winchman
Stainless
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2003
- Location
- Thomasville, GA
The school where I'm taking welding classes has an old flatbed truck with recesses for "stake" sides. The recesses (22) are 1 5/8" by 2 7/8", which don't fit any available lumber or steel. The instructor wants to make low, easily removable stake sides so the truck can be used to haul sheets of steel and other material without having to tie it down. He's leaning toward using metal rather than wood.
The recesses aren't very deep (maybe 3"), and there's no place to put a pin or anything else to hold them in place.
What would be the best way to make the sides, and how should they be secured to the bed so they won't come off when the truck hits a bump?
Roger
The recesses aren't very deep (maybe 3"), and there's no place to put a pin or anything else to hold them in place.
What would be the best way to make the sides, and how should they be secured to the bed so they won't come off when the truck hits a bump?
Roger