skyking1
Senior Member
I started working on the delivery driver's 1 ton flatbed. He has been taking one of the sideboards off and using it to climb up on the bed. He's older than I, and pretty stove up in general. First project was a bed ladder.
It's 14" to the top of the step and about equal spacing on the next and then to the bed. I put nonskid tape on the steps.
I used 1 x 3 x .062 tubing for the step and 3 x 3/16 for the sides and top.
There is a 3/4 lower lip on the bed and I designed it to hang on that lip. The two stainless bolts and washers and nylon washers clamp it to the bed. I kicked it back to an existing angle iron welded to the bed to support the gas fill piping.
Next is a right hand rail that will be a piece if 1" sch 40 steel in a socket flush to the bed, removable for loading.
I will aslo fab a proper left handle and attach to the headache rack.
It's 14" to the top of the step and about equal spacing on the next and then to the bed. I put nonskid tape on the steps.
I used 1 x 3 x .062 tubing for the step and 3 x 3/16 for the sides and top.
There is a 3/4 lower lip on the bed and I designed it to hang on that lip. The two stainless bolts and washers and nylon washers clamp it to the bed. I kicked it back to an existing angle iron welded to the bed to support the gas fill piping.
Next is a right hand rail that will be a piece if 1" sch 40 steel in a socket flush to the bed, removable for loading.
I will aslo fab a proper left handle and attach to the headache rack.