Tilt Bed Part 4a - Brackets.MOV

This is Part 4(a) of a complete series where I will walk you through the fabrication process to overcoming obstacles to installing a Sideways Tilting Bed Assembly on a pickup. This series is being put together AS I'M DOING THE WORK; therefore, I can't tell you exactly how many "Parts" there will be until I post the "Working" product. (FYI: this is my first time to do this operation - I'm a professional businessman and this is my "GOLF"! ) :) Step 4(a) will focus on Welding of your newly designed "Hinge Brackets". I'm using stock 1" Steel Tubing but you could use flat steel and then box it in....if you have the time. I'm using a Clark MIG130EN Flux/Core Wire Feed 110Volt welder. Extremely easy to use and they are fairly inexpensive at most Farm Supply or Lumber Yard stores. I decided to reinforce my Right Angle brackets, with an "angle brace", in an attempt to compensate for the fact that I'm positioning the Pivot Point, 6" away from the frame. The weight of the bed should be equally divided between the front and rear Hinge Brackets but I want to make sure it works! By placing the Pivoting Point, Out and AWAY from the edge of the frame, this "should" reduce the inner tire clearance exposure when the bed tilts TOWARDS and OVER the inner edge of the rear tire. If you refer back to Part 2, I went under the truck to give a visual picture of what's involved with clearing the inner tire.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Installing a Tilt Bed Assembly
• How to fabricate a Tilt Bed
• DIY Power Actuators
• Lowrider
• Customizing
• Fabricating
• How To Weld
• Positioning the bed assembly
• Pickup
• DIY Hinge Brackets
• Metal Finishing Techniques