[AT] Flat bed trucks

[Howard Fleming]

Had a similar insurance issue with my 72 IH 1310 1 ton dump truck. 
Virginia changed the rules and my insurance on this truck doubled.

And, on the flat bed (which my truck used to be before they welded the 
sides to the bed 30 years ago... :o), I prefer the flatbed, much easier 
to work on and carry stuff.

The only suggestion I have is to either put stake  or fold down sides 
that can be removed or locked in the up or down position (VW does this 
one their pickups (or at least they used to)).  It will make carrying 
stuff a bit easier to carry in general, and can be removed or folded 
down if you need the flat area.

(tractor related note, I used to carry a Cletrac AG-6 in the back of 
this truck "many" years ago to take it to the local shop for repairs. 
If you removed the hitch pin, you could close the tailgate).

Howard

On 11/22/2010 11:59, Dave Merchant wrote:
> I have an old 1 ton flatbed, which I had insured as a pickup
> until State Farm realized it was a flatbed.  They immediately
> changed the rating to "commercial", much higher premium
> for a truck I don't use much.
>
> Dave Merchant
>
>
> At 11:16 AM 11/22/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>> I've been thinking about replacing the bed on my 1997 F250 with a flat
>> bed.  My box is starting to rust out and needs a new tailgate and rear
>> quarter panels.  I think it might be more practical (and cheaper) to
>> replace the box with a flat bed instead.  Can anyone point out some good
>> reasons why I wouldn't want to do this?  I have an 8-foot box, and am not
>> concerned about re-sale value.  The truck has 300,000 miles on it and I
>> hope to keep it for a while.  Oh, it's also a single wheel rear end.  I
>> have seen the aluminum ones, but I am afraid they may be too light as the
>> front end is already to heavy with the 7.3 Diesel engine in it so I
>> figured steel would be best.
>>
>> What have been your experiences with flat beds vs. traditional?
>>
>> Enjoy, Joe
>>
>>
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