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I am considering replacing my stock bed with an aluminum flatbed. It is on an '06 GMC 2500HD extended cab w/ 6 1/2' bed. I want to be able to haul my quads while pulling a travel trailer. I have used a Bulldog rack before but it extends too far out and I have to have adapt the hitch. I would rather have a flatbed to load them on. Has anyone done this? I would have to make it longer than the original bed by about 18" and have the hitch at the end of the flatbed. What are the chances of selling the stock bed? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks

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I am considering replacing my stock bed with an aluminum flatbed. It is on an '06 GMC 2500HD extended cab w/ 6 1/2' bed. I want to be able to haul my quads while pulling a travel trailer. I have used a Bulldog rack before but it extends too far out and I have to have adapt the hitch. I would rather have a flatbed to load them on. Has anyone done this? I would have to make it longer than the original bed by about 18" and have the hitch at the end of the flatbed. What are the chances of selling the stock bed? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks

 

 

Have a Doge 1 Ton dually at the shop for pulling trailers and hauling things on errands. Put a AL Hillsboro Industries Hillsboro, KS bed on it and everything worked out real good and looks really nice. Have both gooseneck and rear bumper hitch on it.

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Jim,

 

I have been looking at the Hillsboro beds. It doesn't look like the hitch is part of the bed on the aluminum beds though. It is part of it with the steel beds. I don't want the added weight of the steel bed. Is your hitch built in to the alum bed? Tnx

 

-Alan

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What are the chances of selling the stock bed? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks

 

Consider this, when you go to sell your truck, will it be easier to sell as a flatbed or pickup? If you sell your box & go to sell the truck down the road, you'll have to buy a replacement box.

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Jim,

 

I have been looking at the Hillsboro beds. It doesn't look like the hitch is part of the bed on the aluminum beds though. It is part of it with the steel beds. I don't want the added weight of the steel bed. Is your hitch built in to the alum bed? Tnx

 

-Alan

 

 

We had an F250 ranch pickup with an 8' hillsboro bed on it. It was nice and much lighter than a steel bed, even lighter than the picup bed. That thing got abused big time (100K) and the bed was in pretty good shape yet when we sold it last fall. At least with the bed we had there was no reciever. Just used the one the pickup came with. does have the fifth wheel ball in it though. I am thinking about getting one for my 2500HD SB, but you have to special order one and it takes a while to get one. I think when I last checked they were running about $2600 uninstalled. Similar to a steel bed with boxes. They are a really nice looking bed though compared to a steel one.

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I have thought about the resale of the truck when that day comes. With sides you could put on, I am not so sure it would be hard to sell. If someone out there had one when I was buying, I would have been interested. Maybe it would be a tough sell, not sure. Getting a bigger trailer will not solve the problem. The trailer is big enough to haul the quads and everything else. The problem is when you get the trailer setup and unloaded for the week, if you want to go ride somewhere that you have to transport the quads, it is real easy with a bed that would take them both. I don't want to break camp to xport the quads. Keep suggestions and thoughts coming if you would. So far I am leaning towards doing it. Thanks for all your responses so far.

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