[AT] Big Truck Pickups

[szabelski at wildblue.net]

In Warren, MI (just north of Detroit), there is a fellow who owns a tree service and has a small wood mill. When taking down large elm trees he cuts them in long lengths and saws them into 2 inch thick boards. He then kiln dries them to make floor boards for dump trucks that are used for hauling broken concrete. It keeps the bottom of the beds from being punctured when the broken cement is dumped into the trucks.

Carl
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From: James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:58:27 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [AT] Big Truck Pickups

I have seen 1/2 ton pickups where the stamped floor rails are scalloped between the laterals due to loads carried. My question is whether the F450 Ford or aftermarket F650 have bed floors that will carry the rated load as well as a wood floor would. The hot rudders have embraced wood pickup bed floors for esthetic reasons. They likely are the higher capacity option.

https://www.rodauthority.com/features/ask-the-experts/why-choose-bed-wood-when-replacing-your-truck-bed/

Steve Offiler AT List member Mechanical Engineer (soffiler at gmail.com); James, do me a favor and look up the term "non sequitur"

James AT List Member and advocate of upgradeable tractor vocational training (jamesgpeck at hotmail.com);The bed of my father's 1 ton 1947 Power Wagon was made of wood and metal strips.

Bob AT List Member (rbrooks at hvc.rr.com); Ford makes an F650 pickup. 

Carl Szabelski AT list member and tank knowledge resource (szabelski at wildblue.net);  The CTX is another big pickup, but I think it was somebody else, it really looked like a big dump truck. But then it was a while ago and I could be wrong. I’ll see if I can find it on line tonight if I have time. The Chevy trucks would be the 4500, 5500, and 6500 versions of the Silverado. These be commercial trucks with Silverado nameplate on them (???). Again, I’d have to double check that.
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