Short Box Sled Decks

[DOOBY1]

Does anyone have pics of 162 or 163 length tracks on a short bed truck. I'm looking for a sled deck and wondering how far it's going to hang off and which brand to get. Truck is F350

 

[rsoukup37]

i built one this year for my mega cab with a 8 foot deck and i have the 162 on it. sticks out a litle bit but can still hook the two place open up but i cant hook the enclosed trailer to it with the sled on top but still can with just the deck on the truck.

 

[bullitt]

With a 7' deck which would fit your truck, you'll have quite a bit of overhang, probably only about 3 - 4 lugs of the track will be on the deck, most manufacturers offer some sort of deck extension for handling the long tracks.

 

[rsoukup37]

yeah about a 1.5 feet hang off of my 8 foot with about the same hanging over the back of the box so its all about 3 feet over the back of the tailgate for me which im not to terribly worried about because most of the track and rails are supported. just wanted to have a deck so i can get into a lot more smaller areas without having the hassel of turning around a trailer. just wishing i would have built it for two sleds and not just one but who knows i might get the ambition this week yet to build a double and just swap it out.

 

[Holomis International]

Hello

Here are a couple pictures of our decks, the blue setup is a 163" on our shorty deck. The black and red setup is a 153" on our shorty with our track support system.

Have a look at our decks www.holomis.com

Thanks

FLM staff
info@holomis.com

 

[B C]

Like earlier posted, 1.5' beyond the tailgate for the deck and another 1.5' for the track to stick out. I only hit my head on it for one season before I bought a longbox.

 

[rsoukup37]

yeah that does suck when you dont think about it but thats why you got to be short like me and also have a lift kit on it also no but all kidding aside it does suck trying to find a parking spot with all the over hang but its worse trying to find another one with a trailer. i do like the idea of the lotus system with the short setup and the track support. it was the first one i built and was going to use it this year and maybe in the coming summer when i take it out i can do some changes to it to make it better.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

thats why you just have a logn box truck..

but seriously.. that track support is a slick idea.. would make me a lot more comfortable with the sled on such a short deck.

 

[mwboondockers]

I had a deck that was only 80" long and I hauled a 144 and a 159 from Wis. to Togwotee with no problems. They did hang off a ways but I just tied them down good and we had no problems. I have since sold that one and I am building a 8' with a 1' beavertail right now. I just will not be able to hook up mt enclosed trailer with this deck. Thanks

 

[Squirrelchaser]

i built a 10ft by 8'6 deck for the back of my mega cab. even got three sleds on it one time. went from IL to colorado with them up there. id post up some pics if i could figure out how to

 

[RYDPWDR]

Does anyone have pics of 162 or 163 length tracks on a short bed truck. I'm looking for a sled deck and wondering how far it's going to hang off and which brand to get. Truck is F350

Picture of my F350 with a 162", with a beaver tail deck they don't seen to hang off too far. I pulled a trailer for years and would never go back to it, decks are the best, just so much more convenient.

 

[wsellars]

155" track, silverlake expandable side deck, CCSB chevy