This was a pretty simple project. I wanted to remount the welder in my pickup so I would still be able to use all the floor space (4'x8') to haul full sheets of metal, plywood etc. I decide to mount it straddling the wheel wells. It's made of 2" x 1/8" square tubing and secure to the bed with 8 7/16" bolts. I put 1/4" x 2" x 6" pieces under the bed to further secure it. Maybe it's useful for others. Made it with, what else, the Bobcat using 3/32" 7018. I also made a new ladder rack. The base is 2 1/2" x 1/4" angle with 1 1/2" x 1/8" uprights. I welded the uprights to the angle at a 10 degree angle, bolted them to the bed and built the rest on the truck except the top. The top is all Aluminum 1 1/2" square x 1/8" and 2"x1"x1/8". The reason for the aluminum is the top is lighter and removable and still very strong. I have built several racks and it seems every pickup is different and the best way would be to build a jig if you are doing more than one. I carry more steel than ladders so I wanted the base frame to be strong enough to carry some weight.
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This was a pretty simple project. I wanted to remount the welder in my pickup so I would still be able to use all the floor space (4'x8') to haul full sheets of metal, plywood etc. I decide to mount it straddling the wheel wells. It's made of 2" x 1/8" square tubing and secure to the bed with 8 7/16" bolts. I put 1/4" x 2" x 6" pieces under the bed to further secure it. Maybe it's useful for others. Made it with, what else, the Bobcat using 3/32" 7018. I also made a new ladder rack. The base is 2 1/2" x 1/4" angle with 1 1/2" x 1/8" uprights. I welded the uprights to the angle at a 10 degree angle, bolted them to the bed and built the rest on the truck except the top. The top is all Aluminum 1 1/2" square x 1/8" and 2"x1"x1/8". The reason for the aluminum is the top is lighter and removable and still very strong. I have built several racks and it seems every pickup is different and the best way would be to build a jig if you are doing more than one. I carry more steel than ladders so I wanted the base frame to be strong enough to carry some weight.
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I like your setup. I have been thinking of doing something similar. I want to be able to lift the whole thing out with my skid loader. I also want to have an oxygen tank laying under the welder and an acetylene standing up and 2 mounts for lp tanks. I picked up a couple LED spotlights also to mount on the welder rack.
Well, just an update to show the finished setup. A pickup is not the most desirable rig for welding and the fact you do other things so this was a good compromise, I built the oxy/acet bracket out of a scrap mobile home I-beam and some 1 1/2" x 1/8' fla tbar and misc. scraps. The water jug holder was made with 14 gauge sheet and flat bar. I just bent it by hand and tacked it as I went along. I found these LED lights on amazon, all four for $32. Each one is as bright as a 250w halogen bulb and each pair only draws about 3 amps. They are all aluminum and come with stainless hardware. A very good deal. I ran the wiring through the tubing for the most part and used a trailer 4 pin plug at the bed to connect them so if I remove the rack, I don't have to butcher the wire. I just used fuses instead of a relay/fuse because of the low current draw. The letters were made out of 1 1/2x1/8' flat bar also and came out pretty good.
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. look at the pretty mountains and flat open ground. i'm half kidding, anything can happen anywhere. theres a few towns i work in in ca, that i worry when i'm stopped at a stoplight, and i'm not kidding.
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