Idaho BS thread in the PNW

I'll have more pictures up tomorrow.

I'm still not sure how it's going to mount. I'm having trouble figuring out what's going to look good.

 

what you mean?

 

how the tube is going to mount to the actual basket. I've been playing with it in SketchUp but it never looks good.

 

Ah I gotcha. I dunno I'll have to wait to see some pictures I cant remember exactly how it looks.

 

I was just going throught you build again, found the pics of it actually build. Yea dunno how to mount it, consider using the bedrail at all or would that not support the weight?

 

the rails are only rated to 200lb
I pretty much have to mount it to the frame bolts because of my shitty fiberglass bed

 

Ahhh I follow ya. 1st gen ftw


Which surprises me considering all-pro mounts their racks to the bed rails if I remember right, but also advertise it to hold RTTs and such.

On the first gen they just mount in on the bedsides,tops, whatever.

 

I used the rails to tie down a motorcycle it was pretty sketchy..... I wouldn't trust them for something that's permanently mounted. even with my Hi-Lift mounted to them they flex like crazy.

 

Thats pretty sad. I thought they were a bit sturdier than that.

 

nah they are pretty much useless as far as I'm concerned

 

shitty. well im passin out ill catch ya tomorrow man.

 

Do you have that rack done yet adam?! I want to see it on already!! Haha.

 

passed my dif eq test!! Just the final left and it's cumulative...

 

You will want one after mine haha

and i am actually going to reinforce the bed rails just in case. it'll also give me tow more tie downs more centered in the bed on each side. I have also read that the biggest issue is actually pushing the bed rail apart. So if you create a bare to make the bed rack not push the rails out but instead hold themselves, you'll be fine. Ill have on across the front of the bed and ill have the secondary rack to help will that. Still deciding on if i want on for the rear. Might be nice for more tie downs for some netting or something.

 

Repost...

 

Suck it canadian

 

It's going on at 4pm PST. I haven't even seen it other than pictures yet.

 

Then I imagine you look something like this today:

 

pretty much I'm just sitting in class waiting for the time to pass