Truck bed rails too high
A whiled ago a fellow was wanting to buy a new truck, but on all of them, the bed side rails were to high and would make his trailer sit very high in front. I found this in a Wal Mart parking lot. M...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Or raise the 5th wheel so it tows level and then keep truck for using as a truck.
Less expensive to raise trailer then outfit truck with flatbed
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And - depending on the "whistles & bells" (built-in tool boxes, etc)
the flat bed can be, really, realllllly expensive!.:W
For some (one for sure) states, the flat bed on a pickup means stop at all scales - even the ones that say "no pickups"..:(
(Applies *only* to vehicles "plated" in that/those states).
Visit the Escapees MDT & HDT forums for lots of custom beds on 'serious' trailer haulers - some bare bones, some mega bucks (and very outstanding!)
It's all a matter of choice & what rings your chimes.
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