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72bigblock · 01-17-2003, 11:33 AM

hi all i will be hauling an 8' bed about a 1000 mi. back to rockford . what is the best way to put the bed in the truck i am driving a swb crew cab pick up. thanks chris

Longhorn Man · 01-17-2003, 11:38 AM

Place some thing on your bed rails to protect your paint, (I'm assuming your crew cab is a nice truck) be it wood or rubber or what ever, and then flit the bed onto your truck, rail to rail, and some large C - clamps to secure them together. Who cares if it sticks out a couple feet. Just tie a red rag onto the end of it.
That's what I'd do if a traler is out of the question.

694X4 · 01-17-2003, 11:44 AM

Yep andy beat me to it. That is how i do it. When ever you stop for gas, food, pee, what ever I would crawl under and check you clamps. Didn't a board member just loose a cab on the high way?

Lippyp · 01-17-2003, 11:44 AM

If your new bed has lights on it how about wiring them into a trailer plug and plugging them in if you have trailer electrics rigged on the "underneath" truck. At least then nobody could complain that they couldn't see the overhang!

Longhorn Man · 01-17-2003, 12:07 PM

yeah, chevy fatman just lost a cab...it was strapped to a frame on a trailer.

Depressing huh?

neonlarry · 01-17-2003, 12:20 PM

The other thing that works well, is if the bed you are hauling is the same as the one on your truck, put something like peices of wood in the stake pockets, and they will go into the other bed too and keep it from sliding. That doesn't really answer your question, but sometimes that will work.

**1971Stepside** · 01-17-2003, 12:58 PM

Oh man chevy fatman isn't the guy that was just asking last week about bringing a cab home strapped down versus bolted down was he???

Did it destroy the cab or was he going pretty slow??? Geez, I hate to hear that stuff...

pound41 · 01-17-2003, 01:38 PM

We hauled an 8ft bed flipped over on a 6ft foot bed did everything that previous replys said. wood down in the standards/c-clamps and one strap over the top hooked wheelwell to wheelwell worked great

70c10 · 01-17-2003, 01:49 PM

A buddy of mine brought one from Florida to Maryland with no probs. He did the same thing, flipped it upside down on top of his bed and used heavy duty tie-downs all over it.

**Bernie** · 01-17-2003, 01:50 PM

Hey, I'll be hauling an 8' bed to DeKalb in the next few weeks. I made my trailer wider to hold it. Would you like to borrow the trailer ?

chevy_fatman · 01-17-2003, 02:10 PM

Yes, that was me, I wasn't even going that fast, it was the wind blowing really hard what contributed to the cab getting blown off the frame, cab was useless after that, had to ditch it, there's no such thing as TOO MANY STRAPS!! the more the better, take my word for it

Now I guess I'll have to fix my other pos cab I have, fun, fun

694X4 · 01-17-2003, 02:40 PM

Oh man that sucks. Was there much traffic? When you left Columbus did you by any chance take rt. 62 east?

chevy_fatman · 01-17-2003, 02:59 PM

actually I think it was rush hour, around 2 p.m. I lost the cab somewhere in rt. 85 right after I picked it up in Shorewood Il.

I don't really remember what route I took out of Columbus, my cousin was the one telling me what roads to take

694X4 · 01-17-2003, 03:06 PM

Oh i was just wondering because I live out off 62 about 45 min. east of columbus.

sakohntr · 01-17-2003, 03:44 PM

You only have to flag an overlength item if it is longer than 4 feet according to the DOT

da-burb · 01-17-2003, 04:45 PM

One other safety thing. I know our vintage doesn't have the removable tailgates.... but I wouls seriously consider removing the tailgate during transport if it is upside down on the back of your truck. There was a death just a few years ago in MN where a tailgate dropped off a bed during transport. It bounced into the windshield of the car following on the freeway and the driver didn't live.

**Palf70Step** · 01-17-2003, 05:36 PM

Not as long as yours, but gives you an idea. Definitely secure it better than what mine is at the moment. I had alreay unstrapped a few things at the time I took the picture.

**Palf70Step** · 01-17-2003, 05:38 PM

Oh yeah, going that far I would put somethine like a heavy tarp or blanket over the front of the bed your carring so it and keep it close to your cab. Too much gap will push the bed back. Blanket saves your cab.

jim71chevy · 01-17-2003, 09:44 PM

Hey nice to see more people from Il, hey if its any closer you can drop it here

llama · 01-17-2003, 10:55 PM

hey does everyone in il need a bed? i'm hauling one back to big rock il in a few weeks. where are they all coming from?

neonlarry · 01-17-2003, 11:01 PM

if you are hauling the same kind of bed as what is on your truck, the wood in the stake pockets will keep it from hitting the back on the cab. I hauled one on mine, and I just did the wood in the stake pocket thing, and lots of rope and rachet straps, and it was find for the 45 minutes home on the freeway.

