Longbed just wasnt long enough today - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chrislehr · 08-23-2008, 02:07 PM

16 foot boards made me want a longhorn. I made the g/f sit on em and hold em down.

Making 3 of these...

**WIDESIDE72** · 08-23-2008, 03:55 PM

What are the dimensions of the raised bed in the photo? that does not look like treated lumber... yellow pine?

chrislehr · 08-23-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by WIDESIDE72

What are the dimensions of the raised bed in the photo? that does not look like treated lumber... yellow pine?

pressure treated yellow wood...

that one is 5x12

The next two will be 5x16 and 5x19... The backyard will look like a Cingular: more bars ad.

sleepertruck72 · 08-23-2008, 07:35 PM

Are you burying a F&$* ?

Get a lumber rack painted white and it will blend in with your cab

**WIDESIDE72** · 08-23-2008, 08:28 PM

I was curious... Why buy 16' long lumber?

tcb-1 · 08-23-2008, 08:29 PM

a vintage Chevy at work. Doesn't get any better.....

crazy longhorn · 08-23-2008, 09:22 PM

Even a longhorn wont help you on that problem.....If I drop the gate on mine, NO TAIL LITES(some dumb azz put the lites IN the gate).I hear you made your girl "sit on the wood" ....my hat is off to you! crazyL

Gray Ghost · 08-23-2008, 09:56 PM

That is Pro Wood [Home Depot is the only store that sells it here]. It is the newest and best form of treated Pine. It has the best record for not twisting, cupping, warping, cracking and splitting.

There's an attachment to a receiver hitch that you can buy for around $200 that helps carry the sixteen footers. I carry them all the time without one though...I just put everything else on top of them. Being a deck builder I carry them more often than not.

MrBeast · 08-23-2008, 10:53 PM

You know this looks like the perfect opportunity to buy a Dually and a flat bed trailer, and yes, I know that makes me an evil bad influence.

69long"n"low · 08-23-2008, 11:27 PM

watch out for the flat bed trailers we were rebuilding ours at work and i had to do the same thing with the 16 footers i just strapped them down and drove slow.

dan42 · 08-24-2008, 12:36 AM

Cool! Raised beds. They are great for gardens, especially when you get a little older, and you don't have to bend down so far.

08-23-2008, 02:07 PM	#1
chrislehr Engine n00b Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 1,031	Longbed just wasnt long enough today 16 foot boards made me want a longhorn. I made the g/f sit on em and hold em down. Making 3 of these... Last edited by chrislehr; 08-23-2008 at 02:07 PM.

08-23-2008, 03:55 PM	#2
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today What are the dimensions of the raised bed in the photo? that does not look like treated lumber... yellow pine?

08-23-2008, 07:35 PM	#4
sleepertruck72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Turlock California 95380 Posts: 2,075	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today Are you burying a F&$* ? Get a lumber rack painted white and it will blend in with your cab __________________ 72 C20 Longbed 05 1500 Z71

08-23-2008, 08:28 PM	#5
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today I was curious... Why buy 16' long lumber?

08-23-2008, 08:29 PM	#6
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today a vintage Chevy at work. Doesn't get any better..... __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

08-23-2008, 09:22 PM	#7
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today Even a longhorn wont help you on that problem.....If I drop the gate on mine, NO TAIL LITES(some dumb azz put the lites IN the gate).I hear you made your girl "sit on the wood" ....my hat is off to you! crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

08-23-2008, 09:56 PM	#8
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today That is Pro Wood [Home Depot is the only store that sells it here]. It is the newest and best form of treated Pine. It has the best record for not twisting, cupping, warping, cracking and splitting. There's an attachment to a receiver hitch that you can buy for around $200 that helps carry the sixteen footers. I carry them all the time without one though...I just put everything else on top of them. Being a deck builder I carry them more often than not. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

08-23-2008, 10:53 PM	#9
MrBeast high-Tech Red Neck Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Livingston, MT/On my boat WA/BC/AK Posts: 2,294	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today You know this looks like the perfect opportunity to buy a Dually and a flat bed trailer, and yes, I know that makes me an evil bad influence. __________________ "He used to be a pretty nice feller, now he's a welder!"

08-23-2008, 11:27 PM	#10
69long"n"low Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SURREY BC, CANADA Posts: 278	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today watch out for the flat bed trailers we were rebuilding ours at work and i had to do the same thing with the 16 footers i just strapped them down and drove slow. __________________ - Josh Im not white trash, I'm one step above that..... more like white clutter

08-24-2008, 12:36 AM	#11
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Longbed just wasnt long enough today Cool! Raised beds. They are great for gardens, especially when you get a little older, and you don't have to bend down so far. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7



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