tallyho8
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- Kubota L4400, Kubota ZD326
The reason they call it a headache rack in this area is because you are always hitting your head on it while getting into or out of the bed.
I race off road motorcycles and have to load bikes into the bed of my truck. I got a great deal on a stock height F350 with the diesel engine for towing tractors and the RV. Some bozo at Ford decided that the bed height of that pickup should be about 36". Way too high. The bed rails are about chin high so there is no way to even rech into the bed level from outside of the truck.
Loading bikes has become an ordeal. Lowering the truck is actually possible and the first 3-5 inches are very easy. That's how I plan to deal with it.
In the meantime I just climb into the bed like every other american truck owner. I have gotten into the habit of strapping gear against the tailgate though so that I can get to it without climbing into the bed.
I have the same understanding of the meaning of the terms as Highbeam.
As I understand the origin, a headache rack prevents your cargo from coming forward and hitting you in the head.
My lumber rack does not have a headache rack as part of it, but it is just the right size for a 4' x 4' piece of plywood to fit into it and act as a temporary headache rack. This is not by accident, but is part of good design.
The Ford bed isn't really any higher than the new Chevy.
Yep, they're both about 2-3' higher than they need to be. But they do look meaner on the street so that you can intimidate other drivers, being so tall. Also a good excuse to offer huge engines in them to slug that huge frontal surface area through the air.
Sure because 0-6" off the ground would work so much better.![]()