Farmers used to make these for their trucks all the time , they really do last a long time, my 1948 IH kb 5 had a homemade box on it which finally wore out. I plan on doing this for my pickup.
Cool vid. Closest one to what I want to do. You dropped some good knowledge. If you don't know....torching the wood is similar to pressure treated..the fibers are tightened, rendering it water resistant and pest resistant. And mostly fire resistant. Good work and kudos. Thank you for the inspiration
I have an '05 Dakota SLT rotted to almost nothing. I removed what was left of the bed, plated both sides of the frame from the back to the trans crossmember, and am looking for bed ideas and your video gave me some great ideas, thank you for sharing!
That looks awesome brother I've been wanting to do my Dodge Ram into a flatbed you gave me an awesome idea that looks great that wood burning with half Diesel and half oil
This guy is my hero, this is wt the heck I should have done with my 02 chevy instead of trading it in an getting $500.00 towards another truck and a new payment plan!!
Planning on doing something like this when I get my '83 Ranger running again. Too many other people make this seem way more complicated than it should be. Thanks for showing just how straightforward it really is.
If I can't find a flat bed by the time I pull the utility box off my 1ton I'm doing this. I already have a bunch of reclaimed 4x6s and I agree looks purdy damn good. I might even seal it the same🤔 thx for the video.
this guy is the mad scientist of woodworking / auto body cross over... ladies if you're looking for a man, you will literally find no better than this. Torches, trucks, wood, science, engineering, full send, and zero fucks given....
You did a great job, I was thinking of something like that but I wanted mine out of aluminum or light metal but your project makes sense that it saved you a bunch of money
any way you can put a list of exact supplies list. I’m looking into some pricing and thinking about doing this for my 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. Thank you in advance! This is the best and easiest flatbed design video I’ve seen! Easy to assemble too!
Its holding up great, i sold the truck to my biddy last year and it still has the wood flatbed on it being used daily. I recently built a flatbed trailer using the same concept and its also working great. Good Luck on your build bud.
Hunt-Hike-Bushcraft, if you do make one please show on YT. I am wanting to make a panel truck bed like the old Model Ts out of my bed-rusted 2006 Dakota. I'll sub ya!
Its still holding up strong, i sold the truck to my buddy and he uses it daily. We clean the bed with purple power and a brush every few months and re oil it.
Like a champ, i sold it to one of my buddies and he uses it almost daily. We clean the boards with super clean every few months and re-apply the the oil/diesel mix. I built a 16ft flatbed trailer out of a boat trailer last year using the same technique and it works flawlessly as well.
How hard would it be to buy a new bed an get it back to normal if you wanted to? Just curious love the genius here. Would be perfect to slide a light 10 ft boat on an strap down!
I did a little more oil then diesel mix maybe A 60/40 mix also had 2x4 and 4x4 layin around and did mine on my F250 7.3 and can’t wait to see in sun and add another coat I’m going to spray a clear over mine just for fun to see idk what wood I even have lol
I never had an issue with it holding weight. Most i had on the bed was 1 1/2 cube of brick and it did fine. I have built a 16ft utility trailer on a boat trailer frame using the same method and have hauled small cars on it with no problems. The videos of the trailer build are on my channel also.
@@nachodadsgarage1159 Thks. Just got a '94 7.3L IDI diesel with an E-350 cab on it and a 16ft chassis off a neighbor for $3500. Used to be a box truck before someone lit the box on fire hehe. Wanna build a small RV on it, trying to figure out if I need a welder or if I can get away with your method. Sounds like wood would work as long as I took care of it. Thanks.
@@nachodadsgarage1159thanks. Anything you would do different if you could? Just priced a metal flatbed and it was over $2000 for a simple design. Definitely going this route. How many tanks of propane did you use roughly?
wow. that looks amazing. Is the torching just for looks ? How did you attach to the metal frame ? Did you have to drill into the frame or were there existing holes you could use? pretty slick man.
Thanks bud. The torching is mostly for looks. I used the existing bolt holes in the truck frame to attach the wood frame with the exception of w bolts that where welded to the frame for the center sulport.
Not trying to sound stupid, ive been wanting to make a flatbed for my truck, I have to change the fuel pump so though why not now. In the description you say "3"x4" birds" did you mean 2"x4"? Just pricing the lumber and want to make sure cuz I am not finding 3"x4" lumber on the Lowes website.
It's a little oily for the first few days if you apply multiple coats in a short time like i did but after the first week it dried up nicely. It's less slick than a steel bed when it dry but it's just as slick as steel in the rain.
