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Thought ya'll might enjoy seeing a project I've been working on. All in one bed divider, extender, and ramp. The divider and extender are fine by me, but I still need to think about the how to stiffen the ramp some, so suggestions would be appreciated.
in divider mode what keeps it still? Looks like the bottom would try to slip and slide on along while the top stayed on the pins.
In extender mode is it only held by the 2 carriage bolts through the lower tie down? I would suggest putting another connection ion at the top - might as well hook to the boxlink cleat near by. That way in extender mode it's held firm across top and bottom - incase you have something back there and a sudden acceleration motion.
(picture something pressing against the top of the top board and it flexes too much)
maybe overkill..
On your other question - thicker hinges might help - and by thicker I mean at the hinge pin. Another thought might be to put some extra material at your end plate so there is a interference when closed. Think wedging it is.
Take the end plate screw - use longer ones and a washer under them on one side. that way when the folded all the way out - it interference with the other piece and jams up any slack.
The ramp looks like a Darwin award waiting to happen. Nothing to secure it, and it doesn't look strong enough to hold anything heavier than what you can lift by hand anyway. Just walking up it would break it (if it didn't slide off the tailgate).
The ramp looks like a Darwin award waiting to happen. Nothing to secure it, and it doesn't look strong enough to hold anything heavier than what you can lift by hand anyway. Just walking up it would break it (if it didn't slide off the tailgate).
I suggest skipping the ramp idea for now.
I'm going to secure it by tying it into the tie-downs with an eye bolt and rope. The ramp has been tested to 200 lbs, but I'd like to stiffen it a bit further (somehow).
in divider mode what keeps it still? Looks like the bottom would try to slip and slide on along while the top stayed on the pins.
In extender mode is it only held by the 2 carriage bolts through the lower tie down? I would suggest putting another connection ion at the top - might as well hook to the boxlink cleat near by. That way in extender mode it's held firm across top and bottom - incase you have something back there and a sudden acceleration motion.
(picture something pressing against the top of the top board and it flexes too much)
maybe overkill..
On your other question - thicker hinges might help - and by thicker I mean at the hinge pin. Another thought might be to put some extra material at your end plate so there is a interference when closed. Think wedging it is.
Take the end plate screw - use longer ones and a washer under them on one side. that way when the folded all the way out - it interference with the other piece and jams up any slack.
Interesting.
I've been needing to make up a bed divider.
In extender mode, top could get hooked in by rope to the boxlink and the black angle bracket with d-rings on each.
In divider mode, it currently is free at the bottom. I'm not sure how fix that yet.
In ramp mode, I was kind of thinking it might be nice to have a vertical piece between the ramp and the ground that would support the middle. I'm just not sure how to make that work yet.
I keep this in the back of my truck for the last 10+ yrs and use to use it regularly to load and unload my motorcycles and as a bed extender hauling my tools and gear when I went to the track
06-19-2019, 07:15 AM
All in one bed divider, extender, and ramp
