linen beige 15 #26 Posted December 25, 2008 Must have been a helluva set of sideboards on that thar truck bed, eh? Duff No side rails needed. My F-150 has 75 cubic ft. of enclosed bed. Line the bottom with pieces laying flat, say up to the tops of the wheel wells, then stack the rest standing on end so the bed sides hold the lower portion and they will stay in. That much oak will squat the springs a tad, but it'll haul it. :hide: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim_M 179 #27 Posted December 25, 2008 No side rails needed. I agree. I haul a cord at a time in my truck, but you do have to stack it just right to get all on, and keep it all on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerrell 1 #28 Posted December 26, 2008 :D a little off the topic, about 15 years ago i had a different shop and had a BIG wood stove, and i used to go to the sawmill and get the slabs they cut off the trees making lumber, the slabs was tied in a BIG bundle , bigger than a 250 gal tank, they was strapped together with metal bands and you would have to cut the bands and load each slab by hand, i had a old GMC p/u with a big bed and one day i told the guy moving the bundles , " just dump one off those bundles in my truck" he said he couldn't because he would have to drop it when he cleared the side of the bed. i told him to go ahead i had overload springs and wasn't worried , he did and i was happy, another man was there with a dodge p/u and told him to do the same thing, said if the GMC could stand it the dodge could... the loader driver tried to talk him out of it and the man told him to do it any way. the loader driver tried to be careful BUT when he dropped the bundle the bundle of wood just rolled the whole side of the truck bed off to one side. my old GMC was a lot older than the dodge, i guess made out of stronger stuff, so i guess newer just dosn't mean better.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerrell 1 #29 Posted December 28, 2008 :hide: i just thought about this, would a carbon monoxide detector help here, only about 14.00 at Lowes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcwh1950 2 #30 Posted December 28, 2008 I agree. I haul a cord at a time in my truck, but you do have to stack it just right to get all on, and keep it all on. here are some picture of my one cord hauler 5'x10'x2'.6" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites