Forum Discussion
- Tough stuff. :C
- That looked awesome !!
I'm sure Ford/Chevy/Dodge, etc could make a composite bed wrapped in the regular sheet metal that they use on the outside.
It would not be that hard, and it would probably save even more weight. - That's pretty cool. Always liked the idea of composite beds. The dual action tailgate is pretty cool, especially if you have a load of soil or mulch and don't want to drag that over a tailgate. The trunk is AWESOME!!!
Lots of good ideas, too bad its not enough truck for my needs... - I went with a composite lawnmower deck last time around, instead of a steel one. So far so good! I know of a few folks with the plastic boards that are around 1" thick on flat beds. Lighter, stronger than wood, along with steel. I wish I could have pulled that off a bit earlier today. But had to go with 2" T&G as always.
BUT, drop a few rocks that are in the 50-70 lbs range from the same height, NOW see how well that bed works. I have also seen some BIG dump truck beds made of a plastic composite bed. No issues with them making 4-6 trips loads a day at a local topsoil, bark etc supplier.
Marty
Marty - I would like to see the mold and molding machine for that bed. It has to be huge!!
- I personally always wondered why composite beds never made it much further than they are now. Ford was first with the Explorer Sport Trac sporting the plastic bed. Then Toyota in the tacoma had that, and now Honda. For all the 5th wheel and goose neck folks, just keep the steel under the bed with some hard points for that stuff, like the puck systems out there today in all big 3's.
I wonder if there are durability issues beyond the first 5 or 10 years? Oh well, I just think Composite interior beds would just be better all the way around. - Well I'm heading to the Honda store on Monday;)
- Good bed liner
