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How much does a 8' bed weigh? A friend and I will be going tonight to pick one up that the guy claims is rust free. I'm just wondering how much of a challenge it will be to load it onto a trailer, bring it back to campus, then put it on top of my existing bed?
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Well my plan is to set the whole thing upside-down on top of the existing bed. I'll lay a couple 2x4s down, and I have some 2x4s cut down to stick in the stake pockets. Hopefully the two boxes will fit together really nicely, and then I'll take some straps from the wheel-well to wheel-well, along with some clamps on the inside of the bedrails clamping them together.
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replacement bed. I found it while at college, and to drive home, get my dad's trailer, bring it back, wait a week, and head down to get it, I'd add an additional 500 miles of driving. Hopefully this way I can save myself some money in gas.
I was told by a friend of mine who works at a body shop that the best way to transport a bed is upside-down because it it will offer the best support for the boxsides. He told me there's a chance of curling the bedsides in if it sits on a trailer right side up.
I was told by a friend of mine who works at a body shop that the best way to transport a bed is upside-down because it it will offer the best support for the boxsides. He told me there's a chance of curling the bedsides in if it sits on a trailer right side up.
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that's the plan. I'm just wondering how much muscle is going to be involved it lifting it high enough to get it there.
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Well, i got the box, and 4 people were enough to lift it off the trailer and onto the bed of my truck. It was a bit difficult to lift that high, but it worked out well, and transporting it upside down with the stake pockets tied together worked really well. I don't think it moved an inch the whole way home.
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Here's a quick pic I managed to snag on my cell phone before my dad already had it picked up and off my truck.
What's not evident is the main reason I wanted the new box. While you can see the rust around the wheel wells, you can't see the large dent right behind the rear tire. The boxside is pushed in a good 4-6 inches from a hit and run (happened in the college parking lot at some time during a snowstorm last year). Now I can drive my truck AND work on the box at the same time.
What's not evident is the main reason I wanted the new box. While you can see the rust around the wheel wells, you can't see the large dent right behind the rear tire. The boxside is pushed in a good 4-6 inches from a hit and run (happened in the college parking lot at some time during a snowstorm last year). Now I can drive my truck AND work on the box at the same time.