can make a skid aka insert out of 3-4'' channel iron like i did
I got one that I might be gettin ready to get rid of here before too long. I'm waiting on a fella to send me pics of a bed that he's wantin to sell and I'll be gettin rid of the skid on my truck. I'm gonna sell it all minus tools, leads, and machine. I've got an 05 dodge so It'll probly fit your truck. It's not got a gooseneck ball or anything like that cause I aint got a trailer yet. If you're interested, let me know and I'll send you some pics.
Here's the pics of the setup. you can take it out with a forklift but you gotta be dead on the lift it up without gettin it into your bed rails. I've just been takin the machine and boxes off then pickin it up with a skytrack. If you got any questions about it, don't be afraid to ask. It aint as pretty as a bed but works good if you're just breakin out and can't get a bed right now.
bed does look good are your tool boxes mounted to your truck bed or mounrs to your skid
By tighand430 
Date 11-30-2008 15:00
Edited 11-30-2008 15:04
There are angle rails on the bottom of the box that bolt down to some uprights on the skid. You can see the rails in the last picture when the skid was new. I've got five tek screws thru the bed rail for an extra bit of security but don't think they'd be necessary after you've got all your tools and such in them. I forgot to mention that the hoosier pole can be unbolted if you need to put a bigger machine on it. the only thing that's welded in place is the acetylene bottle rack and the uprights for the tool boxes. The pole and oxy rack will unbolt from it. I'm still waitin to hear from the guy that's sellin his bed cause he's been deer huntin this week. I'm lookin to get 2500 for it. That's for the skid and boxes. The boxes have a lifetime warranty on them as far as structural defects and such but aint had any problems out of them. I'm workin in illinois right now but headin home to arkansas for christmas. The bed I'm lookin at is in idabel, ok. I can't sell the skid untill I get the bed but hopefully have it before the end of the year. I'll let yall know as soon as I get it and can work somethin out. Oh yea, the lead wells will hold about 130' of 2/0 with a 30' #1 whip. That's about max for them.
how much where is it located
bed look good why did you put your oxy bottles facing forward and what is the wood plank for
Put the oxy bottles facing forward cause the acet. bottle is up front and I didn't wanna have the regulator facin back there cause seemed a lil more likely to have somethin drop on them when the tailgate was down. It's a lil bit of a b***ch to take the change from bottom to top but can do it in about 5 minuites easily. 52lincoln is right, that's a mud board.
