Show me your rack!

[ChadRat]

The place where I buy my steel at said next time I come in that I either need to be able to haul 20 foot sticks or they will start charging me to cut it. I guess I am buying too much steel. I am thinking about building a rack for my truck. Does anyone have any pictures of one they built? I am thinking about using 1" square tubing. Any suggestions on what thickness to use? How does everyone else haul 20 foot sticks?

[morpheus]

Here's pics specs on Rocky's rack ... http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/...s=&threadid=42

- jack

[ChadRat]

Yeah! That is what I am talking about.

Rocky,
How much weight will that hold? How did you fasten it to your bed?

[deere_x475guy]

Looks like what I have been thinking about also. Awh...another project


Bob

[morpheus]

I think Rocky said he sold that to another guy who backed into a guy wire or something and tore the thing up.

- jack

[Dave Haak]

ChadRat,

Just a thought......I don't have any info handy but you might look at the racks that are two piece and about two foot wide. Something for the occasional user. One part fits in the right front stake hole and the other in the right rear stake hole. They kind of "wye" up and back over the truck box just above cab height from the right edge. They are about two foot wide and have maybe 6-inch sides. This wouldn't get you full support to the front of the truck. You might be able to cantilever another piece part way over the cab.

Also, when the words "cutting charge " come up, think 12 or 14-inch gas engine driven cutoff saw. Stihl, Target, Partner, Homelite etc. The obvious, small oxy/acetylene set. Bolt cutters for small round stock. I've done all of the above. I recently aquired a 1 KW generator........It should be able to run a sawzall. With cutting charges it's not always the money, it's the principle!!!!!!!

Dave

[ZACHV]

Originally posted by Dave Haak
With cutting charges it's not always the money, it's the principle!!!!!!!

Dave

You hit the nail on the head with that, Dave. I guess you can't blame them since it is labor, but if the yards left an OA setup around we could cut our own lengths. You know what I always wanted to do is ask if I could use their outlet and plug in the Sawzall!! Ahhh...to see their faces at that!

[Franz]

Now you went and gave me an idea. Next time I go in, I'll pull the chop saw out of the truck and ask if I can plug in. If they say no, I'll just fire up the generator and piss em off some cutting on the asphalt driveway.

[cope]

Originally posted by Dave Haak
ChadRat,

Just a thought......I don't have any info handy but you might look at the racks that are two piece and about two foot wide. Something for the occasional user. One part fits in the right front stake hole and the other in the right rear stake hole. They kind of "wye" up and back over the truck box just above cab height from the right edge. They are about two foot wide and have maybe 6-inch sides. This wouldn't get you full support to the front of the truck. You might be able to cantilever another piece part way over the cab.

Also, when the words "cutting charge " come up, think 12 or 14-inch gas engine driven cutoff saw. Stihl, Target, Partner, Homelite etc. The obvious, small oxy/acetylene set. Bolt cutters for small round stock. I've done all of the above. I recently aquired a 1 KW generator........It should be able to run a sawzall. With cutting charges it's not always the money, it's the principle!!!!!!!

Dave

Dave, that sounds like the Weekender ladder rack. The should hold a bit of steel. Easy enough to make a set out of 2 sizes of sq. tubing that will telescope.

[Guest]

Originally posted by ChadRat
Yeah! That is what I am talking about.

Rocky,
How much weight will that hold? How did you fasten it to your bed?

That rack I made for a friend of mine...it's 14 ga 1 x 1 sq tube and 1 1/2" 11 ga sq tube. It mounts on 3/16" x 3" x 3" angle and has a removable bar in the back that bolts on. Made it for a Ford Ranger. It's bolted through the angle to the sidewall. It is really strong...I was surprised. Welded all with fluxcore and my HH90. It was MY rack that I trashed by hitting a guy wire.

Here's my rack with the "torpedo" mounted in it. The torpedo was a small 6" x 6" x 20'2" box frame that will carry 20' sticks of sq. tubing and such. The rack would hold it and 4 x 8 sheets of expanded metal.

[ChadRat]

Rocky,
Why did you extend it out so far? Wouldn't the rack without the extensions work just as well?

[Guest]

The white rack was to carry ladders and occasional drywall so it came out over the cab about a foot or so. and had to be only 6'2" high when mounted on the truck.

My rack had to hold the 20' tubing carrier, so that meant the rack needed to be 10' and the tubing carrier would extend 5' in front and 5' in the rear. The rack was 10' x 5' x 8" and mounted on top of the shell on 8" x 8" plates. I wish I had more pictures, but that's it, I'm afraid.

[Srubrn]

Buy a trailer.

[Sundown]

Truck Rack

ChadRat,

I am in the process of building a rack for my 96 F250 supercab. The basic rack is all tacked and I am just finishing the welds. My truck has a cab high fibreglass shell and the rack will mount to the top much like Rocky did his. It is 10' long and as wide as the truck is. I have been taking pictures thruout the building process and will post them as soon as the rack is finished, painted, and mounted. I should be done in about two weeks, depending on the weather here. I have used 1" sq 16 ga for most of the rack, with some 16ga 1X2 peices and part of the bottom will be 1-1/2 flat mesh #9. It is kind of specilized because one side will be for carrying my folding portabote and the other side for wood, metal, boxs, coolers, etc... Although I hadn't planned on it, it would be eaisy enough to make 3' or 4' quick connect extension for the frot and rear in case you didn't want a 20' peice of steel to hang over. I am using a HH135, .30 Weldit flux wire [working outside], setting are mostly 1/4' stickout, with settings on 15/1. Anway I'll be posting the pic's soon.

[Hobart Expert Dave]

Helltaco,, I have read some of your posts and some of the comments about your posts. As for this one you need to keep in mind this is a welding Talk site and some of the people can get offended by the pictures you have posted.
We can not have this on our site so please keep your posts clean and Welding minded.
Thanks
Dave Evans