Aluminum Rack Protects Pickup Bed From Logs
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I made an aluminum rack for my 1997 Dodge 2500 Ram 4-WD diesel pickup to protect the bed from logs that I cut into firewood. I made the rack higher in front so I can haul more wood. I also use the pickup to haul my ATV and canoe so I welded 8 tie-down lugs onto the rack.
The rack is built from 1 1/4-in. dia. schedule 40 aluminum pipe and 2 by 3 by 1/4-in. thick aluminum angle iron, with an aluminum expanded mesh rack protecting the cab's rear window. The rack bolts to the top of the bed sides with four 1/2-in. bolts. My home-built rack is built solid and cost only about $300 to build. I work at a local shipyard so I was able to get the materials for cost. (Larry Genge, 134 Main St. N., Glovertown, Newfoundland, Canada A0G 2L0 ph 709 533-2798; l_dgenge@yahoo.ca)
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Aluminum Rack Protects Pickup Bed From Logs PICKUPS Accessories 34-4-41 I made an aluminum rack for my 1997 Dodge 2500 Ram 4-WD diesel pickup to protect the bed from logs that I cut into firewood. I made the rack higher in front so I can haul more wood. I also use the pickup to haul my ATV and canoe so I welded 8 tie-down lugs onto the rack.
The rack is built from 1 1/4-in. dia. schedule 40 aluminum pipe and 2 by 3 by 1/4-in. thick aluminum angle iron, with an aluminum expanded mesh rack protecting the cab's rear window. The rack bolts to the top of the bed sides with four 1/2-in. bolts. My home-built rack is built solid and cost only about $300 to build. I work at a local shipyard so I was able to get the materials for cost. (Larry Genge, 134 Main St. N., Glovertown, Newfoundland, Canada A0G 2L0 ph 709 533-2798; l_dgenge@yahoo.ca)
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