bed bars, MD, 175

welded these up two weeks ago.
3x1.5 14ga tube, 20” tall.
slightly too sort to slide a ladder or kayak all the way across, too tall for my tent. Then I was going to weld into a full rack but then it sorta defeated my entire purpose of a fast removable rack to carry stuff.

so im going to make a new one- short one for the tent, and a tall bastard for ladders and kayaks. (or figure out how to make adjustable height
it would be good for someone to finish it, all the hard work is done.

 

A buddy of mine is looking for something like this. Can this be used with factory cover?

 

na, i was trying to figure out how to do that, but it was a pain in the ass

 

How hard would you say it was to do this? I can weld 14 gauge and want a rack.

 

it wasnt hard, doing the math and pie cutting it so i could fold it around while still being square was what took time.

 

What equipment did you use to the cuts and angles? I got a dewalt abrasive chop saw but I dont think it can do precision cuts. Also, did you use angle iron for the mount brackets? Really like that design.

 

i used an angle grinder with a diamond cut off wheels for my cuts, the baseplates i just did a whiskey bend and welded.

 

Damn that's impressive with a cutoff wheel. I looked but couldnt find anything. Whats a whiskey bend?

 

basically you notch the backside, fold, and weld up.