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Old 03-23-2012, 09:45 AM   #1
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Truck Bed Trailers

Would like to see some pics of truck beds turned into trailers please.
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Old 03-23-2012, 06:20 PM   #2
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Would like to see some pics of truck beds turned into trailers please.
I can do this for ya, and probably have at least twice this many more floating around out there somewhere between here and Seattle that I didn't get pictures of before they left. Mel
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Old 03-23-2012, 06:21 PM   #3
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Old 03-23-2012, 07:07 PM   #4
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Biggest waist of perfectly good 8th beds. I think a tear just came to my eye Go to Home Depot and buy a 5x8 trailer and save yourself the weight and gas cost of hauling one of those around. Then sell me your bed for my project and offset the cost.
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Old 03-23-2012, 10:02 PM   #5
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Re: Truck Bed Trailers

Home Depot 5 X 7 can't haul 5000 pounds of scrap iron.



(That picture don't show a 5000 pound load, but I've done it many times. Gravel and topsoil, too)
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Old 03-24-2012, 06:33 AM   #6
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Home Depot 5 X 7 can't haul 5000 pounds of scrap iron.
Also want to mention how much cooler this setup looks goin down the highway headed for a weekend parts meet, now take a second and picture this same load on one of them little red 10" tired jobbies . Mel
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Old 03-24-2012, 10:09 AM   #7
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Home Depot 5 X 7 can't haul 5000 pounds of scrap iron.



(That picture don't show a 5000 pound load, but I've done it many times. Gravel and topsoil, too)
I have hauled a ton of scrap metel.....but I had the rest of truck attached I think it bothers me because I live in the Northeast. Didn't want to upset anyone.
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Old 03-24-2012, 11:06 AM   #8
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Home Depot 5 X 7 can't haul 5000 pounds of scrap iron.



(That picture don't show a 5000 pound load, but I've done it many times. Gravel and topsoil, too)
I sure hope you were not going to the dump with that 67/68 hood on top.
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Old 03-24-2012, 11:27 AM   #9
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(That picture don't show a 5000 pound load, but I've done it many times. Gravel and topsoil, too)
I sure hope you were not going to the dump with that 67/68 hood on top.
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Old 03-23-2012, 10:35 PM   #10
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Biggest waist of perfectly good 8th beds. I think a tear just came to my eye Go to Home Depot and buy a 5x8 trailer and save yourself the weight and gas cost of hauling one of those around. Then sell me your bed for my project and offset the cost.
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Old 03-23-2012, 11:32 PM   #11
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Hey guys, how many 8' boxes should one have on hand and available at any one given time? I am well stocked on the 8 foot'ers and believe me when I say that I am very selective on what gets turned into a trailer or used on a trailer build, I mean obviously you are not going to get a pristine $1200.-$1500. long fleet box on a $400.-$500. trailer setup . Mel
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Old 03-24-2012, 11:08 AM   #12
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Old 03-26-2012, 10:49 AM   #13
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I cant imagine anyone using a nice bed for a trailer, Here is mine and the truck that hauls it
Man! I always wanted to have a perfectly matched bed trailer for one of my trucks (either the 80 stepper or the red '87)

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Old 03-24-2012, 11:21 AM   #15
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what do you guys do with the rearend gears? just leave them? I been thinking of doing this for awhile.
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Old 03-24-2012, 04:42 PM   #16
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what do you guys do with the rearend gears? just leave them? I been thinking of doing this for awhile.
There are a few things you can do. Leave the original axle and use as is. If you have a full floating axle, you can cut the axle shafts off. An eaton floater you can remove the 3rd member and cover the opening with an extra rear cover. (I have an old thread doing this). Another way I do it is to get a mid 70's El Dorado rear straight axle, weld the spring perches and install it as an "axle flip" to lower the trailer by 5 inches.
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Old 07-27-2017, 11:44 PM   #17
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Re: Truck Bed Trailers

I'm currently in the very early stages of restoring a 1970 Brookwood. Since this car did not have a title at the time of purchase, I've worked on getting it re-titled, replacing leaking fuel-lines and planning the restoration.

Now that I have a valid title, and have successfully registered the car, I'm ready to begin restoring her.

I'm thinking that this car would look amazing with a 'matching' bed trailer behind it and believe that a bed from a 1973-87 C/K would most closely match the Brookwood's lines.

Would any of you know where I could find such a trailer?






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Old 07-28-2017, 12:22 AM   #18
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Here's mine. No way you could even make a Sow's Ear Purse out of this one, not with any amount of lipstick. But it does look cool behind my blue
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Old 07-28-2017, 06:23 AM   #19
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After seeing all those nice 67-72 truck bed trailers I going to have to get one. Never really thought about the payload of one.
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Old 07-28-2017, 09:12 AM   #20
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I just scrapped a leaf spring one out and kept the rear frame rails, cross members, and the 3.73 posi. There wasn't a bed on it when I got it.

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Old 07-28-2017, 12:49 PM   #21
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doing a flatbed out of this 68 bed.
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Old 07-28-2017, 03:10 PM   #22
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Every trailer bed pictured is nicer than the one on my truck, that I am driving. I wish I could find a descent bed around these parts. I have holes on the inside and outside of my '70 bed.
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Old 07-28-2017, 10:47 PM   #23
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I like the look from the front of the box back. But when you just pinch the rails together and add toss on a coupler it looks super clunky to me. I actually purchased a truck just because it has a nice box and sits on leaf springs. Thought It would make a cool trailer for behind the panel or the burb. But since I got the K20 its just cobwebs in the back of my head haha.
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I like the look from the front of the box back. But when you just pinch the rails together and add toss on a coupler it looks super clunky to me. I actually purchased a truck just because it has a nice box and sits on leaf springs. Thought It would make a cool trailer for behind the panel or the burb. But since I got the K20 its just cobwebs in the back of my head haha.
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I made the mistake of selling my trailer.... I need to get another
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