Anything you put in the bed will fly forward in a frontal impact unless secured. Sand bags, while somewhat more benign than metal or concrete objects still become dangerous projectiles. Find you some railroad rail and cut it into 3 foot sections. Drill 4-6 1/2 inch holes evenly spaced and bolt them to the frame rails aft of the axles. Use shorter pieces if the 3 footers don’t fit. A 3 foot section weighs about 90 pounds.ðŸ›