@@nachodadsgarage1159 depends on time availability, if just weekend warrior approach then ya,otherwise I domt see reason to waste time torching and painting,slap some boards and good to go ,anyways props for stylish build, I'm just keyboard warrior 😎
Im.also building a wood flat bed for a f 250 tho but it's a 500 doller truck and I have all my lumber so ima try for a 25 doller flat bed I like tour design best of all that I have looked at for my basic lay out
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Farmers used to make these for their trucks all the time , they really do last a long time, my 1948 IH kb 5 had a homemade box on it which finally wore out. I plan on doing this for my pickup.
The bed looks incredible! Thanks for this video and the details of how you built it!
Re-oil every 3000 miles and that will last more than 20 years. Great job!
If you use a chemical sprayer with the 50/50 mix, it will take 10 min to oil it AND your frame to never rust
Been looking for ideas for a wood bed, and I much appreciate this video man
Cool vid. Closest one to what I want to do. You dropped some good knowledge.
If you don't know....torching the wood is similar to pressure treated..the fibers are tightened, rendering it water resistant and pest resistant. And mostly fire resistant.
Good work and kudos. Thank you for the inspiration
Love the look of the wood, finished product looks amazing...
Quick tip! Put the oil on the wood, and immediately use your blowtorch to to burn it in. I'm kidding! Neat bed BTW
I have an '05 Dakota SLT rotted to almost nothing. I removed what was left of the bed, plated both sides of the frame from the back to the trans crossmember, and am looking for bed ideas and your video gave me some great ideas, thank you for sharing!
That looks awesome brother I've been wanting to do my Dodge Ram into a flatbed you gave me an awesome idea that looks great that wood burning with half Diesel and half oil
This guy is my hero, this is wt the heck I should have done with my 02 chevy instead of trading it in an getting $500.00 towards another truck and a new payment plan!!
I'm gonna be building very similar for my $800 f150. LOVE the char idea. I'm gonna steal that idea. Excellent simple video
Awesome bud, burn the hell outta it
I understand charring is called Shou Sugi Ban and it itself makes wood waterproof. th-cam.com/video/AG_-GY2mRE0/w-d-xo.html
I really like that mate 👌 👍
Dude that's so cool, even made your own oil diesel stain. That's baddest strain I've ever heard of
Planning on doing something like this when I get my '83 Ranger running again. Too many other people make this seem way more complicated than it should be. Thanks for showing just how straightforward it really is.
Good looking flatbed can’t wait to start mine!
Thanks bud, this is by far my favorite truck now because of the bed.
Sweet! I'm fixing to take on a project. Wooden 50's style step side. All wood!
You can do it!
@@nachodadsgarage1159 hopefully I can start soon!
that looks way better than I imagined, very nice !
Thanks bud, it's still holding up strong and being used everyday.
I was skeptical, i really like the dark stain look.
Amazing job. 👍🏽
Real nice job, looks great
Thanks bud
That wood looks amazing. I’m gonna do that to my headache rack. Thanx man. I subed
As many chevys I've owned and worked on.. I'd guarantee that bed will outlast that oreillys fuel pump.. . Looks great!!
This turned out great!
Great video looks great 👍
Pretty cool man gonna do a mini version on my dodge Dakota.
do it
how did it work out?
@@Bryan-pw1rt great and budget friendly.
you deserve way more views. this is sick
Thanks bud
That looks awesome
Oil save your woods for sure but when you go on dusty road dust will stick to it like a magnet lol but it sure look good what you built man
If I can't find a flat bed by the time I pull the utility box off my 1ton I'm doing this. I already have a bunch of reclaimed 4x6s and I agree looks purdy damn good. I might even seal it the same🤔 thx for the video.
Thanks for watching, I built it almost a year ago now and it's holding up great.
Dude. An bro this is sooo genius looks sooo bad ass bro
Yeah nice job, looks great
this guy is the mad scientist of woodworking / auto body cross over... ladies if you're looking for a man, you will literally find no better than this. Torches, trucks, wood, science, engineering, full send, and zero fucks given....
It looks great!
You did a great job, I was thinking of something like that but I wanted mine out of aluminum or light metal but your project makes sense that it saved you a bunch of money
With the price of wood these days it might be cheaper to build one out of steel or aluminum.
Back in the day, diesel was used on house foundations as a termite prevention.
Also, back in the day, in some counties around the country, road works departments would spray thinned down oil on dirt roads to keeps dust down.
any way you can put a list of exact supplies list. I’m looking into some pricing and thinking about doing this for my 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. Thank you in advance! This is the best and easiest flatbed design video I’ve seen! Easy to assemble too!
Great video!
Thanks john
You did a good job. I actually think that bed's going to outlast that truck.
Looks nice just finished mine having issues with lights though
Did you ever figure them out? Currently struggling with mine right now
finish looks amazing.
Im curious about the weight of this bed compared to one with steel foundation and wood deck. Thoughts?
