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slavenoid:
Might be looking for specific recommendations but really just looking for advice on whether or not it's super beneficial. Does everyone love having flatbeds or any regrets having one? Is there downsides someone might not realize switching to a flatbed for the first time?

I have a GMC 2500 (non dually) that I use for landscaping/construction type work during the week and farm stuff on weekends. Employees tend to ding up the bed and tailgate pulling tools out and my wife also dents up the bed unloading hay bales and pallets of feed with the loader. Where the linex ends the damage begins it seems.

I usually haul a dump trailer while working but figured I could build some sides up for the rare hauling dirt, mulch, or kids sports equipment.

Boss .300 winmag:
Once you go flat you’ll never go back.😉

Love mine, saw horses become obsolete, no more scratched paint, when the powder coating becomes all jacked up spray it with a bedliner( I’ll going to use linex, or Raptor Liner off Amazon).

What ever you do don’t weld it to your frame, glass companies won’t replace your rear window  if it gets broken with the headache rack in the way.

This is a CM flatbed, it has the welded rail full length for tie down spots plus stake pockets.

Goose neck as well, I love pulling a stock trailer with it.

Mudman:
I was going to flatbed my 2020 Ram.  I didnt.  It seems new trucks (RAMS)  have fancy steel in frame and drilling welding etc is a no no.?  Local outfitters didnt want to do it for liability reasons.  I do like flat better though.  Racks, straps, full width, headache racked, lighting etc.  Usefull!

elkslayer069:
I love mine. Next new truck i order im going to order as a chassis so I don’t have to buy the bed and take it off. Saw horse, quad, sleds, shooting bench, hay you name it. I like not worrying about loading and unloading with the excavator or tractor. The other plus is with a goose neck you don’t have to worry about your tailgate or side rails of you bed getting smashed if your at a weird or steep angle. You dont need to weld it to you bed. Most trucks take a 2” spacer in the very front and very back on top of the frame then bolted to the bed. Only downside is most flatbeds take fuel slowly since the fuel cap is lower. Check out Diesel Werx in Cle Elum. He got tons of beds in stock usually and knows what measurements you need to get the correct bed.

TitusFord:
I'm fixin to find out😎
Flat bedding my highboy since the beds all rotted out. We will see how I like it, I feel that I'm going to miss having a stock bed but we will find out.

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