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bed covors
What companies make rool back bed covors "hard/metal"?Anyone have suggestions andfellings about them? Are the water tight and lockable. Don't want a soft or soild hatch style.
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Hope this helps...(also...I have no first hand experience with any).
Retrax:
http://www.rolltopcover.com/
BAKFlip:
http://www.bakflip-tonneau.com/bakflip_g2.asp
Peragon:
http://www.aluminumbedcover.com/
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Retrax:
http://www.rolltopcover.com/
BAKFlip:
http://www.bakflip-tonneau.com/bakflip_g2.asp
Peragon:
http://www.aluminumbedcover.com/
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You may be the prefect conidate for a Retrax bed cover. They aren't metal but the sales rep isn't afraid to stand on it. They 're lockable, Water tight, and roll up into a little box at the front of the truck bed. My next truck will have one of these without question! One of my buddies has one and I'm sold on it!
heres a link to the home page:
http://www.rolltopcover.com/
heres a link to the home page:
http://www.rolltopcover.com/
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wow... I JUST made a thread about the Truck Covers USA roll cover... check it out here...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...ed-covers.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...ed-covers.html
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I have the retrac xover on my truck. I have the long bed. It has been great, I have had it on the truck for 3 or 4 years. Here are the down sides:
1. You lose about two feet of the bed. So if you do not have a long bed, could be an issue. You can slide stuff under the cover, it hangs down about 18 inches.
2. It was water tight to a point. It still allows water to enter the truck bed but not much.
3. It has now entered the end of its life. It has developed a crack between the roll up box and the front edge near the window that I may try to caulk or take the cover to the scrap yard.
4. If you laod large items like an ATV into your bed, it makes it difficult to tie down.
All and all I have been very happy with the cover. I bought it for family trips. If I decide to trash the cover, I will probebly replace with a removable or roll up cover, as it mkaes it difficult to lad my ATV. It is lockable but it only will keep honest people out.
1. You lose about two feet of the bed. So if you do not have a long bed, could be an issue. You can slide stuff under the cover, it hangs down about 18 inches.
2. It was water tight to a point. It still allows water to enter the truck bed but not much.
3. It has now entered the end of its life. It has developed a crack between the roll up box and the front edge near the window that I may try to caulk or take the cover to the scrap yard.
4. If you laod large items like an ATV into your bed, it makes it difficult to tie down.
All and all I have been very happy with the cover. I bought it for family trips. If I decide to trash the cover, I will probebly replace with a removable or roll up cover, as it mkaes it difficult to lad my ATV. It is lockable but it only will keep honest people out.
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Originally Posted by mof250Crew
1. You lose about two feet of the bed. So if you do not have a long bed, could be an issue. You can slide stuff under the cover, it hangs down about 18 inches..
Originally Posted by mof250Crew
3. It has now entered the end of its life. It has developed a crack between the roll up box and the front edge near the window that I may try to caulk or take the cover to the scrap yard.
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You lose depth and length. The cover rolls up into a box, the box is probably 12" wide or a little more, but my cover does not go all the way flush into the box. It probably has 6" hanging out. Then the box is probably at least 12 to 18" deep, so you lose that space for staking drywall etc..
I just bought my ATV in December, and the cover cracked back in September. I loved this cover until I bouth an ATV. I can fit the ATV into the bed with the tail gate closed with the cover now if I take off the plow. The only problem is it makes it difficult to get the front tie down straps on. Not to much of a problem, I just need to remember to preplan and make sure my tie downs are in place prior to loading. These covers do work great. You can put large items into the bed and then lock the cover so they do not slide around. It's like having a cap. They work great until you need to put something in that is to big becasue of the cover. Hope this helps.
I just bought my ATV in December, and the cover cracked back in September. I loved this cover until I bouth an ATV. I can fit the ATV into the bed with the tail gate closed with the cover now if I take off the plow. The only problem is it makes it difficult to get the front tie down straps on. Not to much of a problem, I just need to remember to preplan and make sure my tie downs are in place prior to loading. These covers do work great. You can put large items into the bed and then lock the cover so they do not slide around. It's like having a cap. They work great until you need to put something in that is to big becasue of the cover. Hope this helps.
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I plan on buying a retrax cover for my new 08 long bed. I have looked at all of the covers out there and for the price, quality, intended use it is the best option for me. As far as others go saying they have troubles with ATV's hitting the cover ect...a properly placed board or the like from the front wall of the bed to the ATV would prevent the ATV from resting against the cover its self, and yes preplanning on hooking the straps to the front hooks before loading will help. They are not water proof, and do not claim to be, I do not know of any that are. They do say that by using the tailgate seal it helps alot. Best of luck, I will be ordering mine soon. Best of luck.
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What prices are you guys seeing. I need one for a 04 F250 short bed. I need to store tools under it when going to job site and to stow luggage under when on trips. I need to be able to lock ot and try to keep water out. I don't want a cap.
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Originally Posted by woody367
What prices are you guys seeing. I need one for a 04 F250 short bed. I need to store tools under it when going to job site and to stow luggage under when on trips. I need to be able to lock ot and try to keep water out. I don't want a cap.
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Originally Posted by woody367
What prices are you guys seeing. I need one for a 04 F250 short bed. I need to store tools under it when going to job site and to stow luggage under when on trips. I need to be able to lock ot and try to keep water out. I don't want a cap.
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[QUOTE=bpounds].You can get a tilt-up hard cover, and even a low end cap for that money.
Bill[/QUOTE
The tilt cover is no good when I haul boxes, barrels, lumber. need the bed to be open.Don't want a cap. I would have bought a van before putting on the cap.
Bill[/QUOTE
The tilt cover is no good when I haul boxes, barrels, lumber. need the bed to be open.Don't want a cap. I would have bought a van before putting on the cap.
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[QUOTE=woody367]
Woody, check your PM's
Originally Posted by bpounds
.You can get a tilt-up hard cover, and even a low end cap for that money.
Bill[/QUOTE
The tilt cover is no good when I haul boxes, barrels, lumber. need the bed to be open.Don't want a cap. I would have bought a van before putting on the cap.
Bill[/QUOTE
The tilt cover is no good when I haul boxes, barrels, lumber. need the bed to be open.Don't want a cap. I would have bought a van before putting on the cap.