Thanks for this. I think it will last 5 years. If pressure treated I would say much longer.
Thanks for watching bud. Its held up for 2 years so far with a good clean and re soak in oil mix every 6 months.
I wonder if treated would burn into that neat look he got?
What's the weight of the wooden bed,compared to the original metal bed?
Whats the best wood to use
1.) Treated pine
2.) Cedar
3.) Oak
4.) Other
Thanx for your help.
Looks good and if you don't mind me asking what did you come up with for the gas filler ?
Here's the video of the filler neck. th-cam.com/video/V5giWzLIzOo/w-d-xo.html
hey looks good! next time center the first board then go both ways you'll never end up with that 2 inch pcs
Thanks bud. That 2in strip was originally going to be a steel tube with tabs for a motorcycle holder that never got built. 😆
I'm pretty much copying your setup for my FC170. I started laying out lumber today to try to set up a mockup.
Wheres the video at?
@@nachodadsgarage1159
😁 I'm anti social 😁
How did this project hold up.
I want to flat deck my old truck and turn it into a camper tiny home.
Its holding up great, i sold the truck to my biddy last year and it still has the wood flatbed on it being used daily. I recently built a flatbed trailer using the same concept and its also working great. Good Luck on your build bud.
Hunt-Hike-Bushcraft, if you do make one please show on YT. I am wanting to make a panel truck bed like the old Model Ts out of my bed-rusted 2006 Dakota. I'll sub ya!
Dude just found your channel absolutely awesome build..Quick question how long take for oil mix to dry ? Subbed and liked.
2-3 sunny summer days and it was soaked in
Great Job. Just Curious on the Current One Year Condition? 🤔 Hows it holding up?
Its still holding up strong, i sold the truck to my buddy and he uses it daily. We clean the bed with purple power and a brush every few months and re oil it.
now it's about $2000 lol
How's this bed held up since you made the video?
Man thats really good. All you need is a rear bumper
I love it im a steel guy but this great the size of the side wood please
Dope flatbed, think ill copy you for my 500 dollar pick-up
Yes, nice job and simple. Definitely simplified some shit for me, I'll be doing it to a 1,500$ truck!
If you dont mind ill copy your project for my truck to thkx for sharing
I don't mind at all bud, thanks for watching and good luck on your build.
2 years later how she holding up?
Like a champ, i sold it to one of my buddies and he uses it almost daily. We clean the boards with super clean every few months and re-apply the the oil/diesel mix. I built a 16ft flatbed trailer out of a boat trailer last year using the same technique and it works flawlessly as well.
How hard would it be to buy a new bed an get it back to normal if you wanted to? Just curious love the genius here. Would be perfect to slide a light 10 ft boat on an strap down!
Thanks bud. I used the factory bed mount locations so all i would need is a new bed with mounts and bolts.
Awesome job
were you able to load this up heavy without contacting the tires? im trying to decide between 4x4 or 4x6 for the frame rails.
I had it stacked to the roof with 2x12x12s and it didn't rub. There was about a finger between the tires and bed.
@@nachodadsgarage1159 perfect. Thanks for the quick reply!
How is it holding up?
It's still holding up great, we clean it and re oil it about every 6 months.
I did a little more oil then diesel mix maybe A 60/40 mix also had 2x4 and 4x4 layin around and did mine on my F250 7.3 and can’t wait to see in sun and add another coat I’m going to spray a clear over mine just for fun to see idk what wood I even have lol
Is that off road diesel? Looks like the stain has a red tint to it
How did you make the connection of the lights ... I want to make the same connection I have the same
Where did you get bolts from assume menards or Home Depot
How much weight would you wager those wooden crossbeams can handle?
I never had an issue with it holding weight. Most i had on the bed was 1 1/2 cube of brick and it did fine. I have built a 16ft utility trailer on a boat trailer frame using the same method and have hauled small cars on it with no problems. The videos of the trailer build are on my channel also.
@@nachodadsgarage1159 Thks. Just got a '94 7.3L IDI diesel with an E-350 cab on it and a 16ft chassis off a neighbor for $3500. Used to be a box truck before someone lit the box on fire hehe. Wanna build a small RV on it, trying to figure out if I need a welder or if I can get away with your method. Sounds like wood would work as long as I took care of it. Thanks.
if the floor of the box truck is still good I'd use that.
@@nachodadsgarage1159 nah the whole thing was taken off before I bought it
might reinforce the 4x4 crossbeams with some barstock or superstrut though.
What part Tennessee you in bro
Does the finish of oil and diesel smudge on your clothes and skin when leaning on the bed?
It's a bit wet for the first few days but once its soaked in good it's fine.
It more so leaves a "film" on your skin on hot days when it seeps a little
I'm getting closer to building my all metal flat bed. $800 on just metal plus other crap.
