2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Bed
Here's a video from Ford displaying the strength of their new aluminum bed when compared to the steel bed. They got a few athletes to throw and shoot a few things at it and compared the damage from ea...
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Painting is close, but there are differences
I don't stand on hoods....often.... :B
I do stand on tail gates and very often...even load a few hundred pounds
of gravel/rocks/fire wood/etc...and often
Even have the obligatory 'dent' when backing up to then nail whatever.
Not by me, but brother and a few who have borrowed my Silverado. Common
on most pickups that are used to do work.
Or have a load of 2x4's or whatever lumber laid down to stick out
past the tailgate edge...to then have that unloaded by sliding the
lumber on the tailgate in off loading
Have had a fork lift drop a load on the tail gate. Back up to then
push it in farther into the bed. Biggest were several pallets of
garden rocks. Must have been several hundred to close to 1,000 lbs
would be my guess...as it dropped the suspension a lot...my heavy
half ton has 1 ton helper springs on the rear axle
Local gardeners never close their tailgates because they have their
lawn mowers on it. Chained and lots of 'steel' tail gates are bent
or bowed over time. Most of them no longer have paint, but a rusty
surface patina from spilled gasoline, hands, etc
Never have I done any of that on a hood...
I have no issue with Aluminum except for the bed or frame
I don't stand on hoods....often.... :B
I do stand on tail gates and very often...even load a few hundred pounds
of gravel/rocks/fire wood/etc...and often
Even have the obligatory 'dent' when backing up to then nail whatever.
Not by me, but brother and a few who have borrowed my Silverado. Common
on most pickups that are used to do work.
Or have a load of 2x4's or whatever lumber laid down to stick out
past the tailgate edge...to then have that unloaded by sliding the
lumber on the tailgate in off loading
Have had a fork lift drop a load on the tail gate. Back up to then
push it in farther into the bed. Biggest were several pallets of
garden rocks. Must have been several hundred to close to 1,000 lbs
would be my guess...as it dropped the suspension a lot...my heavy
half ton has 1 ton helper springs on the rear axle
Local gardeners never close their tailgates because they have their
lawn mowers on it. Chained and lots of 'steel' tail gates are bent
or bowed over time. Most of them no longer have paint, but a rusty
surface patina from spilled gasoline, hands, etc
Never have I done any of that on a hood...
I have no issue with Aluminum except for the bed or frame
