Moving a truck bed...

[Doug F]

Hey guys,

I am buying a 67 long bed for my truck but am not sure how to transport it to my shop. I don't own a trailer or another pick-up, so I am wondering how others have done it.
I have access to a full size pick-up, but how do I put it in there and not damage one of the sides? Rent a Box truck? Any other ideas?

Thanks!

Doug

[Farmall]

Doug,
If you have another full size truck. Flip the bed over and lay it rail to rail on the other truck and clamp it down then throw a strap or two over it.

[cep62]

and put some wood stakes in the pockets to keep it from sliding.

[Doug F]

That was my initial idea, so I guess I was right. Thanks guys!

Any idea how much they weigh?

[fordman]

that is what i did too. it worked fine. however my wood was too short and fell down int the stake pockets but the strap held it all the way home for about 50 miles.

[f100fordtruck]

that is what i did too. it worked fine. however my wood was too short and fell down int the stake pockets but the strap held it all the way home for about 50 miles.

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you should leave it like that and make a box van haha

[fordman]

it is still like that. i put a tailgate on the top bed. and have stuff stored inside of it right now. mostly tires and fuel tanks. i also have a 9 inch rear end and a few roof from old cabs i cut up.

[f100fordtruck]

yea i saw the picture of it sitting under a barn or something thinking what the crap is that

[cep62]

I knew a guy that brought a complete body to Mi from somewhere out west .
he put the cab in the box of his truck ,stuffed the front sheetmetal where ever it fit.
then made long poles out of wood and stacked the new box over it all.
he cross braced the poles and strapped it down, and drove home (carefully)

Some people go to great lengths to avoid fixing rust.

[BobbyFord]

I bought a bed for my short bed that was about 100 miles away, I had it transported to my house on a flat bed.

[fordman]

I knew a guy that brought a complete body to Mi from somewhere out west .
he put the cab in the box of his truck ,stuffed the front sheetmetal where ever it fit.
then made long poles out of wood and stacked the new box over it all.
he cross braced the poles and strapped it down, and drove home (carefully)

Some people go to great lengths to avoid fixing rust.

so he kind o fmade a ladder rack over the top of the cab fo rthe bed to ride on? thats not a bad deal i guess as long as its strapped down good. gives me a road trip idea.

[cep62]

so he kind o fmade a ladder rack over the top of the cab fo rthe bed to ride on?

Yeah pretty much, he went stake pocket to pocket and X' ed it and strapped it down.

[Doug F]

Great ideas! Thanks!

My friend has an f-250 that is going to help me.

It's not rust as much as it is BAD dents in HARD old metal