The bed on my F-350 is shot. Typical of the 99-16 SD trucks. Sides are okay-ish, but the rails and floor are almost completely gone. I currently have a roof section from a Jeep Cherokee that a friend scrapped self tappered down as floor. I was planning on scrapping the truck around the beginning of 2020 but now it's worth keeping. Beds are going for $4000 up here ... definitely not worth that much for something that's just going to rust out in a few years.
I'm thinking of making my own. I can weld. Currently don't have any way to cut metal square but I can buy a metal miter saw. There is a company local that sells flatbeds for around $2700 new and they are pretty similar to what I'd want. Pricing out materials, I'd be at about $1500 and I'd be able to build exactly what I want. Old style tail lights, NON-treated lumber wood floor, ICC bar style rear bumper, removable mounts for spare tire and toolbox(es).
2x3 "rails" that will mount parallel to the frame. Then 2x4 perimieter that will sit on that. 1x2 rectangular tubing as crossmembers. Then I can build a headache rack in the front and make some steak pockets with leftover materia.
Am I crazy for wanting to do this? A friend of mine and I built my Jeep toter trailer a few years ago. Turned out nice.
I'm thinking of making my own. I can weld. Currently don't have any way to cut metal square but I can buy a metal miter saw. There is a company local that sells flatbeds for around $2700 new and they are pretty similar to what I'd want. Pricing out materials, I'd be at about $1500 and I'd be able to build exactly what I want. Old style tail lights, NON-treated lumber wood floor, ICC bar style rear bumper, removable mounts for spare tire and toolbox(es).
2x3 "rails" that will mount parallel to the frame. Then 2x4 perimieter that will sit on that. 1x2 rectangular tubing as crossmembers. Then I can build a headache rack in the front and make some steak pockets with leftover materia.
Am I crazy for wanting to do this? A friend of mine and I built my Jeep toter trailer a few years ago. Turned out nice.