Flatbed recommendations?
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Mountain Pass
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Flatbed recommendations?
This seems to be one of those upgrades that not many people do, so there isn't much feedback out there. I'm looking at CM Truckbeds, simply because there are dealers a reasonable distance from me in North West FL. But I'm open to other brands as well. My requirements are : Long bed, Dually, Skirted bed with boxes in front and behind the rear axle, preferably Aluminum since my 5th wheel TH is pin heavy anyway. It looks like the ALSK model from CM is a good choice.
Anyone have:
1. Opinions or reviews of the CM Beds?
2. Opinions or reviews of a truck bed dealer in the Southeast that will install the bed for me (I will remove the old bed, but I do not have access to a welder to install the brackets). I don't mind traveling to find a good shop.
Anyone have:
1. Opinions or reviews of the CM Beds?
2. Opinions or reviews of a truck bed dealer in the Southeast that will install the bed for me (I will remove the old bed, but I do not have access to a welder to install the brackets). I don't mind traveling to find a good shop.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Not as far west as I want
There are plenty of CM beds mounted to trucks all sorts of places. There isn't much to go wrong with on a flatbed. If a company is in the business of selling flatbeds, they usually mount them for you. It amounts to how it is put together, how good are the welds, hinges and latches and wiring. That is about all there is to a truck body.
I had a flatbed on a couple of pickups. It was okay. Anymore a regular box serves me just fine.
I had a flatbed on a couple of pickups. It was okay. Anymore a regular box serves me just fine.
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Mountain Pass
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From: NWFL
There are plenty of CM beds mounted to trucks all sorts of places. There isn't much to go wrong with on a flatbed. If a company is in the business of selling flatbeds, they usually mount them for you. It amounts to how it is put together, how good are the welds, hinges and latches and wiring. That is about all there is to a truck body.
I had a flatbed on a couple of pickups. It was okay. Anymore a regular box serves me just fine.
I had a flatbed on a couple of pickups. It was okay. Anymore a regular box serves me just fine.
Lead Driver
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Hmmmm, well Mister, CM makes some good truck beds. I reckon a feller would do aight with one of them, as Carl would say. One of my favorite movies, by the way. We have had two flatbeds with the CM beds. Our current one is on a '15 3500 HD regular cab diesel. It is about 11-12' long with the dog-eared rear end for gooseneck and 5th wheel clearance. It has the headache rack with the round horizontal members vs the expanded metal that was in the first one. This is a real nice improvement because doesn't create near the wind noise as the expanded metal. It has full LED lighting as well as rub rails with stake pockets. Ours is steel and the finish is holding real well. This one came on the truck but if I were in the market for a truck bed I would strongly consider this brand. They have a large dealer network so you shouldn't have an issue finding one, especially here in Florida. The one you have picked out looks very nice. Good luck in your search.
Fleet Mechanic
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I have a simple CM SS bed. No complaints here it was a leftover 2013 model before they switched to the led lights and B&W hitches. Try to get the weights of the aluminium vs steel for the same exact bed. I wanted one with skirts and boxes but ended up getting mine at a discount as a leftover.
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