Ever hear of such a thing?
 

My dad (PO) tells me that when the wood bed rotted away, he made a bed out of 1/8 inch steel and "plug welded it." That's right: he bolted the custom-made bed down to the frame, cut off the bolt heads, then filled the holes up with weld, grinded smooth.

Anyone ever hear of such a thing being done to replace a truck bed?

*If I ever need to remove the bed....oh my! :waah:

Re: Ever hear of such a thing?
 

Just say thank you, and be on your way. Thats a direct Jack Nicholson quote

Re: Ever hear of such a thing?
 

it should be easy to remove the nuts...or break them loose.

Re: Ever hear of such a thing?
 

i've seen a 1/4 diamond plate floor wwelded to the box sides and then to the frame where they used to bolt on


that was a pretty common farmer fix for many years for old trucks

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I was gonna say, it should actually be easy, won't even need anyone to hold the top bolt.

Now how it attached it to the bed itself, that might make taking the bed itself apart difficult...