Christopher
Moderator
Hello Guys, I thought about buying a 2500 truck (3/4 ton) and taking the bed off and installing a flatbed.
The flatbed place told me that on a regular truck with a long bed, you can only put a 9' bed on there, you could not put the 11' bed on there safely, especially if you plan on pulling a regular trailer, it would be too much leverage on the ball hitch on the back of the truck and not be safe, what they told me.
I asked around and got different answers from different companies so I am not sure who is correct.
I am wondering if anyone has put an 11' bed on a regular truck that had a long bed on there. I would like to do this if it is possible and safe to do, I don't want to have anything unsafe.
Other than having to deal with removing the regular bed, the fuel tank filler tube, bolting up the flatbed, wiring up the lights, dealing with the fuel tank filler tube again, what else is there to do? I don't plan on doing this myself, I would have the shop do this, I am just wondering.
Thanks.
The flatbed place told me that on a regular truck with a long bed, you can only put a 9' bed on there, you could not put the 11' bed on there safely, especially if you plan on pulling a regular trailer, it would be too much leverage on the ball hitch on the back of the truck and not be safe, what they told me.
I asked around and got different answers from different companies so I am not sure who is correct.
I am wondering if anyone has put an 11' bed on a regular truck that had a long bed on there. I would like to do this if it is possible and safe to do, I don't want to have anything unsafe.
Other than having to deal with removing the regular bed, the fuel tank filler tube, bolting up the flatbed, wiring up the lights, dealing with the fuel tank filler tube again, what else is there to do? I don't plan on doing this myself, I would have the shop do this, I am just wondering.
Thanks.