hey guys,,,has anyone used a deck with no legs it just sits on box sides any good or stay away..
deck with no legs
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I would not want to put a thousand pounds of weight on my bed rails. I know there are some out there, but I'd want the frame of the truck to support my sleds instead.
I'd say away from those for motorsports applications, especially when I'm loading TWO on the deck. And ESPECIALLY 4 stroke ATVs.
I'd say away from those for motorsports applications, especially when I'm loading TWO on the deck. And ESPECIALLY 4 stroke ATVs.
On the other hand, I have a lumber rack that only sits on the bed rails and have had way more than 1000#'s on it many times. I don't make a habit of it.
All depends on condition of your truck and how much use you are going to give it.
All depends on condition of your truck and how much use you are going to give it.
If dad and I didn't own one I would say no way but we built one and absolutely love it. I think it would make a big difference to use a long box over a short box though. It is difficult to explain materials used but I can take pics if you would like. We had all the materials claimed off of a demo job so it cost $125 in aluminum welding and some Heavy Duty topper clamps and it was a done deal. Way better than spending 1-2 g's only to use it 3 times a year.
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Trixter99
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I wouldn't have a problem if we were still driving 80s Chevys but these new trucks will not take that kind of weight on the bed sides I worked in a body shop for 15 years until this past year and I was going to put one of thes on a new truck the only one that could take is a Ford maybe.
they work fine on superduty ford boxes. buddy ran one for 3 winters and probably 20k miles loaded. no issues whatsoever. now a newer dodge or chevy bed and i would be slapping some legs under it!!
his had 4 stubs that sat in the stake pockets to locate and turnbuckles in the corners.
his had 4 stubs that sat in the stake pockets to locate and turnbuckles in the corners.
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wasatchcomm
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what phatty said,,
i too have the truck boss with close to 30k on it on my 09 chevy and i have no problems, great deck, and would not own another!!!!!
i even have my 1100t (big girl) sitting up their this year!!!!
summer time i put two quads on it with no problem, the mountains style quads that way 700lbs......
no problems...
My main concern would be loading and all the weight that is placed on the rear of the bed rails, especially with anything less than an 8' box. If nothing else, I'd prop a few 2x4s vertically under each rear corner in the bed of the truck, at least that's my thought without actually looking closer at the pickup bed.
Why do most of the sled-deck manufacturers have such a large gap between the deck and the rails? Is there a structural reason to do this or is it just because the decks are made to universally fit various rail heights?
Why do most of the sled-deck manufacturers have such a large gap between the deck and the rails? Is there a structural reason to do this or is it just because the decks are made to universally fit various rail heights?
Made Universally to fit various rail heights. Nice thing about truckboss decks is they are water tight resting right on bed rails. keeps snow and water out from under the deck.
my truck bed is 6'6" standard GMC box length. Ran a 7 foot deck for 2 years with no legs, worked just fine for loading and unloading. Weight is distributed evenly across rails. They do make attachable leg kits that fit in a little nicer than 2x4s but they are a little bit more money than the wood
One reason is to give room for the ramp so that you don't have to have the tailgate down to remove the ramp. This also gives you the added benefit of more room under the deck to put stuff if you want to.
At first Marathon recommended and offered legs as an option. Optional legs led to some confusion with ordering, therefore, as of Oct. 2011 Marathon revised it's pricing to include 4 telescopic legs with every deck purchase.
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I think the Truck Boss deck is nice, but I don't think locking down the rails on uneven offroad terrain during frame twisting situations is good. I cannot say a Truck Boss deck caused a crack in the bed of my friends truck for certain but just be aware if you have a long wheel base truck. Chevy has an ad about frame twisting on their website. I know this is extreme circumstances that they put the trucks through.
Not sure if it matters but here is a pic of our homemade deck. Works great. Been using it for 7 years and has held up pretty well. May have to do some welding this summer to repair a few cracks but is structurally very strong. 
