F150 aluminum bed and sliding 5th wheel bracket

[Timeking]

I am getting conflicting answers. The dealer says it won't work, and the place that sells and installs the Reese-type bracket says it will work. So what is the answer? Anyone have one of these trucks with a 5th wheel?

The other post on this forum is about an Anderson bracket.....

[alexleblanc]

nomad.297 wrote:
Everybody just needs to face it - sheet aluminum is a poor material to use for a pickup truck bed.

Bruce

for the majority of users these beds will either have a spray on or drop in line anyways so there's really not much of an issue after that.

As for the fleet users that won't put anything in it, well I guess they will end up with Damaged beds with the Fords.

[johndeerefarmer]

I have Curt bed rails in my 16 F150. They use galvanic isolators between the rails and the bed (even though I have a bedliner)

http://www.curtmfg.com/part/16442

You can download the instruction sheet from that page and see and read how it works.

[Lantley]

Dave H M wrote:
I sure am glad so many folks have the AL figured out.

We are heading to AK next spring, am starting to look for a steel air plane to get me there without falling/corroding apart. :h

Are the 150 starting to fall apart yet?

Aluminum is not steel. It is not business as usual in the body shops or anywhere that has to attach , drill or alter the aluminum.
It's not that it can't be done but there is a learning curve to deal with.

[Dave_H_M]

I sure am glad so many folks have the AL figured out.

We are heading to AK next spring, am starting to look for a steel air plane to get me there without falling/corroding apart. :h

Are the 150 starting to fall apart yet?

[ACZL]

Your all forgetting 1 thing. It's Military grade aluminum. Actually, the alum is made in Oswego NY.

[2008Wildcat]

You install the bed rails with a rubber gasket between the rail and the bed.

The holes get drilled through the aluminum bed to attach to the steel brackets.

The bolts that connect the two get sleeved in a vinyl grommet.

[noteven]

I never set foot in one a these aluminum flying machines due to aluminum:



And if I see a semi pulling one of these unsuitable aluminum trailers, why I get away from it pronto cause it could fail any second:



And I sure as h e double hockey sticks wouldn't have a aluminum pickup truck!

[Lantley]

nomad.297 wrote:
Everybody just needs to face it - sheet aluminum is a poor material to use for a pickup truck bed.

Bruce

I wouldn't say it's poor. The weight reduction is significant.
However strength and corrosion issues are a major challenge. Time will tell if it was a wise decision.

[nomad_297]

Everybody just needs to face it - sheet aluminum is a poor material to use for a pickup truck bed.

Bruce

[FishOnOne]

goducks10 wrote:
Whats the new 2017 SD doing for the aluminum bed issue?

What issue would that be? Perhaps trolling is your issue!

[FishOnOne]

Me Again wrote:

YnotTurbo wrote:
While getting my daily driver oil changed at the Ford dealership today, I looked at the 2017 Ford F-450's and they all had the fifth wheel prep package so I am pretty sure they have addressed the hitch issue for the super duty... Of course the King Ranch 450 had the largest price tag I have ever seen for a pickup. Just a tad over $80,000. I thought my 3500 gave me a bit of sticker shock...lol.

Hey the Blue Kool-aid crowd will mortgage the house to buy yet another Ford. :B

Didn't you dump your house to live your dream in a fiberglass wrapper?

[Me_Again]

Sport45 wrote:


Every vehicle I own has aluminum wheels pulled up tightly against steel hubs using steel studs and nuts. Not one of them is showing any corrosion issues???

Yeah, but try it with beer can thin stamped sheets and see how it works.

Chris

[Sport45]

rhagfo wrote:

Bipeflier wrote:
Steel brackets directly against the aluminum WILL cause corrosion issues down the road.

X2

Yep Raw AL steel bolts and rails, I would drill the holes then have spray in bed liner applied. then place some type of thin rubber between the Frame brackets and bottom of bed.

Every vehicle I own has aluminum wheels pulled up tightly against steel hubs using steel studs and nuts. Not one of them is showing any corrosion issues???

[Lantley]

The dissimilar metal issue is a big deal with the new Ford's. Corrosion is a major concern.
Check with any body shop they are having delays repairing the aluminum trucks. Lots of special issues to deal with related to corrosion

[Me_Again]

YnotTurbo wrote:
While getting my daily driver oil changed at the Ford dealership today, I looked at the 2017 Ford F-450's and they all had the fifth wheel prep package so I am pretty sure they have addressed the hitch issue for the super duty... Of course the King Ranch 450 had the largest price tag I have ever seen for a pickup. Just a tad over $80,000. I thought my 3500 gave me a bit of sticker shock...lol.

Hey the Blue Kool-aid crowd will mortgage the house to buy yet another Ford. :B