The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Making a Stovebolt Bed 58 to 59 Fleetside box question

How much do the sides weigh approx?
Both long and short sides.

Are you looking for the exact weight or are you looking to find out if you need 2 or 4 guys to move the bed around?

I'd like to know close to exact weight. I guess they are around 150 to 180 each. I will disassemble and reassemble with the bed pulled back a foot or so, sitting on blocks on the frame. I don't like help, help usually goofs things up.

if you're concerned whether you can handle one bedside by yourself, you shouldn't have any problem, but you won't remove the bedsides without cutting welds at the rear cross sill .... 2 people minimum to move the whole bed around minus wood floor

Bill

yep DONT CUT THE WELDS....one of my fleetside's without wood and cross bars is light enuff for 2 to carry around like bill said above.

withwood i have no clue...good luck.

Even the step sides are welded at the back,if memory is correct.
And what do you mean don't cut the welds? I will cut them and there is no reason to weld there, as it is bolted too. Right
The bed has to come apart to clean it well.

I took my bed completely apart. The short fleet bedsides probably only weighed 45-50 lbs. each is my guess. At any rate, I had no problem lifting them by myself.

Oh, and those welds at the back? Cut 'em, baby! You can always reweld them later if you want to.

odd comment Truckolet, considering your "Factory stock is the only way to go" position on another thread

I've refurbished 2 fleet beds without disturbing those welds, the one that's been my daily driver for about 15 years and this one that I later sold

if there were no reason for it to be welded there the factory wouldn't have wasted the manpower and material do do so

Bill

Factory stock, yes. But to replace that rear cross still the welds have to be cut. For concourse yeah reweld them. By factory stock I have always meant to make it as close as you can to stock. Of course when you drill spot welds etc you are not factory stock, niether is a big gapping rusty hole either.
As soon as you do any fix it thing it is not factory stock.
I think it is called RESTORATION.
On another note, the long fleet side panels are maybe 80 lbs guessing. I personally had to take the box apart to be able to store the parts inside while they wait their turn.