BG250

I built a wooden frame to sit on the ledges so I could carry stacks of rigid
plastic sheets that are 4' wide as the floor is not wide enough due to the
tire wells. I hauled 200 Lbs with no problem, but I wonder what the load
limit is on the ledges. They seem to be stamped in to the side sheet metal.
I don't know if there is any supporting structure behind. Thanks bg

Al Bundy

BG250 wrote:
> I built a wooden frame to sit on the ledges so I could carry stacks
of rigid
> plastic sheets that are 4' wide as the floor is not wide enough due
to the
> tire wells. I hauled 200 Lbs with no problem, but I wonder what the
load
> limit is on the ledges. They seem to be stamped in to the side sheet
metal.
> I don't know if there is any supporting structure behind. Thanks bg

I have no direct experience or specifications to provide. But I have
observed that the sides tend to bow out at the top in older trucks,
especially those with the tailgate removed. So I would fabricate some
rigid support at the back and middle between the top of the two sides
before you get deflection.

Ernie Sparks

Good idea. You might consider making rails with a vertical "peg" of some
sort that would fit into the stake pockets to keep the sides from bowing
outward. As far as overall weight is concerned I would worry too much about
that as to how much stress you're putting onto the bolts that hold the bed
to the frame when you go around corners with a lot of weight. How high do
you stack this stuff anyway?


Just when I figured out how to get the toothpaste back in the tube they come
out with this stripped stuff!