[NSRCA-discussion] [SA] Moving pickup floor

[John Ferrell]

Take a look at the hardware for barn doors at a local farm supply store. Ag Supply and Tractor Supply are vendors in my area. 
John Ferrell    W8CCW
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed Deaver 
  To: Todd Jardee 
  Cc: IMAC List ; NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] [SA] Moving pickup floor


  Thanx to all!!  Lots of good ideas.  Will just have to decide which route to take.

  Ed

  Todd Jardee <toddjde at bellsouth.net> wrote:
    get a garage door track and rollers. You can buy the pieces that you need,
    hardest part is finding a track for garage doors
    Todd
    -----Original Message-----
    From: mini-iac at yahoogroups.com [mailto:mini-iac at yahoogroups.com]On Behalf
    Of Ed Deaver
    Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:21 PM
    To: mini-iac at yahoogroups.com; NSRCA Mailing List
    Subject: [SA] 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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