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Has anyone made a carrier for transporting 20' lengths of tubing along the side of a pickup truck? I seem to recall seeing trucks rigged up to carry rebar or long pieces of tubing/pipe slung low along the side. What do you tie into to mount? I would like to have them easily removable.ThanksJimCut an MGB and widened 11" C4 Corvette suspension and LT1 Chevrolet power & 6 spd. Pictures here:Part 1http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,7581Part 2http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?13,22422
Reply:Roof Rack?Me!
Reply:You can make a "Football Goalpost" that goes into your trailer hitch and stick it out 3 feet or so..Make the top crossbar the same height as the bed floor and there you have it..I made one years ago.Next time I go "Up North" I'll Take pics.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterYou can make a "Football Goalpost" that goes into your trailer hitch and stick it out 3 feet or so..Make the top crossbar the same height as the bed floor and there you have it..I made one years ago.Next time I go "Up North" I'll Take pics.....zap!
Reply:Like Zap said you make a goal post type thing the fits into your trailer hitch..It sticks out just past the bed of the truck. On my truck I have a plow frame. So I made the same thing that fits to the plow frame. It sticks out a little past the side of the truck. I have a bracket that hangs over the front of the bed to the side that I made to go on the headache rack. All are the same height across the length of the truck. I put the, in my case pipe, on the racks. I then take a strap and tie them down. Just make sure when you build it you don't block the lights. On my 1 ton truck I did the same thing but it sticks up straight and the steel or pipe go right over the cab.
Reply:i just get it all cut in half there. they'll usually do it for a small fee
Reply:Originally Posted by Jim StabeHow do you support the front of the material to keep it from flopping up and down?Jim
Reply:Well yeah 20 feet is a bit much..Build the same Goalpost but make it as high as a headache bar that is higher than the roof of the cab on a truck..If you don't have one of those build one of them then..Gives you something to do...Then you can balance the load over the entire length of the truck rather than the bed back......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:i use a pocket book,purse or hand bag from the dollar store andput them on the ends, tie the staps to the goal post so they wont slide foward or back
Reply:You know what Jim, I have also seen racks like that on longbed trucks. I am not sure, but I think that it usually hangs off rear passenger side of bed and mounts to front bumper. But I do know for sure that I have seen them down in Nevada.
Reply:Some years ago I bought a book, Shop Savvy by Roy Moungovan. Occasionally I read it and I always enjoy the time I spend doing so. Roy has a lot of unusual tips, some of which I try to remember. Some Im successful in remembering, others not so. When I re-read the book I discover some of them all over again.One trick Roy mentions is transporting long lengths of metal. He says that he purchased three joints of 3/4 square tubing and he didnt want to cut them. He was in a Blazer, so he laid the tubing on the ground, then drove the Blazer over them. He tied the pieces to the front and rear axles, added a red flag and he was on his way. He said it has worked for him with most vans and pickups. He mentions that if the material is a bit springy, he has tied the pieces loosely to the bumpers.He cautions to have most of the overhang out the rear, so if someone overshoots a stoplight and backs up, they wont crash into your load.I used to transport my metal in a 8 utility trailer. I made up a piece of 6 long tubing and added a trailer hitch to one end, and a trailer ball on the other. I added a couple of ears to stick up past the trailer tongue and added a bolt through the ears. When I hooked up the two trailer hitches, I had a 14 trailer. I couldnt haul a lot of weight, but I could haul 20 joints of metal. I did carry about 10 pieces of 1 square tubing with no trouble with this rig and my little CJ5 Jeep.John.
Reply:I am a safety director for a trucking co. and I dont suggest carrying a load under your truck. If for any reason you hit any thing with your load your break lines are exposed to damage. Legal overhang in Texas is 3 in the front and 4 in the rear so 20 should be transported on top with pipe racks or something like a pipe rack. You can look around and find a cheep design and build one or find one for sale. One of my drivers has one that is easily removed on his truck as soon as I see him I will get pics. And send them to you.I carry guns because cops are too heavy. .. ..-. -.-- --- ..- - .... .. -. -.- .... .- .-. -.. . -. --- ..- --. .... -.-- --- ..- -.-. .- -. ..-. .. --. ..- .-. . .- -. -.-- - .... .. -. --. --- ..- -
Reply:I was driving home from work about 2 weeks ago and going down the highway was a Ford 4 door truck that sat fairly high off the ground and hanging under it was a couple pieces of square aluminum tubing, they were sticking out a couple feet in the back and maybe 1 foor in front so I am sure they were 24 foot long, I have to say that I thought that was one heck of an idea and it looked like it was working really good. We was going about 75 MPH down the highway an they was just hanging there as nice as could be. The only problem I could see with that is if he was to hit something and cause them to break loose it could cause one heck of a problem for the other drivers on the road.
Reply:I throw them on the trailer. I know I'm no help.My suggest is also to build a headache rack and a support rack for the hitch. Both good projects.Patriot Performance AutoLincoln Power Mig 255CLincoln AC-225 StickVictor Journeyman O/AQuincy QT-5 Compressor
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Reply:I have a 1988 f-150 short bed. I run 20 footers (occasional 24 ft) over my mirror. I place a stake in the hole at the back of the bed. I strap it to the hitch. It doesn't flop around when bundled. I've carried more than 200ls. I use this method frequently for small orders.My rack is on my trailer. I hated having a rack on my truck.
Reply:i have hung rebar under trucks before ,,,no racks |
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