strong.

 

Lookin good Dennis

 

It is strong. That combo handles my 37s while towing.

 

Dennis ... <<< one for each.

 

Its the 5.0? the V8 not the ecoboost but man that thing rides nice and has some pick up to it.

 

thanks guys yeah them new SD trucks are pretty slick. I told my dad he better hide the keys

 

Russ u got any build pics of those trucks? U said the beds are like 12' long. Did yall extend the frame or does it just overhang that far? If you have any good flatbed pics or ideas, check my flatbed thread. Just yanked the 8' rusted bed off my 99, looking at all kinds of builds and pics to get ideas on how to execute my build. Likely all wood, and I want the most flat area I can. Thinking 7' wide by 10 to maybe 12 long

 

They are F-550's ordered with 84" CA (cab to axle) so no frame alterations were needed on these units. They are 12' beds with custom rear bumpers and skirting.

No build pics since we built the beds a few months ago waiting for the trucks to show up...so this week has just been putting them on, bolting them down and welding up the bumpers/hitches.

The best thing to do would be not go over 8'6" in the length. the rule of thumb is 40/60 dont go over 60% of the length behind the rear axle.

 

Makes sense. I probably will do that. Ill still get more than 8 foot from the stock bed, because itll be a flat bed without all the stock bed sides and stuff using up space.

How much clearance you think I need to leave for suspension sag?

 

Have not fully abused my 250 but have handled all work duties easily enough.