Now that the entire bed is apart and off of my ’41 ¾ ton I have a few more questions.

#1) What sizes are the wooden cross sills ?? The old ones are pretty rotten and difficult to measure. There are 3 and they all look like they could have been 2 5/8” square. The front is about 47-3/8” long, the second 38-5/8”, and the third 48”. Is this correct?? Also each has a nice recess about ¾” deep where it sits on the frame rail. I’m assuming this is due to ware and tear and not the way the were originally.

#2) I’m thinking about picking up some pressure treated 4X4’s at the local Home Depot and cutting them to size. Any comments or advice here??


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