Dmack I agree with Abe n Ross, spaces are needed

 

Thanks for the help guys. I left about an eighth of an inch on each board for movement, but I guess that may not be enough.

Back to the planning stage, I guess. Didn't get out of the freezing fog today, so I have time to kill.

 

 

Nice COE!! I love the stacks. Would love to hear that thing climbing a grade with a load and the flattie bellowing out a symphony! Bed wood spaces... I've been woodworking professionally for 41 years. Seen a lot of wood swell, and a lot of wood shrink. When dry lumber gets wet it swells, and that is a powerful force. Kind of like when water freezes and cracks an engine block. For bed wood I stay away from kiln dried lumber and try to find a local sawmill with some air-dried boards around. ( Now I have a sawmill of my own). 'Craigslist materials' is a great source as well. Old floor joists run through a planer make excellent bed wood. These are often slow dried for a hundred years ias part of a factory or warehouse and are old growth lumber from the quality of trees no longer available at the lumber yard. The spaces are VERY important. One other thing that is important is coating the wood on both sides, to equalize the moisture pick up and loss. When only one surface swells, the board will cup, the way a bi-metal strip works in a thermostat.

 

I haven't posted in a while for various reasons but I wish I could post pics on this thread. Truck is painted and running but I must be too old and stupid to get the posting procedure down pat. Maybe one of you younger and smarter guys could help me out. Great trucks all around, congratulations to everyone

 

I just set up a free Photobucket account. When you upload pics to it, it gives you a link to copy and then paste here. Simple.

Like this:

 

Sure a lot of beautiful trucks in this thread. I really enjoyed the last 5 hours it took to get through it.

 

Geebus Gristmill! Why didn't I think of that? Love this Idea! I've been wracking my brain trying to decide whether to build a gantry or hire 4 homeless people to help me get my cab off the old frame and set it on the new. This I can do myself! I have to buy the chains, but I have an idea for those afterwords anyways.

 

I just used nylon tie down straps...they work just as good.

 

Just waitin' for Springtime.

Wally

 

Wally, that is one gorgeous truck.

 

I have plenty of those, that's for sure. I've been looking for an excuse to buy some chains. I got an idea for a shifter lever.

 

^^^^^^ Hell yeah!!

 

Wallster..love the stance of your truck....is it on bags or springs?

 

Here is my truck this morning. I'm hoping to drive the chassis this spring when it warms up.