Don't bend your flimsy steel truck bed
https://youtu.be/WyqGVRmcB2Q Good part starts at 4:00. Bad part is, this is EXACTLY how I carried my old Lance to the dealer for trade-in. I put a 2x6 crossways at the very front of the truck b...
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Awful.
If you need lift, then use plywood on the bed floor. This will prevent all these weak bed issues. Search for how people store their camper. I followed the idea to cut a 4x8 sheet of ply-wood into quarters and make two X's that fit together via slots. I store these 4 pieces under the TC on the bed, and they also would have prevented damage to the bed. I need the 3/4 plywood to give me enough height to clear the bed rails, and also have storage stands with me at all times if I ever need to take TC off and leave it on a stable platform.
The plywood is not a 4x4 of course but just make up the difference with 3 inch wood pieces of course.There will be forum faux-pax that suggest that plywood is not as high as a 4x4 is the only reason I say this bc I think some users are themselves high when they comment, lol.
If you need lift, then use plywood on the bed floor. This will prevent all these weak bed issues. Search for how people store their camper. I followed the idea to cut a 4x8 sheet of ply-wood into quarters and make two X's that fit together via slots. I store these 4 pieces under the TC on the bed, and they also would have prevented damage to the bed. I need the 3/4 plywood to give me enough height to clear the bed rails, and also have storage stands with me at all times if I ever need to take TC off and leave it on a stable platform.
The plywood is not a 4x4 of course but just make up the difference with 3 inch wood pieces of course.There will be forum faux-pax that suggest that plywood is not as high as a 4x4 is the only reason I say this bc I think some users are themselves high when they comment, lol.
