talking bed off
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Only tips i can think of is have a few helping hands in getting it off, i've taken the bed off of my old ranger 3 times before, unbolting it and unhooking all the wiring and everything is a one man job, but takin it off works best with atleast 2 more people. Then you can get it up off the truck alot easier and move it around alot easier. Just saying if the option is there i would get a few buddies er family members and take it off that way.
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From: Madison Ohio
Only tips i can think of is have a few helping hands in getting it off, i've taken the bed off of my old ranger 3 times before, unbolting it and unhooking all the wiring and everything is a one man job, but takin it off works best with atleast 2 more people. Then you can get it up off the truck alot easier and move it around alot easier. Just saying if the option is there i would get a few buddies er family members and take it off that way.
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From: Western mass
well, the eason i was going to take it off was to get to some rust on the lower rear cab, but the bed has alot of rust to, so i just figured id leave it in and grind out all of the rust firstm then take it off in the spring. would tying it to tree and driving forward work?
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if you have lift you could possibly do the drive-away thing (not that I'd recommend it either way) but with factory ride height your tires won't clear the bedfloor and you gonna end up with one helluva mess on your hands...
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i think im just gonna leave it on till the spring, im grinding down the rust and welding some patches back on. one of my friends also suggested pop rifiting the holes after theyre ground down, and then just having it rihnolined? forgive me if this is like a beginer question, im only 15 and this is my first truck.
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On my bed I just cut the rust off, fab up some cover panels out of 22ga galvanized sheetmetal, then rivet them in place with 1/8" rivets - it even looks semi-decent from far away after it's all sprayed to match the rest of the truck. Ain't the right way of fixing things, but gets me by for the time being while I'm looking for a new bed.
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even at that the filler neck(s) is between frame and bed. plus i dont know what would happen to the hoses/wires from fuel tank(s)
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I'm not saying that this is the correct way just how I do some things.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ts-of-pic.html
As said already DO NOT tie to a tree and drive away!
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ts-of-pic.html
As said already DO NOT tie to a tree and drive away!
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From: Western mass
alright guys i wont ddrive it away from a tree, the rust on the bed consits of the inner fender wells and up close to the cab on the bottom, hard to understand, but one of the bed mouns is pulled through rusty. pictures arent the best but theyre what i got, i got two of the spots done so far.
my truck pictures by aking225 - Photobucket
if anyone with some experiance has some advice please share it with me, thanks
my truck pictures by aking225 - Photobucket
if anyone with some experiance has some advice please share it with me, thanks