Pickup Bed Liner

[jwnge]

I had both, my second new truck came with bed liner, I couldn't give it away, I had linex do bed and new hitch and also pipe steps on side, He put in bed almost 1/4 inch thick.I personally like it much better than liners. Bad thing about it is when you sit on tailgate, you kinda get stuck, it don't let you slide off very good... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Thanks, things get tossed in there on a regular basis on job sites. When the trailers are hooked up you can't drop the tail gate. The Super Duties sit up quite high so most people just toss things in there. Blocks, tools, concrete anything you can imagine will be tossed back there. One of the trucks does not have any liner in it and it is beat up quite bad and it does not get a quarter of the heavy use as the 250. I do think I will stick with the drop in liner though. They have worked well for us and I don't want to try something new without some guarantee. Thanks again for your insight on this.

 

[stevenf]

Robert, I've got LineX in my F350 ranch truck and it gets abused a lot with heavy stuff and I've been impressed up until a couple of months ago. I hauled some 1-1/4 x 10' Pvc home from HomeDepot its only about 10 miles from the ranch and in order to close my camper cover shell back window I had to put the pipe in at an angle and flex it a bit when I got home the ends of the pipe had dug completely through to the metal. My mistake but supposedly LineX is Lifetime guaranteed not to do this so as soon as I get a chance I'll take it back to the LineX dealer and see if the warranty holds up or not, when I got mine done in 2000 they didn't have it stated on their paperwork so I made them write it on the invoice so we'll have to see how they stand behind their application. If they do it has been far superior to a drop in especially with the cover off and Icey weather a drop in is darn slick as the knot on my forehead could tell you and the LineX hasn't given me the I'm skating for the cab feeling once yet which also means when you want something to slide nicely out your SOL you end up having to walk it out if its very heavy.
Steve

 

[Boondox]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How are the spray on liners for protecting the bed from dents? With the drop in liners if you drop a backhoe bucket in the back of the truck you don't have to worry about the fender wells or bed floor being dented up. How do the spray in liners hold up against things like 6x6 blocking, cinder blocks, steel beams and such that can do damage to metal rather easily? The reason I am asking is because we are looking at getting a new truck and are wondering about the spray in liners. Also, do they allow things to slide around like the drop in or do they have a rubber compound in them to help keep things still? )</font>

Robert -- Those are the reasons I initially went with a drop in on my Dodge Dakota, and while it protected the bed from dents when I was tossing chunks of rock maple or stone for repairing my walls there were many things I disliked about it. Things slid easier in the drop in, and while that made sliding heavy things out the back end easier it also resulted in the tailgate being bowed when a heavy maple log slid back like a battering ram. Also, I slipped a few times when standing back there in manure-covered boots. But the biggest drawback was my drop in liner bowed up in hot weather, so all kinds of stuff (hay, pine needles, dirt, gravel) would get between the bed and the liner.

I finally traded up to a Line-X in the Dakota, and when I got my Silverado there was no question; it also got a Line-X. Because I transport sheep occasionally, I did like Gomez' buddy and bought one of those rubber bed mats. It's the best of both worlds IMO. I can move anything without fear of damage...and the floor is soft and sure enough so the sheep don't slip and fall while being transported.

Pete

 

[Robert_in_NY]

You say the spray on liner is soft? I only looked at one truck with it at a show a few years back and it seemed hard (don't remember the brand). If it is soft then it seems like it would gouge easily like the bedliners do. If it is hard I am afraid that it will break from heavy use. It is nothing for us to have 3000 pounds of materials, feed or seed in the back of there and whatever we use has to hold up.

The drop in liners do allow dirt and such underneath them. I have not worried about that much yet as we trade trucks off every 6-8 years. If the bed has a drop in liner it looks nice. I am just worried that for our use the spray in liner won't protect the bed from dents. And if the bed gets dented I fear it will weaken the liner and result in us having to repair the liner on a regular basis. I guess I will go talk to the spray on liner people and see what they say and also see if they have done any trucks for other contractors. If so I will talk to them and see how their trucks are holding up.

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( 600$ for a line-x or rino )</font>

If that price is even close to right, then I don't even need to stop by the Line-X dealer. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I'd prefer the spray in liner, but I can live with the drop in liner that I now have. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[jwstewar]

What I do is a drop-in with a mat over it. Stops stuff from sliding for the most part. Also makes dirt/mulch easier to unload because it doesn't get down in all of the little grooves. Now if I am loading something and I want it to slide, I can move the mat out of the way. I've thought about the sprays, but the dents worry move. I've thrown concrete blocks into the bed of my last 2 trucks and not hurt anything. I plan on keeping this truck for awhile, so I guess I'll have to see in a few years if I make the same decision again.

 

[willywildes]

some of the new drop in liners have a stickier bottom. I always put a strap around most stuff to keep it from sliding or a cargo pole across the bed. 600$ or more is the price in Ca for spray in. both brands are within 25$. you can usually find a 25$ off coupon in the nickel saver. your price may very

W.W

 

[SnowRidge]

I never have liked bedliners. They make the installation of a shell difficult sometimes. They often reduce cargo capacity. Things slide around on them, and some of them trap moisture underneath and promote rust.

For all these reasons, I prefer and use a rubber bed mat. It's cheaper too.

 

[RoyJackson]

"both brands are within 25$"

Since when did folks start putting the dollar sign behind the amount? That may be common in Europe with the euro, but I think it's supposed to be $25.

Or...am I just that much out of touch with the rest of the world?