Loading my RT-S in the bed of my Short bed F-250 Super Duty

[chuck gross]

Thanks my friend,
You are correct, I came up as a carpenter, foreman, and now a Senior Superintendent for a large General Contractor in the water and wastewater construction business.

I have always loved to invent things to save myself time and money. It's amazing what a carpenter can do with a saw, cutting torch and a welder.........

You deserve to have a nice vacation I know how taxing it can be as a superintendent in charge of schedule, budget, safety, subcontractors, the list goes on!! enjoy your time in Florida, then back to work Mister.

[Yelhelp]

You used a 4x4 as the backbone of your support structure? If you could; would you replace that with steel?

I feel like such a wimp, I thought about doing this sort of thing and or buying the one I have seen on the web. But ended up getting a toy hauler. More expense but as an old truck driver that for one of my jobs hauling steel , I was worried about the emergency stop thing. But if everyone in the cab ducks and or the load is tied down good you got it. Be safe drive slow and have a ball. Good job.

[James & Julie]

Hi everyone,
Made the 1500 mile round trip with ease, Here are some pics of unloading the spyder.
I'm working on the video as well. Hope to have it up this week.

[Bob Denman]

That'd be a GREAT stand for installing Bumpskids and Anti-SwayBars...

[James & Julie]

Here is a picture of the parts I built to make the loader. These were pinned to my gooseneck hitch plate, and the 4X4 rested on top of my aux. fuel cell inside the bed.

To answer the concerns about the weight that high on my truck. No problems at all. With the spyder resting on the front suspension it leaned in the curves and absorbed the bumps.

[James & Julie]

I cruised at 74MPH most of the trip and bumped 80 once or twice. One time while following a big truck I felt a little buffeting but nothing serious.

[James & Julie]

I might use the parts to create a lift for such things. Removed from truck as I don't know that I will need it again until next year. I have an enclosed trailer for hauling just the Spyder on trips.

That'd be a GREAT stand for installing Bumpskids and Anti-SwayBars...

[blacklightning]

I am very happy to see that you made the trip safely. I have been following this thread since the beginning, and I must say that I had some concerns. A lot of them were mentioned by other people, but I must say your set up was really thought out and seems to have worked flawlessly. I am always impressed to see someone who knows what they want to do, and then go ahead and make it happen. Again, great job!