Greedy boards

[RexPayne]

Hi guys,

I've got a ford ranger with a plastic load liner in the back. Currently have 3 sheets of ply to act as greedy boards if I need to carry chip, but doesn't look very professional. I want to build an aluminium box, but at same time want to be able to remove it and keep the load liner for logs etc. anyone done anything similar? How would you fix the frame through the load liner to the truck?

 

Cheers

[gand]

You could try and find a cheap ifor williams back box. A mate of mine picked one up for £80 for a hilux. Sure it would be similar for a ranger and you could cut the roof off if needed

[jeanesy]

A mate of mine has done exactly that. Steel frame with covered ply on the sides, all bolted to the bed of the truck. Looks really smart.

[jeanesy]

 

This is the only pic I have of it

[benwrdn]

 

Cheers Dan, that's the box fitted on mine. I bolted two lengths of angle iron to the edges of the truck tub. The body then slides down them and is bolted to it.

[benwrdn]

Found a picture where you can see the rails the body fits into. The rails are permanently left on.

[RexPayne]

Thanks for reply. That looks really neat.

[RexPayne]

I like the idea of permanently bolting the angle to the truck. Makes installing and removing so much quicker. How have you bolted through the load liner into the rails?

[treequip]

I like the idea of permanently bolting the angle to the truck. Makes installing and removing so much quicker.

 

Seriously?

 

How much quicker? On and off looks like a 60 second job whatever way you do it

 

It can be done just as easily without having the exposed "user friendly" edge permanently bolted to the tub

[benwrdn]

Seriously?

 

 

 

How much quicker? On and off looks like a 60 second job whatever way you do it

 

 

 

It can be done just as easily without having the exposed "user friendly" edge permanently bolted to the tub

 

 

 

The two rails act as a guide so the sides are instantly lined up with the fixing holes. Also gives a bit more metal to bolt the body too rather than it being straight into the tubs fairly thin steel.

 

The rails are actually "user friendly" all edges have been ground over before they were powder coated.