randygall Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 I have a B-2-D-126, and now it is time to finish the bed. The bed is flat bed 7 feet by 9 feet. Does anyone know the pattern of the wood? I have nothing at all to go by. Thanks for any help you can give me.. Randy Quote
Dave72dt Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Go over to the Mar-K site. If you hunt around in there a little, they show the groove patterns and dimension so the strips will lay in correctly. Might even have a kit for your truck. Quote
Bob_Koch Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Dimensions as well as links to Bruce Horkey and Mar-K are here on the DPETCA site: http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/bed/bed.htm 1 Quote
Zeke1953 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I recently replaced the bed wood in my '53 3/4 ton stakebed. It has the short, 7 1/2 foot bed and the boards were all 90"x71/2"x1". I'm not sure but yours would probably be the same except for the length. You also need to cut grooves into both sides of each board for the bed strips, except the end boards which only have grooves on the inside edges. I bought my wood (red oak) locally for $10.00 per board - what a deal! The hardware came from Bruce Horkey. It was a custom order because there aren't a lot of stakebeds left. Bruce's brother, Ted, walked me through the process and the hardwdare arrived quickly and fit perfectly. Zeke Quote
Bob_Koch Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I had 4 red oak boards already. Had to buy two more at Home Depot. Cost me $85.00 for two boards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was $6.71 per foot. Quote
samuel1952 Posted August 14, 2013 Report Posted August 14, 2013 Holy! I can't even afford to look at red oak in the Calif Bay area! great price. I used Knotty Pine for my bed, then coated it in water seal, its beginning to look properly weathered now. (picts later) Quote
Desotodav Posted August 14, 2013 Report Posted August 14, 2013 C'mon Hank..where's the photos and a plug for Bruce!!! Quote
HanksB3B Posted August 15, 2013 Report Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Oh, O.K. DesotoDav. Mate, I'm busted but please ggDad don't remind me that Midwest Military are the only suppliers of the "truly correct" bed strips. Are you happy now Destodav ? hank Edited August 15, 2013 by HanksB3B Quote
pflaming Posted August 15, 2013 Report Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Great work Hank. I GREATLY appreciate and some times envy those who do such fantastic work. You and I are in different camps regarding rebuilding an old truck thankfully there is room for both of us in this forum. . I am aware that there is a great deal of beauty in a great truck bed. I knew two things: (1) many beds came from the factory in black (2) I was going to USE my truck. So i threw in a 3/4" marine plywood and stained it. I did not like this stain so I went flat black. So glad I did for a beautiful bed would no longer be such. The bed strips are correctly called "shovel" strips. They were put in so grain shovels could not dig into the wood. Edited August 15, 2013 by pflaming Quote
Desotodav Posted August 15, 2013 Report Posted August 15, 2013 Top job Hank! Interesting look on your bed there Paul - almost looks like flames. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) geez hank wheres the ? Edited August 15, 2013 by ggdad1951 Quote
HanksB3B Posted August 17, 2013 Report Posted August 17, 2013 Mark, Got a glimpse of pieces of TODD in your other post. An ambitious project for sure. I have confidence it will turn out. Picked a color yet? Hank (there it is) Quote
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