keithplacervill

just wondering if anyone has a aluminun? flatbed on their truck and how they like it and the name brand,price or even if someone has one for sale near me in sacramento ca.

janb

everyone in my neck-o-the-woods, uses these
http://www.protech.net/ They are very robust, and they build for trucking industry, thus, your Protech Aluminum product is not a 'window-dressing', and has strengthened areas to avoid aluminum weaknesses (fatique) Road and diesel vibration can wreak havoc on a cheesy product.
Check the 'Capital Press', farm paper for N.CA, OR, ID, WA, MT
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.as...s=1&TM=935.747

I can't swing $$$ for my 'work truck', so it has a steel flatbed, but I really miss my Dump bed, that I have on my '78 1T 4x4

robox

Hi there-

I have an aluminum flatbed on my '93. I built it. I originally built it for a '97 Dodge 1500, but transferred it over to my first gen when I got it about 6 weeks ago. There are pictures in my gallery.

I did have some welds break a while ago, but that was associated with the crane which I added later without sufficient gusseting. I fixed that with better welds as well as bolting when I put it on the '93.

The bed works great for me. Way back when I built it I weighed the truck before and after, and found that I had added 10 pounds over the stock setup.

I can give you more details if you'd like. Or, maybe I can build you one? Have you priced out the Protech beds yet?

CR

keithplacervill

no i have not checked the price , but i was just trying to find out what a simple flatbed with a headache rack would go for to see if i could aford it