Great job
Thanks bud, it definatly gets some looks and it works great.
Sweet thanks
it looks good but you should always allow minimum 1/8inch between each board for swelling. just like building a deck.
Hows the bed holding up? I'm thinking about doing something similar. Is there anything you wouldve done different, looking back?
nice
Can you tell me how may 2/4 and how many 2/8 and what size are the bolts are and how many
How did you wire up the tailights?
The truck had a 4 pin and 7 pin trailer plug so i used the 4 pin to run the tail lights and the 7 pin for the trailer.
@@nachodadsgarage1159thanks. Anything you would do different if you could? Just priced a metal flatbed and it was over $2000 for a simple design. Definitely going this route. How many tanks of propane did you use roughly?
wow. that looks amazing. Is the torching just for looks ? How did you attach to the metal frame ? Did you have to drill into the frame or were there existing holes you could use? pretty slick man.
Thanks bud. The torching is mostly for looks. I used the existing bolt holes in the truck frame to attach the wood frame with the exception of w bolts that where welded to the frame for the center sulport.
I understand charring is called Shou Sugi Ban and it itself makes wood waterproof. th-cam.com/video/AG_-GY2mRE0/w-d-xo.html
How's this looking 3 years in?
Sold the truck last year but saw it a few weeks ago. Still looking pretty good, the new owner stained it darker than i had it but its holding up well.
Does it increase the value?!
When you don't have a bed to start with it does
Found this looking for ideas doing it to my 500 dolla 2500 tomorrow
Do it
How much spacing did you leave between the cab and the bed?
2 or 3 inches
It looks good.
hows that flat bed holding up
Guy i sold it too still uses it every day. He powerwashes and restains it every couple of months and so far so good.
Not trying to sound stupid, ive been wanting to make a flatbed for my truck, I have to change the fuel pump so though why not now. In the description you say "3"x4" birds" did you mean 2"x4"? Just pricing the lumber and want to make sure cuz I am not finding 3"x4" lumber on the Lowes website.
3x4 skids are what i used, 4x4s are what you should be looking for and using from lowes.
Do they allow these on the road?
We've never had any issues
What if you need to pick up a new couch?
Cleat coat?
Nah just cleaned and re oiled every 6 months or so
That looks like a $2000 bed it is amazing. How did u end up doing the fuel port?
th-cam.com/video/V5giWzLIzOo/w-d-xo.html
Is the oil/diesel "stain" slick?
I'm looking to do this to be able to transport a lawn mower, trimmer, etc. for a lawn care business.
It's a little oily for the first few days if you apply multiple coats in a short time like i did but after the first week it dried up nicely. It's less slick than a steel bed when it dry but it's just as slick as steel in the rain.
id just use pressure treated lumber n call it a day
yeah but im cheap and had most of the stuff already
@@nachodadsgarage1159 depends on time availability, if just weekend warrior approach then ya,otherwise I domt see reason to waste time torching and painting,slap some boards and good to go ,anyways props for stylish build, I'm just keyboard warrior 😎
How much it cost
Are you concerned about the exhaust catching the wood on fire?
That thought never crossed my mind actually, 6 months in and it hasn't caught on fire yet.
The wood should be pretty well cleared from a lot of the exhaust heat.
Nachodads Garage still no fire?
Any fire yet? Jk. Great build 👍🏼
How money did you spend at the end once the bed was finished
The total build was less than 300 pre-covid dollars
@@nachodadsgarage1159 thanking about doing the same to my 95 ranger
@@darrelrumsey11 Do it, I might be doing another on my 97 ranger in the future
How long did this last?
Its on year 2 now and still holding up strong
Yeah man use a sprayer and restain it every few years it’ll last a long time. It’ll Keep it from rotting
What size carriage bolts were used to attach the wood posts to the existing frame?
I want to say 5/8 but they may have been 9/16.
thats clean. thinking about doing this for my pressure washing truck, is the staining flammable?
Thanks bud. Its no more flammable than the wood its on after it dries.
@@nachodadsgarage1159 thanks for the answer!
Im.also building a wood flat bed for a f 250 tho but it's a 500 doller truck and I have all my lumber so ima try for a 25 doller flat bed I like tour design best of all that I have looked at for my basic lay out
Awesome bud, glad the video could help you with your build.
@@nachodadsgarage1159 got it done its 7'3"×8'8" thanks turned out nice
Dope!
Keep that diesel/oil mix on it and it will last longer than the truck.
I plan on building one for my 05 Ram. Roughly how long did this take you to do
Awesome bud, I built this one over 2 weekends and just built a 16ft utility trailer the same way.
Looks great but I REALLY hope you never flick a cig out of the window when you're driving.