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I'm trying to understand what's the load the tie down points in the bed of a super duty are rated for. I mean the four hooks at each corner in the bed.
I can't seem to find reference to that. Thoughts or feedback from personal experience would be appreciated.
Thanks
What are you trying to tie down? I have never seen a rating for them but they are just mounted in thin aluminum.
I use mine all the time, mostly just the back one since my toolbox makes getting to the front ones a gymnastics event. I use them mostly to secure fuel jugs, chain saws and such things usually under 200 lbs on a pair of them.
I would like to know too. Reason why is the military grade Ford marketing material has a tendency to tear.
I haven't had any problems with the alumaduty... I regularly strap firewood in the bed, sometimes using the box link mostly just a strap under the bed rail. Then I bounce it down rough roads to get it home and I can't find any signs of damage. I regularly strap a 500 lb snowmobile into the back using the hooks in question to secure it then banzai up rough roads to where it gets unloaded. I have not seen a "tendency to tear" in my use, which I suspect is harsher than most...
Part # on the ones in the bed of my truck comes back at 350lb tension rating. Ive bent/pulled those anchor points with only a 2" ratchet strap on every generation of SuperDuty I've had.
I haven't had any problems with the alumaduty... I regularly strap firewood in the bed, sometimes using the box link mostly just a strap under the bed rail. Then I bounce it down rough roads to get it home and I can't find any signs of damage. I regularly strap a 500 lb snowmobile into the back using the hooks in question to secure it then banzai up rough roads to where it gets unloaded. I have not seen a "tendency to tear" in my use, which I suspect is harsher than most...
That's good to know. Reason why I'm asking is on our previous '17 truck one of our DB work hands threw a T post into the truck and punctured a hole in the bed panel adjacent to the cab.
Probably better than the crappy plastic ones that are better located.
These 4 corner tie downs used to be large chrome ones on the steel beds unless you got the factory spray in bed liner. Now all are the flimsy pot metal with or without oem spray in bed liner. I have used both types of these 4 to hold down 60 to 75 bag pallets of mulch. The one on the tailgate is for opening beer bottles or holding firm 4x8 sheets of plywood or Sheetrock - no torsional twist.
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I'm trying to understand what's the load the tie down points in the bed of a super duty are rated for. I mean the four hooks at each corner in the bed.
I can't seem to find reference to that. Thoughts or feedback from personal experience would be appreciated.
Thanks
I hauled my '08 Suzuki Boulevard M-109R2 which is nearly 8 feet long and close to 800lbs four cornered in my 2020 Superduty 2,200 miles and had no problems until I went to unload. The truck held up fine, but my bike bottomed out on the tailgate step lip while going down the ramp.
I haven't had any problems with the alumaduty... I regularly strap firewood in the bed, sometimes using the box link mostly just a strap under the bed rail. Then I bounce it down rough roads to get it home and I can't find any signs of damage. I regularly strap a 500 lb snowmobile into the back using the hooks in question to secure it then banzai up rough roads to where it gets unloaded. I have not seen a "tendency to tear" in my use, which I suspect is harsher than most...
Some really pretty real estate in the photo and that is a serious bar on that chain saw, yikes.
I'm trying to understand what's the load the tie down points in the bed of a super duty are rated for. I mean the four hooks at each corner in the bed.
I can't seem to find reference to that. Thoughts or feedback from personal experience would be appreciated.
Thanks
I haven't damaged one of those, but I do know if you use the other ones, make sure the tailgate is closed, or the bed sides might get tweaked! I use a 4" strap to tie down pallets of pellets, and have had the tailgate jam trying to close it.
Dont get that confused with low standards. The entire world of manufacturing is after the lowest bidder but there is still a standard to meet. Now if that standard is insufficient then there is a problem even the highest bidder isnt going to solve.
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