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03-04-2008, 12:19 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: near sacramento,ca
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Cheap bed from porch rails
my resource pile ( junk) was getting real scarce when my father in law put in some railing on his porch.
I cleaned everything up for him and just couldnt throw away good straight metal. I was going to use a old garden wagon when I started looking at the sections of the porch rail. Then I measured it hmm 32" tall and one section was about 48" wide. measured some more and then got out the sawzall and started cutting. I ended up with 1" angle iron across the seat supports, two supports in the rear to hold the bed up off a old motorcycle frame, 2 48" fence posts, 1 section of porch railing 32" by 48" and then two pieces of porch railing. 32" by 18", 1 piece of cast off plywood siding for a bed. two nights of welding and came up with a pretty sturdy bed. I still have to make a tailgate for it. |
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03-04-2008, 12:39 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Apple Valley, Ca
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
Awesome job!! Another great way to recycle stuff lying around.
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03-04-2008, 07:55 AM | #3 |
Ragged Squirrel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: hartland,maine
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
hey shawn, great thinking and nice job...looks good on the cart
mike |
03-04-2008, 10:15 AM | #4 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
Are you gonna liner it with sheet metal so all your stuff doesn't fall out of it?
I made this one out of sheet metal we took out of a horse trailer and some decorative rail scrapings...... Now you can throw the weedeater and the gas can etc. in the back and get to work beating the weeds back around your place! LOL! That is about the handiest addition to a ranch cart that there is !!!!!!! Costs = next to nuthin' like yours, talk about cheap mods. eh? http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/attac...1&d=1204644188 http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/attac...1&d=1204644188 |
03-04-2008, 11:34 AM | #5 |
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
Nice work!! Good thinking!!!
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03-04-2008, 11:40 AM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: near sacramento,ca
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
I already put a plywood bottom in it. I need to put sides and and a front on it. Plus a tailgate. We used it last night to take some hay to the cows and hay went every where
funniest thing was that with the kids in the back. I found a bump and floored it for a wonderful wheelie!. |
03-04-2008, 04:45 PM | #7 |
Kid no more!!
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Bradford, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 750
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
That box looks great!
Special accessoires are always the best when you can make them yourself for little or no cost.. Havin your own welder is one of the best investments when you like to tinker. |
03-04-2008, 08:22 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: maine
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
looks good good job
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03-04-2008, 09:24 PM | #9 |
supervision required
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Augusta AR.
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
It does look great, I love the projects that start with a trip to the junk pile
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03-05-2008, 12:05 AM | #10 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: lake county FL
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Re: Cheap bed from porch rails
nice one shawn
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