I would like to know how much an 8' truck bed weighs on a 2021 Ford F-350, they are made of aluminum these days. I want to weigh that (pardon the pun) against the weight of a custom aluminum flat bed with storage boxes which the vendor estimates would weigh 1,000lbs.Thanks!!

The steel bed on my dually can't be more than 500#. I imagine your aluminum unit is a bit lighter? I was shocked at how not heavy it was.

You will save the weight of the sides but you will still need the weight for the flatbed. You can easily find the Ford specs. Weight savings is a bit less than 250#.

Four healthy average people can easily lift the stock bed off the truck. 100lbs is a struggle for most people, so I would estimate the weight of the bed at 400lbs or less. The custom flatbed is going to weigh significantly more.

mkirsch wrote:Four healthy average people can easily lift the stock bed off the truck. 100lbs is a struggle for most people, so I would estimate the weight of the bed at 400lbs or less. The custom flatbed is going to weigh significantly more.That's been my guess and I don't want to rob cargo carrying capacity from what I already have with the standard bed.

1000# for an aluminum flatbed is rather high unless there are multiple tools boxes over and under .

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egarant
Explorer III
Feb 09, 2022
ticki2 wrote:
1000# for an aluminum flatbed is rather high unless there are multiple tools boxes over and under .

I've been quoted by Alum-line that a flatbed with boxes under and on top would weigh about 1K#'s
ticki2
Explorer
Feb 09, 2022
1000# for an aluminum flatbed is rather high unless there are multiple tools boxes over and under .
egarant
Explorer III
Feb 09, 2022
mkirsch wrote:
Four healthy average people can easily lift the stock bed off the truck. 100lbs is a struggle for most people, so I would estimate the weight of the bed at 400lbs or less. The custom flatbed is going to weigh significantly more.

That's been my guess and I don't want to rob cargo carrying capacity from what I already have with the standard bed.
mkirsch
Nomad II
Feb 09, 2022
Four healthy average people can easily lift the stock bed off the truck. 100lbs is a struggle for most people, so I would estimate the weight of the bed at 400lbs or less. The custom flatbed is going to weigh significantly more.
JimK-NY
Explorer II
Feb 09, 2022
You will save the weight of the sides but you will still need the weight for the flatbed. You can easily find the Ford specs. Weight savings is a bit less than 250#.
Supercharged111
Explorer
Feb 09, 2022
The steel bed on my dually can't be more than 500#. I imagine your aluminum unit is a bit lighter? I was shocked at how not heavy it was.

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