8'x12' steel flatbed for F550 built from scratch......

[Green Power]

Once again very nice work!

 

[jenkinsph]

Very nice bed and great welding work.:thumbsup: Wish I could weld that good.
Here are some pics of beds I have built from scratch for my business on F550's and a F350. I built the tan truck when the 99 F 550's with 4x4 were offered. The other two beds were built in 2005 so they all have some age on them and all are 84"cab to axle trucks.

 

[farm boy00]

Thanks alot for posting this. We are getting a 350 or 450 7.3 diesel with a 12 ft box but that is coming off and we were looking at options and building a flatbed was one

 

[ericher69]

Looks good who helped you with this?

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[jenkinsph]

Thanks alot for posting this. We are getting a 350 or 450 7.3 diesel with a 12 ft box but that is coming off and we were looking at options and building a flatbed was one

If you get the 84" cab to axle trucks and intend to pull trailers I recommend you limit the bed length to 11'. That will work the best for most towing applications. On my flatbed the rear corners are clipped to accommodate sharp turns with my tow type enclosed trailer.

If not towing a trailer you can get by with a little more bed length as long as you balance the load front to back;

The tan truck in my pictures has a bed length of 12' 5" and no problems with it. The heavy parts are loaded in the lower front cabinets. The lighter parts and plastic is in the higher cabinets. Definitely the best service truck I have ever had for plumbing work.

 

[jenkinsph]

Looks good who helped you with this?

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I would think AKweldshop and myself both built these bodies ourselves. AKweldshop is a better welder than myself and I wanted to give credit where it is due. You have to burn a lot of rods to get that good.

 

[AKweldshop]

That is a beautiful job and very well documented. Welds look better than great.

How many hours of labor would you say is in that bed?

Thanks.
It was a 100 or 200 hours..
It was a flat rate job so I didn't pay attention to hours.
I was working by myself pretty much the whole time, s things wennt slow.
Had a helper a couple days, for the 2 man. stuff.

Nice job. Thanks for all the detailed photos.

Your welcome.

 

[AKweldshop]

Once again very nice work!

Thanks man.

Very nice bed and great welding work.:thumbsup: Wish I could weld that good.
Here are some pics of beds I have built from scratch for my business on F550's and a F350. I built the tan truck when the 99 F 550's with 4x4 were offered. The other two beds were built in 2005 so they all have some age on them and all are 84"cab to axle trucks.

Thanks.
Nice looking rigs there.
I love 7.3 superdutys....

Thanks alot for posting this. We are getting a 350 or 450 7.3 diesel with a 12 ft box but that is coming off and we were looking at options and building a flatbed was one

Glad I could give you some ideas.... You better be a good welder to build one of these.
Post up your bed if you decide to build one.

Looks good who helped you with this?



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Thanks, but sounds like your trying to discredit me.

If you get the 84" cab to axle trucks and intend to pull trailers I recommend you limit the bed length to 11'. That will work the best for most towing applications. On my flatbed the rear corners are clipped to accommodate sharp turns with my tow type enclosed trailer.

If not towing a trailer you can get by with a little more bed length as long as you balance the load front to back;

The tan truck in my pictures has a bed length of 12' 5" and no problems with it. The heavy parts are loaded in the lower front cabinets. The lighter parts and plastic is in the higher cabinets. Definitely the best service truck I have ever had for plumbing work.

I forgot to mention the gooseneck hitch on this truck.
The ball is right over the axle.
My ball to back and corners of the bed is right at the industry standard.
If I put my tape measure on the center of the ball, and went straight back the end of the bed, it's right at 5 feet.
And I go to the corners, it's 6 feet....
Most gooseneck trailers are 7 feet, so you've got a foot when your at 45 degrees to the trailer, and 5 feet when your straight. Enough to walk between them.

I would think AKweldshop and myself both built these bodies ourselves. AKweldshop is a better welder than myself and I wanted to give credit where it is due. You have to burn a lot of rods to get that good.

Thanks man.

 

[jenkinsph]

Yes the gooseneck can work with a 5' overhang without problems. A bumper pull that is heavy is more of a concern imo. With 4' over hang I can pull a 14k trailer with no issues in the steep mountain grades. No tail wagging the dog.

The only issue I have had is the fuel filler on the F350 flatbed. I could use a little more height to fill faster.

 

[s219]

Yes the gooseneck can work with a 5' overhang without problems. A bumper pull that is heavy is more of a concern imo. With 4' over hang I can pull a 14k trailer with no issues in the steep mountain grades. No tail wagging the dog.

The only issue I have had is the fuel filler on the F350 flatbed. I could use a little more height to fill faster.

We had fueling problems with the one we built too, and carried around a big block to drive that side of the truck up on, no kidding. Solved the problem.