Doing it differently with my 95

[kanuck15]

Well I actually have an update. Truck is in the garage. The frame is welded out and grinded down. I am now working on cleaning up the rear frame and doing the measuring/angle figuring for the new bed. Gonna try and round up some steel for it tomorrow and get something started

[terryknight]

bout time. does that mean the tractor is running and out of the garage?

[kanuck15]

Nope, the mag needed sent out. So rather than having it sit in the way for another month we moved it

[kanuck15]

Got some work done today. After the 2 hour internal debate about getting out of bed I went and bought 20 feet of 1.25id Schedule 40 pipe and 8 feet of 2 x 1/4 flat bar to start on the bed cage.

This is just the start to get things going. I scrapped my designs and just started to kinda fabricate it by feel








minus the upper rail that would tie the two top bars together and the 2 rails that would tie each lower together that is how its gonna be. I will build the other side to match then tie them together at the front. Maybe even the rear too but thats to be decided later

[ol_Blue97]

Veey nice to see some work gettin done, now start the other side would ya...... using flux core??

[Diesel_brad]

You going to make an "inner" bed?

[Fordman247365]

[kanuck15]

Originally Posted by ol_Blue97

Veey nice to see some work gettin done, now start the other side would ya...... using flux core??

The first side isnt done yet, yes flux core. Its what I have. Once its done I am going to take it to school and weld it out using a true MIG machine

Originally Posted by Diesel_brad

You going to make an "inner" bed?

It will all be skinned with thin sheet metal once its done. The bed will be useless but I am ok with that. Ive got enough other trucks that can be useful if I need them to be

[kanuck15]

I am as far as I can go till I get more metal. But got one lower bar in and the top bar in









Yes I know it sticks out a inch to far, my mounts are adjustable so I can work with that.

EDIT: also sitting a hair low. Gotta remember there is only weight on one side. Doing the other side will balance it out. But I do need a slightly more rigid cross piece

[ol_Blue97]

i hope your right................would suck to do it all and not be lined up