Anyone runnin ladder racks?

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I never went for bolt together racks. I always make my own because I need something strong and solid. Some of those bolt together racks have a decent design that would look good in a welded rack. I like to give some style to mine without taking from the function.

This is the first set I made on a '78 I had. I refined the design more with each set I made. This is the design of my old boss: round pipe (definitely the strongest) fish-mouthed together,8" high top rails,expanded steel screen behind cab,spot lamp tabs at front of bed,top rail angled down over cab,the base is continuous 2" angle front and sides mounted on top of bed...All function with a touch of style



On this set I used square tube,angled the uprights in,kept closer to the cab roof,top rails are more like 4",set the rear bar forward a bit,angled the back of the top rails,light tabs,expanded steel screen,continuous 2" angle base...