Pick-up bed wood

[Mikeinnj]

I am looking for the dimensions or a sketch for the pick-up bed wood floor on a 1930 Model A NARROW BED pickup if anyone has them.

Has anyone made their own and if so what kind of wood did you use ?

Thanks , Mike

[frank mcdaniels]

Hello Mike, I don't have any dimensions ,but I just did a Model T bed that I have as a trailer for my model A. I also have a 40 ford pickup that I put wood in the bed as a replacement for the original steel that was all rusted out. In both I used white oak as it is very strong and supposed to be more rot resistant than red oak. I used 1x6 material cut to the length of the bed and then ripped them down so they would all be the same width. Good luck, Frank

[Brentwood Bob]

Used white oak on one ash on another. pm me your mailing address and I will copy my journal notes and send them, way simpler for me than any other way!!!!
Bob

[Keith True]

What you want to know is on page 177 of the book,The Model A Ford as Henry built it.I don't have any way of getting it from a book page to the computer.I would use any wood you like.It is a pickup bed on an old truck,not a trailer deck.I did a bed in a 53 Ford for a woman with ash,she liked the clear/clean grain of it.I did another one in cherry,the owner liked the looks of the grain.I guess it would shatter if somebody dropped a big enough boulder on it.I have one that I took out of a bed made with pine beadboard.They didn't use any bed strips,just bolted it down.It was done by a newspaper carrier in the 40's,it still looks pretty good.I saved it,I might just use it again.

[SeaSlugs]

Originally Posted by frank mcdaniels

Hello Mike, I don't have any dimensions ,but I just did a Model T bed that I have as a trailer for my model A. I also have a 40 ford pickup that I put wood in the bed as a replacement for the original steel that was all rusted out. In both I used white oak as it is very strong and supposed to be more rot resistant than red oak. I used 1x6 material cut to the length of the bed and then ripped them down so they would all be the same width. Good luck, Frank

Is red oak kinda orangy reddish cypress colored? Trying to figure out what the boards were on my AA and a few that were split that I decided to split farther were orangy red inside and kind of sparkily crystal like in the sun...

[Larry Jenkins]

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Quarter sawn or Rift cut WHITE Oak. Quarter sawn has the most consistent grain pattern with mostly straight grain. Do not use Red Oak. Will not last long.

[4port]

Let's give Mack Hils credit on this.

[Afordman31]

4port has it right, I used ash for my narrow bed.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Chief used 1/4 sawn oak, rubbed it with blue truck color, to show up the grain, then cleared it.
Bill W.

[Larry Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Larry Jenkins

Quarter sawn or Rift cut WHITE Oak. Quarter sawn has the most consistent grain pattern with mostly straight grain. Do not use Red Oak. Will not last long.

To further clarify the type of White Oak.. Quarter Sawn will have little longitudinal grain pattern, whereby the Rift Sawn will have some longitudinal grain and probably look better. Your choice. Satin polyurethane, several coats with the last one diluted 50% and wiped on. Exterior grade with no stain.

Sideboards from the same materials makes a CCPU look awesome..

White Oak is much better weather wise than Red Oak, which has a much more porous internal cell pattern.

[Mikeinnj]

Originally Posted by 4port

Let's give Mack Hils credit on this.

Just what I was looking for. Thanks to everyone for their input. Regards, Mike