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So you put two covers on your cargo jet sleds to hide, from prying eyes, your stash of ice cold beer - just kidding. Nice DIY cargo covers. :beer:

Just a thought ... For those DIYers that don't have an aluminum welder setup or can't find a local welder then try this - use plumbing PVC instead of aluminum for the support ladder frame or grid. Plumbing PVC is very cheap and easy to obtain, cut and glue. Now they have a one step PVC glue...

Good find and you got both of them for about $20 less than what I paid. Theses sleds also double as concrete mixer tub and maybe as a small swimming pool for the kids. :)

I constructed a bulkhead gasket, to prevent blowback, made from Gorilla weatherproof duct tape. Heavy rain storms have been passing in our area and so far there has been no leaks from the polycarbonate panel cover. :cool:

Pic of completed truck bed cover showing the vast amounts of stainless steel hardware fasteners. Home Depot / Lowe's and even True Value and Ace hardware stores could not sell/produce enough quantity of 18-8 stainless steel fasteners for this truck bed cover. Bolt Depot (on the Internet) came to...

Pic of completed truck bed cover showing the underside of the aluminum support frame grid.

Pic of completed truck bed cover with both installed gas struts/lifters assemblies.

Pic of truck bed cover aluminum frame (bottom) with the corrugated, polycarbonate roof panels installed. Sixty four 3/16" pop rivets and forty 18-8 stainless socket head, button screws with nylon lock nuts were installed on the aluminum frame. This allows for easy and low cost panel repair...

Pic of installed truck bed cover aluminum frame with both gas lifters/struts. With the quick "spring loaded" gas strut/lifter adapter, both gas struts can be released in seconds.

Pic of installed truck bed cover aluminum frame with purlins from the rear.

Pic of installed truck bed cover aluminum frame with purlins. Notice, in the left hand corner is the hinge assembly with a clevis pin and hairpin. There is a two inch clearance "underneath" to quickly release the truck bed cover from the bottom. It is just a matter of "popping out" those hinge...

Pic of installed, painted truck bed cover hinge assembly with clevis pins and hairpins.

Pic of installed, painted truck bed cover hinge assembly with spring clips.

Pic of truck bed cover aluminum frame grid. (bottom)

Pic of truck bed cover bulkhead hinge bracket assembly. (unpainted)

Pic of truck bed cover aluminum frame top with purlins installed. (corrugated roof panel holders)

Pic of truck bed cover aluminum frame. (bottom)

Pic of completed truck bed cover. It makes me proud to be an Ohio hillbilly once again.

DIY "True" Authentic Hillbilly III, Incline, All Metal/Plastic, Truck Bed Cover (Tonneau) for the 2019/2020 Ford Ranger. During this Corona virus-19 pandemic, Ohio required to "shelter or stay in place" I had only two choices - (A) be with my family upstairs or (B) go in the basement/garage and...

Both gas lifters "in action" on mulch gathering day. Notice the right gas lifter ladder frame had to be modified to fit properly.