[NSRCA-discussion] Moving pickup floor

[Ken Thompson]

Ed,

I had thought of something like this back when I used to drive a pickup.  The idea I was going to use was 2x4's down both sides with 8' lengths of garage door track bolted to them.  You could use 4 garage door roller assemblies bolted to your "strengthened" sheet of 3/4" ply.  Utilize a stop to keep it from coming out too far and also 2 legs that swing down for additional support.

I have no idea what kind of lengths of track are available, as I said, I never went past the planning stage.

I'm sure there are a ton of good ideas out there.

Good luck,

Ken
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed Deaver 
  To: mini-iac at yahoogroups.com ; NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:21 PM
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Moving pickup floor


  Hey everyone.  Am soliciting ideas to make a floor for my 8ft bed Dodge Ram that will slide easily.
  Have checked out drawer rails but none are long enough and the saleman states wouldn't handle the weight.  There is a kit out there for around $600 but think it can be made much cheaper.  Already have a 3/4" piece of ply.  Just need to figure out a way to be able to slide it in and out of the bed without getting a hernia, or using such force that the planes dislodge when putting back in.
  Some thoughts I had are using 2x4's on the side and making a slide channel using 1x1's and lubricating with some grease, lithium ect.  Don't know how that would work.
  Another thought is to try to find some sort of premade "track" that can be screwed to the 2x4 and the ply using a series of bearings/wheels to slide easily.
  The next question is do I put a movable leg on the end so when pulling out it drops down and supports the floor, or just have a dead line on the floor and never pull it out past that point?
  Thanx in advance and any help or ideas are greatly appreciated.
  Ed


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