Show Me Your Racks (Stake Bed Racks That Is)
#48
Okay, I'm going to revive this seriously dead thread. Just got my truck, and I'd like to see what more people have done!
I have a '53 F100, and the stake bed (unknown aftermarket) is not currently attached. And honestly, I'm not sure how to attach it. There's the curve in the frame over the rear axle that I have to deal with; my bed is currently teeter-tottering on this hump. Any pointers for mounting?
I have a '53 F100, and the stake bed (unknown aftermarket) is not currently attached. And honestly, I'm not sure how to attach it. There's the curve in the frame over the rear axle that I have to deal with; my bed is currently teeter-tottering on this hump. Any pointers for mounting?
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#53
Okay, I'm going to revive this seriously dead thread. Just got my truck, and I'd like to see what more people have done!
I have a '53 F100, and the stake bed (unknown aftermarket) is not currently attached. And honestly, I'm not sure how to attach it. There's the curve in the frame over the rear axle that I have to deal with; my bed is currently teeter-tottering on this hump. Any pointers for mounting?
I have a '53 F100, and the stake bed (unknown aftermarket) is not currently attached. And honestly, I'm not sure how to attach it. There's the curve in the frame over the rear axle that I have to deal with; my bed is currently teeter-tottering on this hump. Any pointers for mounting?
I wish I had pictures of it....
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Merc, what do you suggest I use to keep the lumber from rotting, since I shouldn't used PT wood?
I've also heard of using hockey pucks as spacers (old/cheap trick for body lifts that I guess would apply here). Just drill a hole in the middle for the bolts to pass through. Granted, that wouldn't provide support for the length of the bed/frame, but I don't plan to haul super heavy stuff, so the steel frame of the bed should support the minimal weight just fine. But hockey pucks are dense enough that they don't really compress, and they aren't likely to rot any time soon...
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#59
Well, I think this is an F4 and not an F3, and it's a 51, but that wouldn't matter. The stakes were painted the body color. The stakes were shipped from the plant stacked on the bed. I have an image of that somewhere.
Oh, here's a 52 Merc brochure with the smaller trucks on it. I think the bottom right M3 would be like your F3 bed.
Oh, here's a 52 Merc brochure with the smaller trucks on it. I think the bottom right M3 would be like your F3 bed.
#60
You make a stamtement that I'd like to corroborate (just to let you know you are right) and ask a question that I feel semi-qualified to tackle....
It has steel supports painted same color as the truck.
What would be the correct factory look for the side rails?
Yes, you are correct: F1 had wooden uprights, F2+ had steel uprights (the vertical portion of the rack).
The factory published specs in the dealer handbook (kind of a "back of the envelope" cheat sheet for the sales guys to carry while pitching), and a few other spots. I have the 24 page glossy sales brochure from 1948 - so here's that... Sorry, don't have any other years, 1948's my baby.
Magazine advertisement didn't quite match though, they show the top rail matching all the way up to the top of the cab.
June 18th, 1948 Us News Page 29:
My favorite pic is the Edgewater NJ factory taken in 1949, these are all big trucks F2+ size (courtesy of the Bergen County NJ Historical society, someone else shared here before):
It has steel supports painted same color as the truck.
What would be the correct factory look for the side rails?
Yes, you are correct: F1 had wooden uprights, F2+ had steel uprights (the vertical portion of the rack).
The factory published specs in the dealer handbook (kind of a "back of the envelope" cheat sheet for the sales guys to carry while pitching), and a few other spots. I have the 24 page glossy sales brochure from 1948 - so here's that... Sorry, don't have any other years, 1948's my baby.
Magazine advertisement didn't quite match though, they show the top rail matching all the way up to the top of the cab.
June 18th, 1948 Us News Page 29:
My favorite pic is the Edgewater NJ factory taken in 1949, these are all big trucks F2+ size (courtesy of the Bergen County NJ Historical society, someone else shared here before):