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Transporting a new SWB bed
Just located and purchased another bed for my truck... curious as to how I should transport it. It's about a 2 hour trip back on 100% smooth roads.
I have a good size trailer only issue is I have 6 ft vertical wooden rails on it... advisable to set the bed on the Cab side at an angle? Or would it be too much weight and damage the bed? anyone have any idea how much a SWB weighs? Last edited by Darthbaker; 02-04-2016 at 01:20 PM. |
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
Smooth roads in MS? Really? I'm gonna call BS on that one
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
LOL You're right, the roads here are either really good or a nightmare... Luckily this trip is all down the good roads
![]() Hrmm the tires are actually a really good idea I didn't think of. You might be able to move it front panel side down with the L and R side having an old tire under each... then strap it to the vertical rails in the trailer... so long as it's leaned to the rail side at an angle.. \ |
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
I used a uhaul car trailer, 8 milk crates and a bunch of tow straps. Cost me $60. I just stacked two crates upside down and placed them under the bed supports at the corners of the bed. That kept the bed from sitting on the bed sides and allowed it to fit between the trailer's wheel wells. Could have used some 2x4s to build a support but I had milk crates at work. Those crates are pretty strong.
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
I picked this bed up about 4 hours away from home, most of the drive was +/-70mph down highway 85.
Take the racks off and flip it. 2 strong guys can manhandle one without a tailgate. 4 average guys can easily move one. With my setup I was able to unload it myself by removing trailer gate, parking in grass, sliding bed along 2x4's, flipped up on end, drove trailer away, set down upside down in grass, and started cutting all the old bolts to take it apart.
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
Not sure what kind of truck you are picking it up with, but I have flipped the 67-72 beds upside down on my '97 truck bed. Then clamped both beds' bedrails to each other using 4-6 C-clamps. Think I might have put a 1x6 in between each bedrail. Worked pretty well.
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
I have added stake pockets to my trailer and utilize them I stake to stake beds when I have trailered them in the past with good results , using 2 stake pockets is plenty 4 just make it a PIA when removing the bed off .
I have also just used my pickup truck bed this way but the height makes is a PIA unless you have 4 guys |
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
I do kind of like what redneck and bowtie did.
I lay 2 2x4's across my pickup bed (truck I am driving). I screw 4 small wood scraps under the 2x4's to keep them from sliding. I set the bed, upside down, on those 2x4's. I screw 4 wood scraps on the top of the 2x4's to keep the bed from sliding. I strap all that down. When you get home you can easily lift the bed off with 4 people, one on each end of a 2x4, and lift the whole works off. You can also back into the garage and use straps to take it off by youself, one strap for each 2x4 end.
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
Excellent Info guys thank you! I just acquired a 16ft trailer without the 6ft rails so I should be good to go. Thank you again.
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Re: Transporting a new SWB bed
2x6 roll around cart, makes it easy and your body work a whole lot easier.
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