**68 Stepside** · 01-17-2003, 11:06 PM

geez...all the IL members crawl out of the woodwork after I move away.....I think it's a conspiracy...lol

BTW, Jim71Chevy, welcome back, haven't seen you in a while.

jim71chevy · 01-17-2003, 11:51 PM

Yeap 68 Step we all come out when you leave, and now there is more trucks with out FAST cutting them up

sorry Fast

*racedvl* · 01-17-2003, 11:53 PM

Wow, no kidding! I thought I was the only one left here in IL. Hey 72bigblock, I will be shopping at Woodman's tomorrow. A guy I work with that lives in Marengo, goes there and likes it quite a bit. So, I'm gonna go check it out.

Longhorn Man · 01-17-2003, 11:56 PM

I'd imagine Chevy Fatman took I-70 to get home...not sure, but that's the route I was under the impression.
And Fast is probably still inflicting pain on all of you ppl in Ill...you just don't know it since he ain't here anymore braggin bout it.

01-17-2003, 11:33 AM	#1
72bigblock Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: rockford il. Posts: 190	hauling a bed hi all i will be hauling an 8' bed about a 1000 mi. back to rockford . what is the best way to put the bed in the truck i am driving a swb crew cab pick up. thanks chris

01-17-2003, 11:44 AM	#3
694X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: utica, oh, Posts: 249	Yep andy beat me to it. That is how i do it. When ever you stop for gas, food, pee, what ever I would crawl under and check you clamps. Didn't a board member just loose a cab on the high way? __________________ 69 3/4 ton 4x4 gmc with 6" sky jacker soft ride. 350 / th350 / 205 work in progress

01-17-2003, 11:44 AM	#4
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	If your new bed has lights on it how about wiring them into a trailer plug and plugging them in if you have trailer electrics rigged on the "underneath" truck. At least then nobody could complain that they couldn't see the overhang! __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

01-17-2003, 12:20 PM	#6
neonlarry Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,745	The other thing that works well, is if the bed you are hauling is the same as the one on your truck, put something like peices of wood in the stake pockets, and they will go into the other bed too and keep it from sliding. That doesn't really answer your question, but sometimes that will work. __________________ 70 C/10 Light Red 350/TH350, HEI, Duals w/40 series Flows, 91 seat, LED taillights 99 Pontiac S/C GTP, SLP Ram Air hood, GMPP Konis & springs 95 Neon ACR, MP PCM, AFX UDP, 3.0 CAI

01-17-2003, 12:58 PM	#7
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	Oh man chevy fatman isn't the guy that was just asking last week about bringing a cab home strapped down versus bolted down was he??? Did it destroy the cab or was he going pretty slow??? Geez, I hate to hear that stuff... __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

01-17-2003, 11:38 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Place some thing on your bed rails to protect your paint, (I'm assuming your crew cab is a nice truck) be it wood or rubber or what ever, and then flit the bed onto your truck, rail to rail, and some large C - clamps to secure them together. Who cares if it sticks out a couple feet. Just tie a red rag onto the end of it. That's what I'd do if a traler is out of the question.

01-17-2003, 12:07 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	yeah, chevy fatman just lost a cab...it was strapped to a frame on a trailer. Depressing huh?

01-17-2003, 01:38 PM	#8
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,268	We hauled an 8ft bed flipped over on a 6ft foot bed did everything that previous replys said. wood down in the standards/c-clamps and one strap over the top hooked wheelwell to wheelwell worked great

01-17-2003, 01:49 PM	#9
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	A buddy of mine brought one from Florida to Maryland with no probs. He did the same thing, flipped it upside down on top of his bed and used heavy duty tie-downs all over it. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

01-17-2003, 01:50 PM	#10
Bernie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 516	Hey, I'll be hauling an 8' bed to DeKalb in the next few weeks. I made my trailer wider to hold it. Would you like to borrow the trailer ? __________________ Bernie

01-17-2003, 02:10 PM	#11
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	Yes, that was me, I wasn't even going that fast, it was the wind blowing really hard what contributed to the cab getting blown off the frame, cab was useless after that, had to ditch it, there's no such thing as TOO MANY STRAPS!! the more the better, take my word for it Now I guess I'll have to fix my other pos cab I have, fun, fun __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away.

