[NSRCA-discussion] Moving pickup floor

[twtaylor]

This is really easy to do.

You'll need some angle iron, u shaped iron and some flat rollers 4. Make two
pieces of flat iron as wide as you want the floor to be. Then weld together
two of the flat bars to two of the U shaped pieces to make a box. 
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End view sorta.

Now make the same length Angle irons On the ends of the U and angle iron
pieces weld a brace that sticks out like a control arm where the roller
bearings will ride inside the U and on the angle. These pieces will be at
different ends when closed and come together as the floor is extended. Weld
a stop to keep the angle from coming out then weld together the floor plate
and add the plywood. For a sample just go to Lowes and look at a quality
drawer slide. Same thing just larger. Can install pit pins in the floor of
the bed or trailer to make it easy to remove/install. I figure maybe $100
worth of parts depending on the cost of the bearings.
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Pat Hewitt
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Moving pickup floor

Hi Ed,

I did it for less than $100.00. Go to a garage door company and get two side
rails mine was FREE, buy 8 rollers from them and your done the rollers were
about $8.00 each.

Thanks


Pat Hewitt

------ Original Message ------
Received: 03:23 PM CDT, 04/25/2007
From: Ed Deaver <divesplat at yahoo.com>
To: mini-iac at yahoogroups.com,        NSRCA Mailing List
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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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