Sides for the bed

Wild Bill

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Built some sides for the bed this past week.

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I used four 36" long 1" square tube sections for the poles. They slip right in the existing pockets. I cut four 50" long rough 1x10's for the sides. Those 4 boards then soaked up an entire quart of Minwax ebony stain. 3/8" bolts and eye bolts were inserted from the inside. T-nuts were were used to secure the bolts from the outside. The remainder of the bolts were cut off flush.

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Here you can see there were eight 3/8" eye bolts aded for addition hold downs. I had to move the rear facing light inboard from the roll cage for clearance.
 

Peanut

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your side came out great can i ask you a question .what size tubing did you use to slide into the holes on the bed and what is the distance from the hole center to center?. i might sneek into the bota yard to get the measurements i need .they don't like me around there and when i show up with a tape measure they are very quik to escort me off the property.lol
 

Peanut

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Built some sides for the bed this past week.

7004628695_9a37917107_z.jpg


I used four 36" long 1" square tube sections for the poles. They slip right in the existing pockets. I cut four 50" long rough 1x10's for the sides. Those 4 boards then soaked up an entire quart of Minwax ebony stain. 3/8" bolts and eye bolts were inserted from the inside. T-nuts were were used to secure the bolts from the outside. The remainder of the bolts were cut off flush.

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Here you can see there were eight 3/8" eye bolts aded for addition hold downs. I had to move the rear facing light inboard from the roll cage for clearance.

those eye holes will work gret is you have a load in the bed and it's pushing to hard on the sides just get some small turnbuckles with cables and help secure them sides from bending out .
 

Wild Bill

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your side came out great can i ask you a question .what size tubing did you use to slide into the holes on the bed and what is the distance from the hole center to center?. i might sneek into the bota yard to get the measurements i need .they don't like me around there and when i show up with a tape measure they are very quik to escort me off the property.lol
I used 1" x 1" square tubing, 36" in length. Center to center running down the bed I believe is 46.5" and across the bed 53" (both center to center)

those eye holes will work gret is you have a load in the bed and it's pushing to hard on the sides just get some small turnbuckles with cables and help secure them sides from bending out .
I was thinking of making a U shaped bracket with some 3/4" square tube to slip down into the tops of the 1" to hold things together but I really think the eye bolts will be all I need. and I will most definitely need them.

Last night i had the thing heaped well over the cab with prunings from the apple trees. Fire wood won't be so forgiving at that height ;)
 

SpudHauler

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A piece of chain with hooks in both ends would fit nicely into those eye-hooks adjusted to just the right length to prevent spreading the sides. One on the front could be semi permanent and the one in back easily removed for loading.
 

Wild Bill

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I always carry a few rope ratchet straps and if I'm going to load it up with anything heavy I put them on and cinch them up.
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I don't leave the sides on all the time, only when I need them. They really limits visibility when backing up.
 

Keifer

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Nice job on the side rails Wild Bill. Thanks for sharing your materials list and photos too.
 

bigorange121

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Here's a shot of my rails. They're very similar in design to yours, Wild Bill.
Yesterday I added the chainsaw mounts. I'm going to start planning a front rack soon.
 

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Doc

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very nice guys. :clap: :clap: This thread has been added to the index in the one sticky thread.

I like the addition of the chain saw hangers. Very handy. :thumb:
 

bigorange121

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A few more pics
 

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bigorange121

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Here's a little more detail on the bulkhead design. Simple tool-less on and off.
 

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BaiJiu

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Thank you bigorange121 I am going to add those rales to my RTV 900. Such a great and efficient idea.
 

Mark.Sibole

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Nice job on the side rails.Im betting youll end up adding a back board on yours like most have here.It keeps the junk from falling between the bed and back screen.You will notice ofer time if you dont add a back stop you will collect a ton of junk on top of the motor.Its amazing how much someones machine looks a lot like mine for chain saw and log roller placements lol.
 

milkman

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I found a couple pics of my sideboards so will stick them here. I used 1" square aluminum tubing with 1" aluminum angle pop riveted to the tubing, and pressure treated boards. I'll paint it this spring, don't know what color yet. Suggestions?
 

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