Anyone else’s bed cracking here?

97lbs seems to be the tipping point.

 

If it were only from vibration wouldn't running a three pass mig weld at the intersection of the upright and that steel cross piece the d ring bolts reinforce it against the vibration? Or would it crack or tear above the weld instead. There is some local stress right in the same spot it seems.

 

I do the same thing and I drilled the front corner drain holes out to a larger size. That helps wash out too. I have a roll up cover and bed mat.

 

A word of caution there. The left drain hole is right over the fuel filler neck.

There have been at least two cases where that was nicked and leaked. Not a cheap repair.

 

Good Point!!! Beware!!!!

 

Been a problem on working trucks as long as I can remember.

 

LOL....

 

Soooooooo last decade.....

 

I guarantee you I can open a bottle on mine.

 

Mine has less than 10k miles so I’m planning a set for preventative maintenance most likely the Cali Raised. I used a set of their lower grill LED mounts and they were a spot on fit and finish. I like that in a product/company.

 

It's still a truck with a base price of 26k or whatever. I've welded, cut and drilled into my truck several times already. It's not a classic collector's item. It's a truck.

 

I'm still not convinced bed stiffeners actually do anything.

 

Ouch what do you have loaded up on that cap?

 

That's not me, that's @tacoma16. IIRC he just had an RTT and was doing some light wheeling.

 

LB or SB? Does he have anything loaded on the side tracks?

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacoma16-flat-bed-build-on-35’s.202916/page-11#post-13230440

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacoma16-flat-bed-build-on-35’s.202916/page-12#post-13612856

 

the before and after bed stiffeners photos are wow.

 

I agree 110%

 

So it kinda sounds like one was already failing before stiffeners, and the other was a really heavy capload, if I read correctly.

 

It's all the same guy, I was just posting up different parts of the story so as to paint a more complete picture. Yes he had a heavy load but not any heavier than a lot of the set ups I see on here. I'll probably make myself some stiffeners at some point as a fun welding project, but still don't think it'll really do anything.