Pick-up box split
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Pick-up box split
Has this happened to anybody else? I have a '99 F-250 4WD PSD. Owned since new and it jsut turned 90,000 miles. the pick-up box split from top to bottom just behind the cab on the driver's side. I mean all the way to the bottom of the sheet metal. I guess the Headache Rack was too much for the box. Man, is this body sheet metal thin! I may have wrapped Thanksgiving leftover turkey in something heavier!!! So, it now appears that I will have to pull the box off the frame and reinforce the front of the box with thicker plate steel. I want to keep the box as I have two other flatbeds and like a pick-up. Anybody have any ideas of how to prevent this from happening?
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You must run on some rough roads. I have noticed cracks from the wieght of my tool box on previous pickups I have owned, but i normally dont catch those until I take the box off normally after I have sold it.
You might try checking with a local shop that builds flatbeds and buy a new takeoff box from them. might be easier in the long run.
You might try checking with a local shop that builds flatbeds and buy a new takeoff box from them. might be easier in the long run.
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