building one as we speak, got the 2x6 across the bed just need the vertical
ones now!!!
-- Punch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake, Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust, Jet stage 2 BFG A/T KO 235/75/15, Autolite 3923's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *In the near future: Billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy suspension bushings, Hotchkis sway bars, AirRaid intake, Leer Cap, Spray in bedliner, MTX Thunderforms. "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a0gd4t$ik7$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > The first winter I had my truck I had a lot of trouble with my sandbags > sliding all over. Fixed that with a "box" in the bed to contain them in > the axle/wheelwell area. Got the idea from Kyle K. Just a couple 2x6s > slapped together with nails, screws & joist hangers. Just needed 2 8-foot > 2x6s and 4 joist hangers. > > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/sandbox.jpg > > It also works great for keeping other loads from shifting. A lot easier > than crawling all the way under the tonneau (or removing it in the cold) to > get stuff. > > Punch wrote: > > > got myself some sand bags, and while driving the bags slid and hit the > > front of the bed portion while stopping, then as I accelerated they slid > > back and crashed into the tailgate, causing it to pop open at the drivers > > side, bottom, the bracket holding the tailgate is bent, and will need to > > be replaced all from 50kg of sand!!! > > > > > > > > -- > > Punch > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake, > > Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust, Jet stage 2 > > BFG A/T KO 235/75/15, Autolite 3923's. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > *In the near future: Billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy suspension bushings, > > Hotchkis sway bars, AirRaid intake, Leer Cap, Spray in bedliner, MTX > > Thunderforms. > > -- > -andy > andylevy@yahoo.com > Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ > '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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