truck bed reinforcement?
After reading the post about tie downs, it got me wondering if anyone with a short or long bed has ever had the cross joists under the bed bend, crack, or loosen up, especially if you have had occasio...
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Frank Mehaffey wrote:
After reading the post about tie downs, it got me wondering if anyone with a short or long bed has ever had the cross joists under the bed bend, crack, or loosen up, especially if you have had occasion to be off road, or in bumpy road conditions? I have a 2500 lb. 10' aluminum frame TC, which will probably not be a problem in the foreseeable future. But I have seen the steel frame under the bed, and while it looks ok, I might be persuaded to reinforce the center of the bed from underneath if I had one of the heavier products out there....just wondering.
Dealing with that problem right now, after years of hauling the camper off road it has taken a toll on the first cross member(nearest the cab). Also the spot welds that ties the bed and the bed wall together have ripped apart, that will also be repaired.
I'm having thicker steel install on the cross member and the bed wall seem reinforced, none of the other cross member have shown any signs of crushing under the camper weight.
Jeff you are correct, twisting of the frame is the major problem.