01-17-2003, 02:40 PM	#12
694X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: utica, oh, Posts: 249	Oh man that sucks. Was there much traffic? When you left Columbus did you by any chance take rt. 62 east? __________________ 69 3/4 ton 4x4 gmc with 6" sky jacker soft ride. 350 / th350 / 205 work in progress

01-17-2003, 02:59 PM	#13
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	actually I think it was rush hour, around 2 p.m. I lost the cab somewhere in rt. 85 right after I picked it up in Shorewood Il. I don't really remember what route I took out of Columbus, my cousin was the one telling me what roads to take __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away.

01-17-2003, 03:06 PM	#14
694X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: utica, oh, Posts: 249	Oh i was just wondering because I live out off 62 about 45 min. east of columbus. __________________ 69 3/4 ton 4x4 gmc with 6" sky jacker soft ride. 350 / th350 / 205 work in progress

01-17-2003, 03:44 PM	#15
sakohntr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Floodwood Minnesota Posts: 1,057	flag You only have to flag an overlength item if it is longer than 4 feet according to the DOT __________________ 1967 K30 Napco 292/SM420 original paint 30k miles 1968 K60 Napco 396/5spd. dbl frame 52" michelins 1969 K10 SWB GMC 454/4spd 6" 35's posi,hooks 1972 C30 longhorn,BB/AT,A/C,Tilt,Toolbox,lokr 1987 K20 Chevrolet Suburban. 6" lift. 5.7L/TH400 1979 K60 GMC Coleman 4x4, 427/Allison.



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01-17-2003, 04:45 PM	#16
da-burb "Ochre Ogre" Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Springfield, MN Posts: 3,558	One other safety thing. I know our vintage doesn't have the removable tailgates.... but I wouls seriously consider removing the tailgate during transport if it is upside down on the back of your truck. There was a death just a few years ago in MN where a tailgate dropped off a bed during transport. It bounced into the windshield of the car following on the freeway and the driver didn't live. __________________ Bowtie Truck Stop Inc. Mid-West GM Truck Restoration Parts Supplier Your Key Parts, Auto Metal Direct, Dynacorn, and Goodmark dealer. like us @ www.facebook.com/BowtieTruckStop 1971 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1971 K-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 K-20 Suburban (Yellow- that just aint right!) Springfield, Minnesota 56087

01-17-2003, 05:36 PM	#17
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,269	Not as long as yours, but gives you an idea. Definitely secure it better than what mine is at the moment. I had alreay unstrapped a few things at the time I took the picture. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

01-17-2003, 05:38 PM	#18
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,269	Oh yeah, going that far I would put somethine like a heavy tarp or blanket over the front of the bed your carring so it and keep it close to your cab. Too much gap will push the bed back. Blanket saves your cab. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

01-17-2003, 09:44 PM	#19
jim71chevy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canton, Ill Posts: 48	Hey nice to see more people from Il, hey if its any closer you can drop it here

01-17-2003, 10:55 PM	#20
llama Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: northern IL. Posts: 263	hey does everyone in il need a bed? i'm hauling one back to big rock il in a few weeks. where are they all coming from?

01-17-2003, 11:01 PM	#21
neonlarry Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,745	if you are hauling the same kind of bed as what is on your truck, the wood in the stake pockets will keep it from hitting the back on the cab. I hauled one on mine, and I just did the wood in the stake pocket thing, and lots of rope and rachet straps, and it was find for the 45 minutes home on the freeway. __________________ 70 C/10 Light Red 350/TH350, HEI, Duals w/40 series Flows, 91 seat, LED taillights 99 Pontiac S/C GTP, SLP Ram Air hood, GMPP Konis & springs 95 Neon ACR, MP PCM, AFX UDP, 3.0 CAI

01-17-2003, 11:06 PM	#22
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	geez...all the IL members crawl out of the woodwork after I move away.....I think it's a conspiracy...lol BTW, Jim71Chevy, welcome back, haven't seen you in a while. __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

01-17-2003, 11:51 PM	#23
jim71chevy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canton, Ill Posts: 48	Yeap 68 Step we all come out when you leave, and now there is more trucks with out FAST cutting them up sorry Fast

01-17-2003, 11:53 PM	#24
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Wow, no kidding! I thought I was the only one left here in IL. Hey 72bigblock, I will be shopping at Woodman's tomorrow. A guy I work with that lives in Marengo, goes there and likes it quite a bit. So, I'm gonna go check it out.

01-17-2003, 11:56 PM	#25
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I'd imagine Chevy Fatman took I-70 to get home...not sure, but that's the route I was under the impression. And Fast is probably still inflicting pain on all of you ppl in Ill...you just don't know it since he ain't here anymore braggin bout it.

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