09 backrack

Here's mine , not a Backrack , but pretty damn useful

 

i like to see you make this with 15 dollars worth of material. and in 10 min. it would be a piece of scrap (crap)

 

So your rack would mount to the box bottom taking up box space and negating the ability to have a chest style toolbox .

I'll stick to the rail mount system

 

OZ. Never challenge god. The angels would not approve.

 

god, never challenge OZ. The rest of the world would not approve.

 

Maybe I'm not following you , but having a 1"x1" square channel in the very corner of the box still doesn't get it over to the bed bolts which are inboard of the bedsides by 6" or so , also I think that the spread out mounting of two bed rail bolts 14" apart is more purchase for the rack than a 1"x1" square channel roughly 3' tall .

I would be worried about the leverage applied to the top when under load .

 

A chest style box sits in between the bedsides on the floor of the box , I think you are referring to a crossbox .

I had never thought of having my tools with me when I go to a job as " impractical "

 

The design of the headache rack I have , which is similar to the Backrack , puts the vertical load on the front corner of the box bedside , the bolts in the bedrails only serve to counteract leverage exerted on the top of the rack .

I've hauled hundreds of pounds of long lumber , up to 20' with this system as well as 6x8 fir timbers without any issues .

If you really want a dedicated bomb proof rack system , you may enjoy this thread

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/64974-brand-new-building-ladder-rack-advice.html

 

Or over criticize an already proven design and mounting system , as proven in your first post in this thread where you stated the Backrack design was inferior and something that could be built in 10 minutes for $15 .

FWIW , my rack is aluminum not stainless .

 

For most people that don't have welding skills or access to a welding shop , $250 is probably reasonable .

I'm not offended