Sled deck on 1/2 ton?

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Or it might be like on my truck, carbides catch on the plastic tailgate cap.

Now i run a piece of plywood in the box and cut it to extend an inch pastvthe end of the tail gate. Now i can pin it out without snagging the tailgate cap thingy.
 

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Just don't extend the plywood to far past the tailgate , it will come over and smack you on the head like a big fly swatter. I seen it and then felt it only once.
yeah thats why I cut it, so I dont get the fly swatter treatment! haha
 

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Stolen from FB

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Jesus! 100% of the sled's weight is behind the rear axle. :oops:
Imagine loading on that - that's some scary ch!t. You're leveraging a ton of weight. Wouldnt surprise me if it rips the binders right out of the front of the box. Betcha it makes the steering feel really light though! LOL
 

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The best 1/2 is a old 1971 dodge d100 with the 360 cubic inch block,,, the box sides can be caved in and the dam thing can still clock 97 mpr with 4 sleds stacked 1 on top of each other and no deck...

4 sleds ramed into the 8 foot box with tail gate down and no straps...

Its one of those throttle too the floor board units,,, Ha,,, and pull a 7 ton bumper trailer at the same time...

A bit heavy but who cares,,, gas up and pin it,,, those old lumber wagons loved too be driven hard...

Lol

Good times for sure
 
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