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[pawleyk]

Removable floor is brilliant. Stall mat, yup my rubber is 100lb - crazy.
 
That's terrific. I figure my AL deck with sides is twice that. Of course it's a function of material used but you are in the UTE LTD range. Theirs, an absolute minimum tray - yours, with so much more going on.
 
Dynomite !
 
Thanks for sharing

Thanks man! I never really compared it to the weights of those others, I couldn't really afford the nice aluminum trays and they weren't exactly what I was looking for so didn't do that much research into them.

It's cool to hear my weight comes in so good in comparison to those guys. I'm sure those trays are much burlier than mine, but my thought process was that the stock steel bed wasn't all that beefy and that was never a problem, so my goal was to be around as tough as the OEM bed I took off. What I built is stronger and more dent resistant than the original, but nowhere near as heavily built as most true flatbeds or trays out there.

[cherbinger@frontiernet.net]

Maybe try Aluminess rear bumper with swinging boxes. Look them up online

[pawleyk]

Maybe try Aluminess rear bumper with swinging boxes. Look them up online

A-l-u-m-i-n-e-s-s you say?

Sounds expensive. Plus I'm way too lazy to swing boxes out everytime I want a beer from the fridge.

[cherbinger@frontiernet.net]

They stay swung away when stopped. Holds 2000 watt gen easily with lots more room. No prob getting at your beer. Look them up. Aluminess. They are expensive but super nice.