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FamilyBuilt · 03-23-2012, 09:45 AM

Would like to see some pics of truck beds turned into trailers please.

**Classic Bowties** · 03-23-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FamilyBuilt

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

**Classic Bowties** · 03-23-2012, 06:21 PM

A few more...

Frkypunk70 · 03-23-2012, 07:07 PM

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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pritch · 03-23-2012, 10:02 PM

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)

kcsa75 · 03-23-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Frkypunk70

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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**Classic Bowties** · 03-23-2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Frkypunk70

Biggest waist of perfectly good 8th beds.

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Originally Posted by kcsa75

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

KrazyRay · 03-23-2012, 11:48 PM

I have built over 100 of these trailers and like Mel, they do not get nice beds.

**Classic Bowties** · 03-24-2012, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by pritch

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

Frkypunk70 · 03-24-2012, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pritch

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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chopnchaneled · 03-24-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pritch

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.

otsenre · 03-24-2012, 11:08 AM

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no moa · 03-24-2012, 11:21 AM

what do you guys do with the rearend gears? just leave them? I been thinking of doing this for awhile.

chopnchaneled · 03-24-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by pritch

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.

KrazyRay · 03-24-2012, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by no moa

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.

**Classic Bowties** · 03-24-2012, 04:47 PM

Ernesto, that one's a real beauty, I would for surely give ya a thumbs up

or an in person complement on that setup if we were to ever cross paths while out in traffic! Mel

pritch · 03-24-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chopnchaneled

I sure hope you were not going to the dump with that 67/68 hood on top.

I hated to do it, but it was rusted through pretty much all along front, just below where the CHEVROLET letters are placed. And that old blue bed never was worth anything but making a trailer out of. I used to own the whole truck, but turned the front half into a Trazer.

FamilyBuilt · 03-26-2012, 10:41 AM

Thanks everyone. Like the Blazer and the truck bed. Thinking about doing the same thing.

**michael bustamante** · 03-26-2012, 10:49 AM

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I cant imagine anyone using a nice bed for a trailer, Here is mine and the truck that hauls it Attachment 896049

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hey.... your trim is on the wrong bed!!! lol

1970Brookwood · 07-27-2017, 11:44 PM

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?

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 07-28-2017, 12:22 AM

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
Jimmy.

Big Block · 07-28-2017, 06:23 AM

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.

**LockDoc** · 07-28-2017, 09:12 AM

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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.

LockDoc

otsenre · 07-28-2017, 12:49 PM

doing a flatbed out of this 68 bed.
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Keith Seymore · 07-28-2017, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by otsenre

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)

K

03-23-2012, 09:45 AM	#1
FamilyBuilt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10	Truck Bed Trailers Would like to see some pics of truck beds turned into trailers please.

03-23-2012, 06:21 PM	#3
Classic Bowties Always on the hunt... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 5,762	Re: Truck Bed Trailers A few more... Attached Images

03-23-2012, 07:07 PM	#4
Frkypunk70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Scranton,Pa Posts: 423	Re: Truck Bed Trailers 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. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ "When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. "

03-23-2012, 10:02 PM	#5
pritch Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hoytsville, Utah Posts: 3,365	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) __________________ '68 Panel Project Boogie Chillin' '68 C-10 Ol' Green

03-23-2012, 11:48 PM	#8
KrazyRay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, CA Posts: 4,827	Re: Truck Bed Trailers I have built over 100 of these trailers and like Mel, they do not get nice beds. Attached Images

03-24-2012, 11:08 AM	#12
otsenre Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Co Posts: 1,939	Re: Truck Bed Trailers I cant imagine anyone using a nice bed for a trailer, Here is mine and the truck that hauls it

03-24-2012, 11:21 AM	#13
no moa Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: maine Posts: 2,315	Re: Truck Bed Trailers what do you guys do with the rearend gears? just leave them? I been thinking of doing this for awhile. __________________ 1972 C10 Deluxe.Shortbed. 402/400. A/C, white interior, needs complete restore. Project Red, white and blue. Used to be a Longbed apperently. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451950 1971 c10 step 250 3 OTT 1969 c30 TOW-MATER. 307 4 speed, holmes 440 body. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451082 2006 CTS-V LS2 6spd.

03-24-2012, 04:47 PM	#16
Classic Bowties Always on the hunt... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 5,762	Re: Truck Bed Trailers Ernesto, that one's a real beauty, I would for surely give ya a thumbs up or an in person complement on that setup if we were to ever cross paths while out in traffic! Mel

03-26-2012, 10:41 AM	#18
FamilyBuilt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10	Re: Truck Bed Trailers Thanks everyone. Like the Blazer and the truck bed. Thinking about doing the same thing.

07-27-2017, 11:44 PM	#20
1970Brookwood Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: on-the-road in my VNL Posts: 1	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? Last edited by 1970Brookwood; 07-27-2017 at 11:51 PM.

07-28-2017, 12:22 AM	#21
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,510	Re: Truck Bed Trailers 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 Jimmy. Attached Images __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not. Last edited by '68OrangeSunshine; 07-28-2017 at 12:41 AM.

07-28-2017, 06:23 AM	#22
Big Block Big Block Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham, N.C. Posts: 1,649	Re: Truck Bed Trailers 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.

07-28-2017, 09:12 AM	#23
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,803	Re: Truck Bed Trailers - 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. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

07-28-2017, 12:49 PM	#24
otsenre Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Co Posts: 1,939	Re: Truck Bed Trailers doing a flatbed out of this 68 bed.



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