BUILDING A BUDGET FLATBED
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2022
- In this epidode were making Bessie look like a truck again! Were building a flatbed with inexpensive, easy to find materials. Just some steel tubing, steel channel, and some pressure treated 2x10 boards!
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I think it's a great start to a very functional truck bed. I'd personally like to see a headache rack myself. I have had flatbeds both ways. A headache rack is a life saver.
Thinking on doing this to mine, with some extras and more wheel clearance.... I built one like it years ago, about this high and it always rubbed with a load of wood or hay on it.. funny we found the same video.. 🤣🤣
How is it a life-saver?
@@brycebaquol233 have you ever hauled anything?
@@BoringFisherman I haul weekly and rarely have anything that endangers my rear windshield if that is what you are referring to as the "life-saving" part.
@@brycebaquol233 first time you hit something or some idiot throws fire wood in it, you will be glad you have it.
Bessie is looking good, I like the bed. Id like to make 2 suggestions, D - Rings to make tying or strapping down a load easier. 2nd cap the ends of the square tube, over time rust will bleed out of the open square tube and it won’t look as good. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! And yes! I’m considering D-rings or maybe rub rails so I can make some removable bed sides in the future. Either way, she needs some tie down points for sure! And I completely forgot to cap the ends haha but I’m thinking I’ll run some wires through the tubes for extra lighting before I cap them. Maybe I’ll make a video about it when I do!
@@ChucksCustoms why didn’t you make a headache rack
Lpp
@@ChucksCustoms really stake pockets is all you need to put the removable sides on.
That pickup looks good, you'll never go wrong with the old square body Chevy!
Hell, you'll never go wrong with Chevy. They are so easy to work on, that's why everyone buys them😆🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
@@timothygeiger8271 exactly what I was thinking
Great video. The flat bed looks great. The only things I would add are some tie down points and a cab protection from loads on the bed.
and prep the metal before welding
Not welding to the frame would be another one
Headache rack would be the cherry on top! Awesome build 🙌
Really like the simplicity of this build. A lot of flat bed build videos are just overdone and make it look too complicated. Good job!
A flatbed makes total sense. The modular versatility is limited to your imagination. Thank you kind sir for sharing all of the little fabricating tricks... the finished product looks sharp!
The open tubing should have caps covering the openings and the lack of stake pockets makes load securement difficult as well as the inability to short side panels to prevent things from rolling or sliding off the bed . I missed seeing how you handled the fuel filler kneck . Some sort of headache rack to protect the back of the cab . A place for a gooseneck ball would be handy . A step or some means of climbing up on to the bed would be helpful . A storage box to secure chains, binders and ratchet straps as well as a box for tools . Last of all the truck now needs mudflaps to be legal . I also didn't see where you intend to put your license plate and the license plate light . Reflective tape down the sides and across the back would a nice touch . Maybe another video may be in order to rectify those issues I brought up .
It is a nice start of a functional working flatbed .
you should build one bro...lets see it!
You should coat the under side of the boards with the same stuff you put on the back of the truck it will help the boards. And cover the top with total boats brand clear marine epoxy. 👌
I like how you saved and incorporated the piece of the old bed into the rear part of the bed, nice touch. great job! I really like flatbeds
I have an old 1989 Chevy Cheyenne 1 ton Dually with a great cab and frame but the service box has seen better days. I'm considering a Flatbed to replace the old rusty box. Your video is inspiring. Appreciate you sharing the build process. Looks great.
one of my favorite diy flatbed styles I've seen so far ,nice work
You made it look so easy, nice workmanship and details. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the next step.
Loved it. Reminded me of helping my dad do that in 1963.
Phenomenal build and I like how you repurposed 12:26 part of the bed .
Cheers 🇨🇦
Very good deck, beautiful, I really like that you didn't talk too much and actually showed. Thanks for the video.
Absolutely first class, you have great skills man. 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Looks awesome. Easy to remove too. I agree with other people you should make a headache rack but make it easily removable when you don’t need it and it won’t be in the way.
All those comments make me wonder if they would be able to do better. That was spectacular work without criticism. just wow good job
Fine job son! That's a better bed than the factory one when it was a new truck!!!
Nice work love the tail light layout and skewed corners
Wow, I been gone way too long but I am getting a bing following of this great build... I remember "Bessie" coming out of a death throw to be a truck someone would be proud to own Chuck.. I see the four wheel video is also up so thanks to you an yours for these very entertaining videos
Great job! Looks fantastic!
Cool 😎 🆒️ 😎 🆒️ Well done. Greetings from germany Christoph 👋 👋 👋 👋 👋
What a wonderful job and the welding is so neat
Great design, and build!
Well done!
Quality. I like the trick you did at 8:28. Instead of having to fight yourself to keep the piece up.. also like how you cut your angles. Great job. You made me want to go buy a welder now lol
Super excited to see Bessie again! Keep them coming!
