truck tub carrier

[shank]

Wanting to make jet ski skids for a trub tub to hold jet ski in it. Its a short tub so tray need to be down. Or i need to make it sit on top of tray ledge.

My question is i dont want to drill into the tub to mount the jet ski skids to to tub via bolts. Anyone got a solution they have used to hold skids to truck tray without bolting.

Thanks

 

[Big Kahuna]

I have no idea what you are taking about.

 

[jpswift1]

It sounds like he's trying to make bunks for a jet ski inside a short bed pickup box and since it's a short box (6-1/2 foot box) the tailgate will need to be down.

 

[shank]

Ok i will clarify.

I want to put rails of wood or aluminium in truck tub (tray) to hold ski. The tub is too short so the tail gate needs to be down when i put rails in.

I dont want to drill through tub /tray base to bolt the rails (skids) to the tub base.

Has anyone got a way to secure rails to tub base without bolting it down via holes in tub.

Or i could have the tailgate up and make jet ski rails to fit on top but again i dont want to drill holes for mounting bolts.

Hopefully that make better sense.

 

[stacher]

Bolt it! Your ski will fly right off your tub(bed)

 

[X2Kid]

I did this years ago. I ran beams across the width of the tub, one immediately in front of the wheel arch in the tub, the other immediately to the rear - this stopped forward/rearward movement. These were mounted on a sheet of form ply snugly cut to the width of the wheel arches - this stopped side-to-side movement. I then ran supports from this structure to the lip on top edge of the tub - this eliminated vertical movement. I then installed the slides to accommodate the ‘ski and bolted securing points onto the form ply to restrain it.

 

[mikidymac]

Why do you need rails in the truck tub?
Just get an old piece of carpet and throw the ski in the back and tie it down.

 

[Vumad]

do you not have tie down hooks in the front of the bed? strap in your ski rack.

 

[shank]

no tie down hooks in bed at the bottom of tub only on the top in each corner. i wanted to to put skids in with a winch at front of tub so i could add a ramp to winch up the ski on to bed / rails. therefore not needing a trailer. i dont always have someone with me to lift the ski straight onto bed which two people can do but i not always with mates when i ride.

 

[smokeysevin]

You can get tiedowns that fit under the bed hold down bolts

https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/bed-bolt-tie-down-install.54540/

In my tundra, I ran 2 strips of unistrut in the bed floor channels, I use them to bolt all kinds of stuff down to the floor. Similar to this but on the floor.

Sean

 

[CHRIS@EZ-SKI]

I was thrown off by the word 'Tub" im assuming you are calling the truck "bed" the "tub" . Anyways