Building A Custom Steel Flatbed For My Kenworth T800 (DIY Flatbed Part 1)

In this video I'll be welding up a custom 20' steel flatbed for my Kenworth T800 that I have been working on. I'll be prepping the truck frame, and tacking the basic frame of the bed together.
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[@adev8383]

Might want to put some holes in the bottom of the headache rack uprights to drain any water that finds it’s way in around any other welds. And your welds look fine. I work in a plant that builds truck frames and yours are just as good as lot of the guys I work with.

[@farmrigging4450]

Thanks! Yes, thats on the list of things to do to this bed. Once I start drilling holes for lights I'm going to drill holes in some of the tubes for drainage purposes.

[@chucktaylor4958]

How about your welds?

[@wendellmoore3285]

Man your a great one man job brother,bessfe thanks sir Shreveport ,Louisiana., ,,mark Moore,

[@farmrigging4450]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@PapaJ5667]

Nice work i like the looks so far .....its damn sure gonna be strong

[@farmrigging4450]

Thanks! Yeah, I have a tendency to overbuild things. But I'd rather overbuild it than have to come back and reenforce it later.

[@joes2085]

You have the JC SMITH gene of overbuilding

[@philliphall5198]

What are you planning on hauling on flat bed ????

[@farmrigging4450]

I plan on mainly hauling hay in both big square bales and little bales.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

Do you want to know an alternative to lumber for the bed?

[@farmrigging4450]

Sure.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

@@farmrigging4450 Plastic deck boards, like Trex. And then over them you install galv bottom track W=8" for commercial curtain walls. The leg on those is short. You take a thin kerf circular saw and cut grooves lengthwise into plastic decking. Then the galv tracks just push in with the leg sticking down into the groove. Secure with SS pan head screws. It is strong and will never rot. You can pull up the galv track as needed and simply replace if it gets too dinged up.

[@chucktaylor4958]

@@kevinhornbuckle great idea. Strong, durable, and lighter then sheet metal.

[@Collin_Calaway]

What state are you in?

[@farmrigging4450]

Washington state