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EFV-8 Club Forum / Light Commercial Truck Discussion / What Ford F5 Bed and Where to Find One

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BMora

06-16-2013 @ 5:22 PM

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So I have and F5 with the PTO hydralic dump hardware. The original bed that went with that setup disappeared and was replaced with what I would guess to be a 12x8 70's vintage bed that was simply set in place (not even mounted!!!!)

I would love to see this 70's something bed to to someone who could use it and to acqure a proper stake bed that dumps.

Here is a picture of what I have:

http://bigdigiman.com/fp/ford-trucks/20121002/r34.jpg

How do I go about getting what I want?

alanwoodieman

06-16-2013 @ 5:38 PM

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that looks like a block letter F O R D script bed, it was used from 1949 till early 60's, it is actually the correct bed for your truck. Earlier beds had the script ford written on them but where the same, some trucks all the way into the early 50's also had the written script beds. I have a 51 Ford F5 army truck that had a written script bed from the factory

alanwoodieman

06-16-2013 @ 5:43 PM

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picture of bed still mounted on truck

supereal

06-17-2013 @ 6:27 AM

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To obtain a bed with a hoist there are two ways: find an old truck and swap beds, or visit any good truck equipment company. We recently transferred such a bed on a one ton truck. The bed and hoist was in fairly good shape, but the PTO driven pump and control was shot. We found another truck with a good pump, but ruined hoist and combined the best of both. Most good sized salvage yards can ask out on their system if anyone has what you need. Most of the Ford script beds I've seen over the years did not have a hoist. When I worked for a dealer, we usually drove new trucks to a body company to have it done. Out here, in the Midwest, "Obeco" (Omaha Body Company) was the most popular source.

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06-17-2013 @ 5:44 PM

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I have a 49 F4 truck with the original flatbed that was converted to a dump bed when the truck was a year old. It has the script Ford on the back. I don't think the block letter Ford was used until the late 50's. I think the beds are the same, just the style of the lettering was changed. You could replace the back panel with the correct one and remove the rod welded down the side. The rest of the bed that I could see looks restorable. Originally there was a wood rail on each side, approximately 3"x9", running the full length of the bed. These were riveted to each cross member with angle iron brackets and the bumpers on the back panel. The bumpers appear to have been cut off on your bed. When my truck was converted to dump they removed the two wood rails and replaced them with steel channel that was part of the hoist kit. They also cut the bumpers off the back panel of my bed. I had to do a lot of repair on the crossmembers where they welded them to the channel and also made a new back panel and bumpers for my bed. It is ready to sandblast and paint, I just haven't had the time. So it may be possible the rebuild and use the bed you have. I hope this helps. Mark Poley

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