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

[billy4644]

Necessity is the mother of invention is an English proverb meaning that difficult or impossible scenarios prompt inventions aimed at reducing the difficulty. You are "The Man", well done my friend and have a safe trip...

 

[OldDog]

While I applaud the work that went in to this, having the weight that high off the ground would make me very nervous. :yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

I believe that he's got more than enough truck underneath it... :thumbup:
But this was also a concern of mine, until a bit more discussion brought out some more facts...nojoke

 

[James & Julie]

Nervous

Once loaded and tied down, I have no worries. The weight is not an issue for a 1 ton pickup, and the boat resting on the hitch will add to the stability. Now when it is being lifted in, there are moments of silence and a little prayer said that nothing goes wrong and drops my $28000 toy back to the ground. lol

I have pondered all of the things that could go wrong for weeks, and a 1000 pounds of Spyder sitting atop the bed is not a big concern. The rear strap is rated at 20000 pounds so it's not going to let the machine move forward even in fender bender. As stated before, in a serious frontal collision, the Spyder and truck are going to be damaged, but no worse than if it were tied down in my enclosed trailer. I do plan to avoid a collision.

Thanks again for everyone's support, positive comments and critique's (Not sure that is spelled correctly, but I'm sure someone will tell me. lol)

Love this forum,

James & Julie

While I applaud the work that went in to this, having the weight that high off the ground would make me very nervous. :yikes:

 

[James & Julie]

Of, and

I ain't skeered....... lol:2excited:

I believe that he's got more than enough truck underneath it... :thumbup:
But this was also a concern of mine, until a bit more discussion brought out some more facts...nojoke

 

[SubDriver]

YOU SIR, ARE A STEALY EYED MISSILE MAN!!:bowdown:

 

[MarkLawson]

...I added a vertical support under the rear shock to gain a bit of height in the rear to allow the tailgate to close...

Excellent job!

I do have one question. With BRP warning against lifting the rear of the Spyder using the shock mount as a lift point, and with reports of the shock bolt being bent as a result of lifting there, is there a chance you may damage it with the Spyder riding in the bed of your truck using it as a support point?

 

[Bob Denman]

YOU SIR, ARE A STEALY EYED MISSILE MAN!!:bowdown:

:agree: :dontknow: :bowdown:

 

[M109Dreamer]

Impressive! I like it. You by chance make a video of you loading and unloading the spyder?

I saw a company at our states bime week had a similar one that they loaded on the back of a Tundra. It was crazy $$$. I like your better and the ability to pull a boat with it as well. I dont see an issue with it, as long as its secured. To me it seems similar to a camper you would put in the bed of the truck. And the majority of the weight is below the roof of the cab also.

 

[bscrive]

Fantastic idea James. Have fun in Florida. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[chuck gross]

HAVE A GREAT VACATION

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, hyea: then back to work Mister.

 

[Yelhelp]

Nice job

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

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. :bowdown::bowdown::clap::clap::clap:

 

[James & Julie]

Success !!!!!!!!

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]

:clap: :2thumbs:
That'd be a GREAT stand for installing Bumpskids and Anti-SwayBars...

 

[James & Julie]

The parts I built.

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]

Truck, Boat, and Spyder on the way to Florida

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 agree

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.

:clap: :2thumbs:
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:clap:!