Long story short, my once straight bed on my '93 F250 7.3L 4x4 Ext cab is now damaged on both sides. Lost a tire tread last summer on the driver side and tore it up pretty good. I was thanfull that it didn't rip the fill spout off the rear tank, but it did try. This summer, I got the pass side into a small tree trying to drag out some tree tops. One was hung a little worst than I thought, the bed was empty, and it slid the back over into a small tree/big sappling. I can get another bed for about $150 at a P&P. Paint won't match, and I don't know if they have cancer or not. I've also thought about pulling the bed off and looking for a flat bed to put on.
This truck is my one and only daily driver. Aside from going to and from work, it hauls my firewood, ATV (which I now have a small trailer for), drags my little camper around, and takes me hunting. The only thing I really use the bed for is hauling an occational appliance home for me or a friend, hauling the firewood, and until reciently hauling the ATV. In light of that, I'd like to get input from you guys on what type of bed you prefer for hauling firewood. A dump bed would be AWSOME!!! but right now it's not in the budget. A flat bed would have to be a good used deal off Craigslist. Either way, with a flat bed I'd build side rails for it that would give me a "box" for the firewood. I stack my wood in the bed to fit more in, and I could build a nice tall box to allow me to easily get a full cord on for a change. Right now, I can only get about 80% of a cord on, and then I have to be able to fit my saws up front with me. For now, I'll keep the banged up bed that I've got. It works fine, but as I think about replacing it, I'm not sure which direction my mind should go.
Thanks,
Mark
This truck is my one and only daily driver. Aside from going to and from work, it hauls my firewood, ATV (which I now have a small trailer for), drags my little camper around, and takes me hunting. The only thing I really use the bed for is hauling an occational appliance home for me or a friend, hauling the firewood, and until reciently hauling the ATV. In light of that, I'd like to get input from you guys on what type of bed you prefer for hauling firewood. A dump bed would be AWSOME!!! but right now it's not in the budget. A flat bed would have to be a good used deal off Craigslist. Either way, with a flat bed I'd build side rails for it that would give me a "box" for the firewood. I stack my wood in the bed to fit more in, and I could build a nice tall box to allow me to easily get a full cord on for a change. Right now, I can only get about 80% of a cord on, and then I have to be able to fit my saws up front with me. For now, I'll keep the banged up bed that I've got. It works fine, but as I think about replacing it, I'm not sure which direction my mind should go.
Thanks,
Mark