Wood Bed Floor, Wood Type?

[ChevysandSchwinns]

Sorry if this has been discussed on here before, but what type of wood came stock in beds with wood floors? I think it looks like cedar but I am not sure. Thanks Matt

[Vintage Windmills]

Cedar is one of the softest woods out there and would be destroyed rather quickly if anything was hauled in the bed. I am not positive but I think they were oak. Most guys seem to replace with oak but any high strength hardwood like ash, oak, maple, walnut would provide excellent results

[Willys47]

I was told mine was made from ash but I will be rebuilding mine with somthing else

[Vintage Windmills]

Most guys cannot tell the difference between oak and ash. Ash is high quality wood

[cadillacart]

I wonder what a teak bed would look like. hmm

[Spoof]

not a great pic at all but this is mahogany.

[Spoof]

wrong pic

[Tkmadone]

I believe Southern Yellow Pine was the wood used for the priginal beds.

[cdowns]

Originally Posted by cadillacart

I wonder what a teak bed would look like. hmm

teak wood looks good when finished correctly//make sure to do homework on how to work on and apply a finish on it that will last// alot harder to do with teak than alots of other woods

[faribran]

Originally Posted by Tkmadone

I believe Southern Yellow Pine was the wood used for the priginal beds.

this is what i recall coming in the bed also...

i currently am using cypress.....

[Todd C]

This probably has nothing to do with pickup trucks. Mine is a one ton flatbed. I researched and found out that the really hard wood used on the floor of semi-truck trailers is a tropical hardwood called Apitong. This stuff is incredibly hard and durable. It will most likely out live my truck.

[RenoKeene]

I believe it was mostly yellow pine and it was painted. Go to bedwoodandparts.com and look at all the goodies.....I'm going with Hickory.
BTW anybody used this company lately?

[RenoKeene]

faribran-Can you tell me where you bought it?

[John Fabris]

Originally Posted by cadillacart

I wonder what a teak bed would look like. hmm

hmm, like this???

[jugernot]

Originally Posted by John Fabris

hmm, like this???

John bed wood looks great. Did you put a stain on it or just clear? What kind of clear coat did you use?

[John Fabris]

Interlux Goldspar Clear varnish, 12 coats, sanded inbetween and brushed in a clean room.

[cadillacart]

So Beautiful! Hopefully Santa is listening.

Originally Posted by John Fabris

hmm, like this???

[ChevysandSchwinns]

Thanks for the info guys. I knew you would know what was used. I think I am going to go with oak and then stain it black. I plain to run stainless strips and hardware on my 68. The grill will be black as will the tailgate lettering. All set off by hugger orange. When I am finally done if I ever am I will post pics up. Still have a long way to go. Matt

[turner16]

remember you can stain it to any color you like. Think about your paint color too. My yellow truck looks great with a amber natural ash as shown here.

[RenoKeene]

These are beautiful.....I'm looking for Exotic bed kit suppliers, any input would be appreciated.

[faribran]

Originally Posted by RenoKeene

faribran-Can you tell me where you bought it?

Reno, i bought it at a local supplier..... had to get a buddy of mine to plane it down....
i am liking the pic of the flat-bed above with the Epitong wood.... wow.

[67cheby]

thats a couple of BEAUTIFUL floors in those pics nice work

[gkesseru]

They originally came with Southern yellow pine which is why so many of them rotted out. I personally do not recommend using Red Oak, since it is open cell wood and will absorb water and will soon expand and peel off the finish. Here is my white oak version. White oak is closed cell and will not absorb water. Teak is the best, but super expensive. Other good choices for external use are Ipe and locust.