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I can picture us being in the local bar after copying the use of that real nice looking wood, chatting up young ladies half our age...."Why yes, that is my old truck out there. You like it, huh? Let me tell you about the bed wood...It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae.
Hey, where'd she go???"
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5th Wheeling
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From: Charlotte, NC
Cliff Clavin image is in my head explaining the fine characteristics of padauk and its origins!
Pete, due to the oily nature of padauk I did not feel the need to seal the underside. I also did not seal the marine plywood, the vacuum wipers are a huge deterrent from driving in the rain
Pete, due to the oily nature of padauk I did not feel the need to seal the underside. I also did not seal the marine plywood, the vacuum wipers are a huge deterrent from driving in the rain
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From: Northville, MI
Cliff Clavin image is in my head explaining the fine characteristics of padauk and its origins!
Pete, due to the oily nature of padauk I did not feel the need to seal the underside. I also did not seal the marine plywood, the vacuum wipers are a huge deterrent from driving in the rain
Pete, due to the oily nature of padauk I did not feel the need to seal the underside. I also did not seal the marine plywood, the vacuum wipers are a huge deterrent from driving in the rain
Black vacuum reservoir
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I took my wiper motor apart and cleaned it too. It still is not as good as electric wipers but the space behind the dash was too tight for me to get my big hands up inside to hook things up.
Mountain Pass
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From: SW Washington State
I am curious, is the subflooring plywood needed? I dont think I have seen this done in my short time looking at pictures and video's?
my bed is still standing on it end, and somewhat of a rusty mess, have not started on that part yet.
Is the plywood a good idea when I start putting it back together?
my bed is still standing on it end, and somewhat of a rusty mess, have not started on that part yet.
Is the plywood a good idea when I start putting it back together?
Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Central PA
I am curious, is the subflooring plywood needed? I dont think I have seen this done in my short time looking at pictures and video's?
my bed is still standing on it end, and somewhat of a rusty mess, have not started on that part yet.
Is the plywood a good idea when I start putting it back together?
my bed is still standing on it end, and somewhat of a rusty mess, have not started on that part yet.
Is the plywood a good idea when I start putting it back together?
Logistics Pro
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,685
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From: Northville, MI
I am curious, is the subflooring plywood needed? I dont think I have seen this done in my short time looking at pictures and video's?
my bed is still standing on it end, and somewhat of a rusty mess, have not started on that part yet.
Is the plywood a good idea when I start putting it back together?
my bed is still standing on it end, and somewhat of a rusty mess, have not started on that part yet.
Is the plywood a good idea when I start putting it back together?
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My 56 panel had plywood in it from the factory and when I removed it it was as good as any plywood you'd buy today. I'm sure it was marine grade and painted both sides..
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And it didn't get rain and water from the inside.....
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5th Wheeling
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From: Charlotte, NC
As I stated in my original post, somewhere in my truck’s life angle iron was welded around the perimeter of the bed. That made a lip on the bed sides, and it raised the floor height. Removing the angle iron was much harder than working around it (for me) and my solution was marine plywood sub floor to get a level surface. Some sort of a sub floor was needed in front and behind the wheel arch in the frame. The type of wood used in the bed and the marine plywood sub floor will easily last until I’m long in the grave. Now different climates than mine, and more robust use in wet weather could cause an issue with the marine grade plywood over time I agree.
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