Stake pocket stake inserts

[uscarry45]

I am looking for metal alternative ideas —- I would like to build foot boards on a flatbed pickup truck bed, the stake pockets are designed for a 2x4. (3.5” x 1.5”). I would like to use alumium or possible steel but would like to keep them somewhat lightweight. No matter how dry the wood it always seems to warp. Anyone have any good ideas?

 

[turbodave]

Maybe something like this pipe stake with your boards bolted to it?

Adjustable Pipe Stake

Adjustable Pipe Stake Height: 30" and 54" Pipe Stakes are used to help keep pipe on the truck, not used as a load bearing device and does not have a WLL. Pipe stake has 7 holes on the top portion of the Adjustable part, each being 6" apart from the top down. The pipe Stake fits into a standard...

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or

24" Adjustable Pipe Stake

24" Adjustable Pipe Stake

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I've looked for Aluminum or steel channel that would fit in a stake pocket properly and haven't found anything.

 

[mike93lx]

Buyers Products SA1447WDNH Stake Assembly https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D05YYCQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... Yer local steel supplier should be able to sell ya box tubin' in the size you need, in steel, or aluminum,.....

 

[claymont]

2x1 tube

 

[BukitCase]

Maybe if you like a lot of slop - or

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Steve

 

[mike93lx]

2x1 tube

That's going to be all kinds of wobbly

 

[claymont]

That's going to be all kinds of wobbly

I just threw that out there as an example of what's available. Depending on what you're doing, it might work if you set things up properly. 3-1/2" tube gets pricey.

 

[Ohmthis]

What about pvc tubing, not pipe. I believe they make it in square and rectangle.

 

[Farrier]

What about pvc tubing, not pipe. I believe they make it in square and rectangle.

weather elements will break that down quick if not UV rated

 

[Farrier]

Search "stake bed stakes"

all kinds of options

 

[VR6ix]

I made a canoe-hoop using 3.5" x 1.5" x .125" wall aluminum tube but with square corners, simply because that's what the metal vendor had available. If you can find that size in round corners you are golden. Of course steel tube will always have round corners if steel works for you.

The aluminium is super light weight but I had to hammer the stake corners in the bed with a cold chisel plus grind a relief in the square tubing to make it fit but it works mint, plus it's an old Dodge in the rust belt so who cares lol!

 

[JSGAuto]

I have a similar project going to extend the walls of my dump trailer.

3 X 1-1/2 X 14 GA (.083 wall) steel. Is my current plan. They do make 3.5", but its crazy expensive.

3 x 1.5 is roughly $10/ft. 2.45lbs/ft.

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[JSGAuto]

Double post.

 

[Farrier]

Good welds VR6ix

 

[nadogail]

How about White Oak?

 

[speed bump]

Pipe stakes but they aren't that cheap.

Our metal yard will bend up stuff like this for fairly cheap (like $5 per piece + material).

3 inch c channel is pretty common for stakes. Tack some 1/2" on to take up the slack if it bother you.

 

[2oolhound]

Buy angle and fabricate the rectangular section just where the pockets are.