What do ya love or hate about YOUR flatbed? Are they hard on the frame?
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What do ya love or hate about YOUR flatbed? Are they hard on the frame?
I have heard some people say putting a flatbed with a built in gooseneck ball on a truck and towing a good sized gooseneck can stress the frame and bed mounts more than usual even if the truck is rated for it. Is this true?? I have even seen some people cut out the recessed ball in the bed and put a plate underneath the flatbed in it's place. Is it something I should do just in case? My grandfather has a few old farm trucks that have not run in a while and he would probably give me one of the gooseneck plates in them.
Does anyone on this part of the forum have things they love or hate about the flatbed on yer truck?
Does anyone on this part of the forum have things they love or hate about the flatbed on yer truck?
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Had a flatbed on the 86, only dislike was the length but the truck had the same wheelbase as my mothers Mercury Mariner, F350 SHORT wheel base dualie Dump. The 88 had a flatbed, sort of, the cage for the torches was frenched into it, so the top of the O2 bottle (300 series) was within 2" of the top of the cab... I do miss both of those trucks just because they were work horses, They made the 05 F250 in the driveway look like a pony next to a Belgian...
The only downside was that I couldn't just throw stuff in the bed, had to put it in the toolbox or strap it down.
The only downside was that I couldn't just throw stuff in the bed, had to put it in the toolbox or strap it down.
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