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11-08-2020, 02:16 PM
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Tie downs for our Wood beds
Guys, Looking for some ideas on the best options for tie downs in our wood beds. We are working on a project for Christmas where I need to tie down a inflatable Santa. Any thoughts and/or examples would be appreciated. Thanks
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11-08-2020, 04:57 PM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
They make stake pocket tie down, you don't need to drill holes. And cargo bars to tie to.
https://www.siraweb.com/erickson-510...gaArkeEALw_wcB https://www.harborfreight.com/ratche...saAvIwEALw_wcB |
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11-08-2020, 10:03 PM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
but those stake pocket tie downs will only fit on a flat bed rail - not like the 49 - 53 rails.
dont know how fancy you want to get but how about one of those track systems that would mount on the bed side and then the tie downs slide into the track?
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11-08-2020, 11:21 PM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
I would think those anchors would work if you tried. Could be wrong. My 57 is a dump bed so no help there.
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11-08-2020, 11:44 PM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
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11-09-2020, 01:23 AM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
drill a hole in the center of a flat plate, weld a nut to a flat plate so the nut is centered over the hole, drill a couple of small holes around the edge of the plate so you can screw the plate on, screw it to the underside of the bed wood right under a predrilled hole. then screw a lifting eye through the hole into the plate when you need a tie down. that way you only see the hole in the wood, install a nice stainless body plug in the hole when not needed or maybe plug the hole with a nice little bolt you can screw in for decoration.
just a thought but it might work. |
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11-09-2020, 02:30 AM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
For that as long as you weren't going to drive down the highway with Santa standing in the back Cut to length pieces of wood cut to size so they just slipped in the stake pockets with some eye bolts through them a couple of inches above the bed rail would hold fine. It's not like you are strapping down a load of lumber for a road trip.
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11-09-2020, 07:21 AM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
If drilling the wood is an option?
Here is a set. Link: https://www.etrailer.com/Tie-Down-An...hy/RR6K-4.html .
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11-09-2020, 08:57 AM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
If you consider time, effort, and whether or not you want to make permanent changes, these magnetic tie downs could be a reasonable investment:
Of course you could go with something much cheaper like a fishing magnet but the challenge is removing it from any flat surface its attached to. |
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11-09-2020, 03:53 PM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
Thanks guys all great suggestions. Gave me enough to go forward and to think about direction.
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11-11-2020, 11:27 AM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
Check these out from York speed shop. I used them on my 56 and love them. https://yorkspeedshop.com
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11-12-2020, 12:54 PM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
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11-12-2020, 01:42 PM
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Re: Tie downs for our Wood beds
sheetrock screws into the bedwood, once removed they'd barely show
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