ford ranger

[moorcrofttreesurgery]

just bought a ford ranger single cab.i want to add higher sides to the original tub for carrying chips logs etc.my idea was to weld some posts in the tub and bolt some ally planking to it.has anyone done the same to a 4x4. any ideas pictures would be a massive help.

[madmatt]

just bought a ford ranger single cab.i want to add higher sides to the original tub for carrying chips logs etc.my idea was to weld some posts in the tub and bolt some ally planking to it.has anyone done the same to a 4x4. any ideas pictures would be a massive help.

 

ok its on a landy but there are pics of my sides on this thread http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=519

[moorcrofttreesurgery]

that looks a smart bit of kit.are they dropside posts you are using on your landy

[josharb87]

i had a hilux, lust made two frames out of angle lengths, sitting ontop of the bed sides, drilled three holes through the frame and bed, bolted a length to the rear window frame thingy, which bolted to the sides, a brace across the top, and a cros brace at the back to stop the sides moving like a parellagram, which had a wing nut on to remove for loading ect

 

[moorcrofttreesurgery]

thanks for the info and pictures.do it work ok on the hilux.

[josharb87]

thanks for the info and pictures.do it work ok on the hilux.

 

yeah it was perfect, frame was filled in with weld mesh, and if chipping, just had some thin ply which was cut to size to fit against the mesh, and rear window.

i too thought about corner posts, but was too much of a headache to fabricate them into this style of load bed

 

almost worked too well-could seriously overload the old girl!