I'm setting up a 2015 Ram 3500 crew cab dually with Aisin upgrade as a dedicated pipe welding truck. I've found many beautiful commercial pipe rig beds from various manufacturers but almost feel dirty paying another man to build and weld something for me. I'd take far more pride in the completed project if I build the bed myself. In addition, I've found no commercial bed available that would allow me to utilize my OEM goose neck hitch that I ordered with the truck (by far superior to any other hitch I've used). Commercial pipe beds that I've seen with an integrated goose neck hitch moves the hitch toward the rear of the bed instead of centered over the rear axle. I would resolve this by putting my machine against the cab and move my torch bottles elsewhere (to be determined later).
I've built many utility and equipment trailers over the years and I've also built many flatbeds for cab and chassis trucks (straight frame rails), but I've never attempted anything as complex as a dedicated welder bed with contours and angles that are aesthetically pleasing. I've also never built a bed that would utilized the OEM frame mounted goose neck hitch. I can find many on line tutorials for building flatbeds and trailers, but nothing to get me started toward building what I want for this truck. Any advice, direction, suggestions or build prints to get me started would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks,
I've built many utility and equipment trailers over the years and I've also built many flatbeds for cab and chassis trucks (straight frame rails), but I've never attempted anything as complex as a dedicated welder bed with contours and angles that are aesthetically pleasing. I've also never built a bed that would utilized the OEM frame mounted goose neck hitch. I can find many on line tutorials for building flatbeds and trailers, but nothing to get me started toward building what I want for this truck. Any advice, direction, suggestions or build prints to get me started would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks,
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