putting a rotary cutter on top of pickup bed

[RoyJackson]

We forgive you.

Oh...like that means a lot to me...
(hahahahahahahahahahhahahahaa!!)
Just be glad my wife keeps everything...she found the original purchase paperwork as well as a few of the old registrations.

 

[deerefan]

Oh...like that means a lot to me...
(hahahahahahahahahahhahahahaa!!)
Just be glad my wife keeps everything...she found the original purchase paperwork as well as a few of the old registrations.

So my wife is not the only one? Man, I found a receipt from a push mower I bought years ago that is long gone, but she still filed the receipt "just in case." She helps keep me together!!

 

[Snaker]

I don't blame you for trying to skip the trailer. I would go to alot of effort to avoid a trailer if possible, its an extra pain in the butt.

I've checked out those pickup decks for 2 snowmobiles or ATV's. They look pretty freaky.

About the Ranger topic, this is good stuff, would have been well worthy of a separate thread.
I remember the conflicts when the asian stuff started showing up. Toyota's were considered a POS and Honda's were grungingly respected. The truck ratings were all over the map.

I have whats left of a F100 Ranger sitting outback. For a long time the Ranger name was used on full sized trucks as a features package designation along with EXT, Northland Edition, etc. I used a F250 stakebed that I believe was also a Ranger. That thing had a straight six and for some reason Ford saw fit to match those engines to a tiny radiator. I would have to run the heater full blast in mid summer to keep from overheating. Somewhere around 1980 Ford's small truck was the Courier (Datsun, Isuzu, maybe Mazda?).

The early Ranger model I think was a relabeled Mazda and was quite smaller than the modern Ranger. Ford tried to match the Dakota and bulked up the Ranger, bad decision in my opinion. Recently Ford has decided to stop the Ranger line and close the St Paul Mn plant due to low sales. Too bad. I would like to see them switch the plant back to a Courier size sub-compact.

 

[slowzuki]

Yup up to 1981, Ranger was a trim level on full size pickups (1/2, 3/4 and 1 ton)

The courier was a mini-truck, a sub 1/4 ton class of truck like the Chevy LUV and the datsun's.

The compact or 1/4 ton Ranger, started in 1983 and has always been the same size platform. It was never upsized to compete with the Dakota.

The Dakota is a mid-size pickup, for a long time the only one, until the current Tacoma's and Colorado's came out. You could argue the Toyota T100 was really a mid-size too, it was lumped in with full size 1/2 tons in reviews but only had a 4 cyl in the base model.

I have whats left of a F100 Ranger sitting outback. For a long time the Ranger name was used on full sized trucks as a features package designation along with EXT, Northland Edition, etc.

Somewhere around 1980 Ford's small truck was the Courier (Datsun, Isuzu, maybe Mazda?).

The early Ranger model I think was a relabeled Mazda and was quite smaller than the modern Ranger. Ford tried to match the Dakota and bulked up the Ranger, bad decision in my opinion. Recently Ford has decided to stop the Ranger line and close the St Paul Mn plant due to low sales. Too bad. I would like to see them switch the plant back to a Courier size sub-compact.

 

[firemanpat2910]

to the orriginal poster. Could you stand the bush hog up on either an end or a side. then cross tie it to the tie downs? that would keep the weight on the truck bed not the side rail. Most side rails I have seen have recesses cut in them for adding a "shelf" over the wheel wells. so the are capable of handling some weight.

 

[RoyJackson]

to the orriginal poster. Could you stand the bush hog up on either an end or a side. then cross tie it to the tie downs? that would keep the weight on the truck bed not the side rail. Most side rails I have seen have recesses cut in them for adding a "shelf" over the wheel wells. so the are capable of handling some weight.

Boy, that would sure put the center of gravity way up there...it'd be a very uncomfortable ride...

Anyway, the OP first posted his question on 05 April (17 days ago). I'd guess by this time he's either:
1) Got the cutter home, safe and sound
2) Rolled his truck due to the higher center of gravity in combination with our fine Pennsylvania roads.
Or
3) Gave up on the whole idea, spent the money on beer and whiskey and is drunk out of his mind somewhere...

 

[Highbeam]

Good job Roy for fessing up, really.

The 6' hog isn't that heavy in terms of what you can haul in an HD pickup. Center of gravity is not an issue since it will be 3' above the bed level, compare this to a slide in camper that is much taller and heavier. The issue is that the mower is oddly shaped. I would NOT lean it on a bedside. I would NOT strap it to the top of the bedrails which were never intended to carry that much weight. I would put it in the trailer where it belongs. I've driven much farther than 300 miles with an empty trailer to pick something up. No big deal.

I also disagree with the assumption that over the 300 mile trip there must be an emergency maneuver. That would only happen if the driver was an idiot or was exceptionally unlucky. Experienced drivers rarely have to make such maneuvers.

 

[Highbeam]

to the orriginal poster. Could you stand the bush hog up on either an end or a side. then cross tie it to the tie downs? that would keep the weight on the truck bed not the side rail. Most side rails I have seen have recesses cut in them for adding a "shelf" over the wheel wells. so the are capable of handling some weight.

I actually like this idea. Trick would be making it very secure. If it fell down it would damage the bedsides. Try making an A-frame similar to what the glass companies use to transport big windows.

 

[Dargo]

Experienced drivers rarely have to make such maneuvers.

:laughing: :laughing: Do you live in this country?? I can't see anyone living where there is any hint of population where they don't see idiot drivers on a daily basis! Maybe if you lived in the rural areas of Montana or Alaska....

 

[Soundguy]

i hear ya. if I'm making a panic stop in my rig.. it's because someone else mistook my safe following distance as a place they could merge into 70mph traffic going 25mph in a beater car that maxes out at 48 mph and smokes with one whobbly wheel.


soundguy