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I built a wood flatbed because my oem bed was literally falling off the truck. It had hauled millions of lbs of firewood, compost, rock, dirt, lumber, logs, etc... It had been damaged by front end loaders, skid steers, and who knows what else. I had welded it back together many times and added more metal, but it finally bit the dust.
The new bed is doug fir and red oak. It is 8ft long and 7ft wide. The top and sides are 1.5" doug fir. The cross beams are 2 to 3.5" x 7" red oak. I made my own stake pockets because I didn't like any "off the shelf" pockets. I put a 10⁰ angle on the tops because I don't like catching my elbows on them. They are secured with 3/8" bolts. The timbers are mounted to the frame with 7/16" lag screws. The sides are mounted to the beams with 5/16" x 3" angle brackets and 7/16" bolts. The deck boards are secured with plenty of large deck screws. We oiled the entire thing with boiled linseed oil as we put it together. The headach rack is not done yet, but we will be finishing that as soon as this cold spell passes.
The finished bed should weigh just under 600 lbs with the headache rack and side boards.
Nice job ... I have the bed off mine while I'm rebuilding the engine doing some other work ... Been really tempted to put one together on mine but I'll wait 👍🏼
Bed looks so good I would now be looking for a newer, nicer looking chrome step bumper
Find a good used left fender and wash the cab
Looks like its ready for another million pounds
Have fun with it
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