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Bert the Welder

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Posted: 04/09/21 10:57pm

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Z-Peller wrote:

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....Shows pic of a Canadian 2x4...... a Newfie Straight edge

Nope, not a H depot airplane propeller...this one eyeballed carefully before using and was straight...my 4 foot level was 4 feet too short for this job. [emoticon]

LOL! And even at $9 each, they didn't get any straighter! [emoticon]

Any more expensive and it's gonna be more profitable to sell your house in pieces!

"> 1998 GMC 2500, 10.5 Okanagan, My better/smarter half, George and Finnegan(APBT), all I need.

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Posted: 04/14/21 04:17pm

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So I cut my mud flaps back to 15" and added a 3/16" board in front of the thick portion of it to form a wedge of sorts. So I got the 7/16" thick at the back for 8" then its 1/4" thick out to the 15".

Thanks for all the replies...

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Posted: 04/15/21 07:58am

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dhull wrote:

Looks good, keep us updated. Thanks

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7,220# Truck/10,400# Camper Fully Loaded

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Posted: 04/17/21 04:10pm

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Z-Peller wrote:

My 2016 GMC long box is 7/16" drop at tailgate when straight edge is run from front of the box.
I need lift for my camper and use two 4'x8' 3/4" sheets of plywood. I shim those with a 1/2" x12" plywood piece across width of box at tailgate.
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I have the same crowning issue on my 2016 Ford f350 dually. It's a bother, as it allows for a lot of camper rocking and stress cracks on the tail of the alum bed.

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"Any more expensive and it's gonna be more profitable to sell your house in pieces!"

Now that's funny!!!

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Posted: 04/17/21 05:12pm

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On Ford trucks the bed is deeper at the back, to the top rails. Always makes campers look like they're falling off the back of the truck. :-(

How has the shimming worked for you? Road tested yet?

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