Thanks! Will do!
Awesome job! Looks great.
Look so good ,Chuck keep up and thank for you ideas bless you
That turned out great. And I learned something too. 👏👍
Love watching a plan come together!! Great job!
Really nice welds. Great job.
I love your flat bed modification man.
BRO YOU ARE A BEAST! GOD BLESS YOU!
RIGHT ON GR8 JOB,
IM BUILDING ANOTHER 1950 GMC FLATBED. THANKS 4 SHARING.
That was a great job that remind me back in 1971 my dad built from scratch a tow truck with a 1954 Chevrolet truck it took him 6 weeks melting electro road
Greetings from Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada!
Well done!😎
Skills...you made it look easy. Very nice.
Came out really nice really nice. I am a big fan of the. Because I started doing that with every truck that I owned. If it wasn't a flatbed I converted into dump body.
THE BEST AWESOME PERFECT WORK.....😁👌👍
You just gave me an idea for my 99 Dodge 👍🏻
Good job it looks EXCELLENT
Amazing work!!! Love it.
This is the most Florida thing I've ever seen
Clean and simply perfect
Really looks great!
And now to add some chrome strips on the bottoms of the mud flaps. Along with some groovy tool storage boxes under the bed. Maybe some stake pockets and some removable sides and, of course, the nifty tailgate/cargo gates. Excellent video, by the way.
Your a natural! That is an awesome design! I'll take 2.
great job, best regards from Venezuela
Excellent work 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Nice looking 👍👍👍 the job was ok 👍👍👍
Always look forward to your videos Chuck! Love the channel and your work!
Thank you! It feels good uploading regularly again!
Love it! Looking forward to seeing the 4x4 conversion!
Thank you!
Me too
looks great,,, head board and trailer hitch .. for the next budget build lookin forward to it.
Awesome build, thanks for the share 🔥🔥
Awesome job my friend looks great LP 67 C10
Simple fácil y bien hecho. Excelente.😊
Всегда радовала при таких серьезных работах покраска баллончиком!!!
Solid work!! 👍👍
Looks great! Put your headache rack and under storage box and stake pockets!
You have inspired me on my build. Ty sir!
Excelente trabajo 👌 saludos desde 🇲🇽
Oh man! That turned out great!!
Super job , bravo.
Looks great. I'd weld some caps on the ends of the box section to prevent internal corrosion. Install some wheel arches to prevent the underside of the bed from rotting or being cakes with dirt. D rings or stake pockets would add versatility to the beds use and abilities to carry different loads
Congratulations my friend! Your jobs are awesome! Hi from Chile.
Loved every second of the video
I need one of those beds with stake holes so I can put sides and backs on to haul stuff. Good work.
BEAUTIFUL JOB.
Lookin good 👍
Need some tool boxes underneath, a bumper and hitch and a headache rack.
Great job, man. You got skills
Awesomeness job. Nice congratulations
..... Great Flatbed build.
This is awesome, man. Well done! Inspires me to want to learn to weld.
You did a great job man. That looks awesome!
Awesome truck and love the flat bed it looks great 👍
Looks awesome. Now I want to do this.
Amazin!!! Awesome work!
Awesome job man. Wow. I love it.
That turned out awesome! Great work man. So cool to see Ol' Bessy coming along.
Thank you! Long bed Larry is coming along nicely too!
You did it a fantastic job congratulations
Good job 👏 👏👏👏👏😀
Congratulations 😎👍
I love it so much. Thinking about taking a welding class so I can do something similar to my truck.
Dang man thats a badass look...it looks factory great job
Awesome build! Might consider putting a Mansfield bar (bumper) or a hitch on the back. Maybe a headache rack as well.
I was thinking the same about a headache rack... And maybe some post pockets on the outside rails for removable sides.
I was thinking the same thing about a bumper - it can both save lives and double as a step to climb onto the bed.
Looks fantastic. Around here they will nail ya for not having a light over the plate, but I absolutely love how this turned out.
*Excellent work 🎉*
now all the hits go direct to chasis! nice....!
Man the possibilities are endless as to what you do with this truck. I would weld brackets on the side frames with ratchet straps so you can haul all sorts of stuff
Excellent job buddy
Great fab skills!
Looks amazing ❤️
Awesome job!
I love that build bro. You done your thing on that one.
I love that he didnt even try to deal with the rust, he just sprayed over it like a social media boss! Some of it could have been tackled with some steel wool lol but the truck does look BADA$$
Nice job man !! REAL nice job !!!
GOOD WORK... LOOKS REALLY NICE... GODSPEED...
This I just what I’ve been looking for! I have a long bed c30, didn’t know where to start. But definitely keeping the flat bed style! Great video
looks good ! I like the fact you added steel to the underneath and sides. I did one just straight wood. Looked ok but that I Like good job!
You made it look easy 👍
That is a great looking bed …!!!!😎😎🛻