Truck Flatbeds Yes/No?

[camoclad]

I absolutely love having a flatbed on my truck
When I had a regular factory bed everyone treated my bed as a trash can “ and I hate having to climb up into the truck to empty it out “
I am probably going to buy a new Ram 3500 SRW and am ordering a C&W metal frame with a treated wood deck with short side rails

Sounds cool. What's a c&w frame?

[S-3 Ranch]

Sounds cool. What's a c&w frame?

CM is based in Oklahoma
Most models are all steel deck
They make a model with steel frame and 2x8 treated wood
Very similar to a utility trailer

[fbchunter]

If you get one you gave to get you an yeti, not sure why but it must some kind of secret code of some sort.

LOL. Around here it’s the same but add a VP racing gas can, gas powered air compressor, and a diesel tank.

[S-3 Ranch]

LOL. Around here it’s the same but add a VP racing gas can, gas powered air compressor, and a diesel tank.

When I was younger lots of people had a LPG tank instead of a diesel tank and no gas powered air compressor ( just fill your tires with gas )
Don’t see many trucks running on lpg anymore

[fbchunter]

When I was younger lots of people had a LPG tank instead of a diesel tank and no gas powered air compressor ( just fill your tires with gas )
Don’t see many trucks running on lpg anymore

That’s a little scary lol

[S-3 Ranch]

That’s a little scary lol

Their still in use , heck if Texas has the infrastructure for LPG I wouldn’t mind owning a propane engine 3/4 or 1 ton

[tex4k]

That’s a little scary lol

People think that but I've had several lpg vehicles, I'd do it again if cost/availability is doable. Never had or known of anyone having problems using lpg a tire to get back to civilization, I've even had a rig to use casing gas to inflate a tire or two. The safety man woulda had a stroke if he knew......but.....oh well!

[fbchunter]

People think that but I've had several lpg vehicles, I'd do it again if cost/availability is doable. Never had or known of anyone having problems using lpg a tire to get back to civilization, I've even had a rig to use casing gas to inflate a tire or two. The safety man woulda had a stroke if he knew......but.....oh well!

The scary part to me is filling flat tires with it. Vehicles running on LP doesn’t bother me a bit . I’ve seen and known of a few who did it

[camoclad]

CM is based in Oklahoma
Most models are all steel deck
They make a model with steel frame and 2x8 treated wood
Very similar to a utility trailer

Oh, gotcha. Nice truck beds they got there

[camoclad]

Anyone who works off of their truck a lot needs one!

I’ve built several, but never have time to build my own. My ford has a color matched CM skirted bed. It works okay, but the floor pops and the boxes leak. I would love to build a custom one for myself with more pronghorn style boxes.



A couple I’ve built. A lot of the guys around here are taking a liking to them on their little trucks.

You operate a welding shop? Where?

[Arrowthreat]

My next truck will be a flatbed. They are handier than a pocket on a shirt. Lock boxes down the side, easy load access, and if you put flip up rails on it it's no different than a regular bed when it comes to stuff falling out/off. No tailgate or bed rails to worry about when hooking up your goose neck either.

I just realized, I bet most of 3/4 - 1 ton pickups owned by TBH'ers don't even have a gooseneck or a 5'er in the bed so the last benefit may not matter.

Lol so true.

[Graysonhogs]

LOL. Around here it’s the same but add a VP racing gas can, gas powered air compressor, and a diesel tank.

May be because 98% of people work off of them, have flats, equipment that runs diesel, want a cooler that lasts more than 6 months in the elements, and hate safety gas cans.

No, I don’t own a flatbed. [emoji51]


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[S-3 Ranch]

A replacement front bumper and a flatbed are a absolute must, when dealing with bump gates, nothing worse then having the gate swinging back and ripping off a fender or two ( my flatbed they usually just skips off them )

[Welding Teach]

I thought I wanted one on my last truck up until I found a cheap bed cover. After that I don't think I could do a flatbed. So much nicer to have things hidden and out of the weather.

[JONES45LC]

The easy clean up and feed hauling is why I run a flatbed !


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