The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Big Bolts Anyone running a hoist on oak rails?

Looking at putting a hoist on my 49 4400. My grain bed/box has a steel frame sitting on oak rails. The bed frame is bolted to the truck frame using large U type bolts with oak beams between the two. My question is there any hoists on these types of beds or do I just need to look at doing something different? Please help.

One must assume that if your wanting to put a hoist on your truck then you intend to haul/lift loads. Therefore don't use the wooden longrails. Hoists are made to work with steel channels or I-beam sills. I've seen old trucks with wooden longsills but they weren't really safe then and their not now and none of the newer hoists are made for them so don't do it. I see your new and Welcome aboard. You couldn't get anyone to insure it done that way. Hard enough to get insurance with any kind of dump on these old girls.

The old dumps/hoits typically had oak or other hardwood rails that are bolted to the frame rails of the truck. The channel rails of the dump landed on these and not on the frame rails. That's how my Gar Wood dump is set up.

The part you are describing dmart are called risers and as such only keep metal/metal contact from occurring. They are used under any body and serve no function with regard to the hoist that eggofire aked about. More common today are rubber strips vulcanized to steel attaching pieces.

Thanks guys,
I guess since the oak doesn't effect the bed strength, I could had a hoist if I wanted to.

Yes. Totally agree and understand the function of risers. I was attempting to start a dialog that would shed some more light on what he was describing.