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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 | Hello all, today, with the help of family and friends, we sat the bed back on the frame on my 50 3800. I purchased a bed mounting kit from Jim Carter's, so here is my question, do the pads go between the top of the block and the bed cross sills, or do they go between the block and frame? Thanks in advance....Clint | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 | The pad goes between frame and block.
Harold
Harold
Is a restoration ever finished? | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 | Just out of curiosity, how many people did it take to move the bed? I'm heading towards that part of the project on my 3800, and I will need to line up help. I figure it will weigh quite a bit, I can barely lift one of the bedsides by myself, and with the wood and cross sills I assume I'm looking at four or five hundred pounds.
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road. Tim
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 A teacher, but always an apprentice. | | A teacher, but always an apprentice. Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 | I lifted mine one time with 4 guys. One is 70 years old, one is 65, my brother in law was 39 and I was 34 at the time. It wasn’t too bad. But we did not have bed wood, strips, or the tailgate attached. The box had the sides, sills, front panel and rear sill all assembled. | | |
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