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I just finished installing my DIY bed divider.
“Why do you need a bed divider? It’s only a 5’ long bed.” Yes, I know. But my arms aren’t that long, so I can’t reach things that slide to the front, and I almost have the wife willing to let me spend the money for the Bak Revolver cover, so I’ll want a way to keep things close to the tailgate then.
“Alright, fine...but why cheap out and build it? You spent the money on an expensive new truck, what’s a few hundred for a quality divider, or better yet, an extender that can do double duty!” Maybe it was the extra 1.5’ in my F-150 SCAB’s bed, but I never used my extender as an extender, only a divider, and finding quality dividers for the Ranger is hard to do. And I could build this for $20, vs the nearly $300 of the AMP Research one.
“$20?! How??” Well, you can find the top rail to a chain link fence at Home Depot for $13. It’s 10.5’ long, so cutting it in half (60.5”, to be exact) gives you two solid steel bars that have zero flex to them. To mount them, I 3D printed a bracket that fits the spacing of the middle tie-down holes, since mine are just empty threads. Use a can of Plasti-Dip ($5) to paint the whole thing black, and secure it in place with 4 M8x1.25 bolts ($2).
“Huh. Good job.” Of course it is. I don’t do anything but. I might even go a step further and print something in the middle to add some decorative flair and a couple of D-rings. Dunno yet.
“Why do you need a bed divider? It’s only a 5’ long bed.” Yes, I know. But my arms aren’t that long, so I can’t reach things that slide to the front, and I almost have the wife willing to let me spend the money for the Bak Revolver cover, so I’ll want a way to keep things close to the tailgate then.
“Alright, fine...but why cheap out and build it? You spent the money on an expensive new truck, what’s a few hundred for a quality divider, or better yet, an extender that can do double duty!” Maybe it was the extra 1.5’ in my F-150 SCAB’s bed, but I never used my extender as an extender, only a divider, and finding quality dividers for the Ranger is hard to do. And I could build this for $20, vs the nearly $300 of the AMP Research one.
“$20?! How??” Well, you can find the top rail to a chain link fence at Home Depot for $13. It’s 10.5’ long, so cutting it in half (60.5”, to be exact) gives you two solid steel bars that have zero flex to them. To mount them, I 3D printed a bracket that fits the spacing of the middle tie-down holes, since mine are just empty threads. Use a can of Plasti-Dip ($5) to paint the whole thing black, and secure it in place with 4 M8x1.25 bolts ($2).
“Huh. Good job.” Of course it is. I don’t do anything but. I might even go a step further and print something in the middle to add some decorative flair and a couple of D-rings. Dunno yet.
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