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I have a 1939/40 Ford truckbed trailer so I went out and measured it. The inside dimensions are 46" wide and 69" long, not nearly big enough to lay standard 4'x8' building material into.
That was the downfall for many...
The next upgrade was a full 48" across... the bed was still short, but, now with the option to load 4 x 8 sheet with the tailgate down or up.
I hauled a lot of sheet goods with an old station wagon... no problem putting in many 4 x 8 sheets of plywood
When I see a Sanford and Son looking truck, it looks so tiny compared to the massive size monster trucks that I see now. Did they just not have the technological ability back then or did they just not care about size?
We didnt have to drive such big over weight kids around 10 - 15 years ago.
The next upgrade was a full 48" across... the bed was still short, but, now with the option to load 4 x 8 sheet with the tailgate down or up.
I hauled a lot of sheet goods with an old station wagon... no problem putting in many 4 x 8 sheets of plywood
yeah GM killed that when they ended the full-Size RWD Caprice line-up in 1996
ahh the Good old Wagon Queen family Truckster era of cars before CUV/SUV killed them off.
My full size Silverado is a Styleside... box dimensions roughly 4'x7'
I can either slide sheet goods over the tailgate or drop the gate.
I have a 1/2 ton F150 but when I have a really heavy load to haul, like a pallet of fuel pellets (1 ton), I take my 16' tandem axle car hauler trailer. If it's an appliance like a stove or refrigerator for the rent house, I take my wife's 4'x8' single axle, tilt-bed utility trailer rated at about 700 pounds. The car-hauler has a low flat bed with no sides and is good for getting large things on and off easily. Last week, I winched an old concrete front porch and step onto the trailer that probably weighed a ton. When I got back to the farm, I pulled in front of the barn door where I wanted to install the step and used my tractor to drag the thing off the trailer. I'm now sure that's probably how the Egyptians moved their pyramid stones; with a Ford 8n tractor, I mean.
As long as it isn't too much, I do still use my truck's fleetside bed to haul plywood, wall board or long lumber but I don't have a bedliner so I have to be somewhat careful.
The red 39/40 Ford truck bed trailer in the pic is not registered. It's just something I restored a few years ago for use around the farm, like hauling grand kids.
I use my Silverado mostly for towing... the bed is near perfect
On occasion, I have put 1800 pounds of sack concrete in the bed.
Mostly I use trailers too... so much more convenient being lower to the ground and not have to be as careful not to cause damage... my little 4x6 box trailer has a steel floor and then there is the bigger dump trailer I made and the Kubota Hauler too.
I kind of miss the old 74 Chevrolet Fleetside I had back in high school... I was always picking up gas money helping people move... I put anything in the bed... rock, dirt, broken concrete etc without giving it a second thought... a real workhorse.
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