This IS a pickup truck we are talking about right?

I have dents on the ribs of my bed from hauling steel. It's just part of owning a truck and actually using it as a truck. Other trucks that I have worked with including a 1980 Chevy, and 1996 Dodge, and of course my 2000 Ranger all had the insides of the beds beat to snot. Even with a bedliner, you just can't avoid it.

 

Let's be practical here. All makes/models of trucks will get dents if you are throwing chunks of concrete in the bed. There is nothing special about other automakers, sheet metal is just not that strong. There is an obvious trade off between vehicle weight and strength. If the bed were made from 1/4 inch steel, then the load capacity would be 500 pounds. And, instead of a 3-ton 150, it would be a 4-ton 150. Heavy use of the bed will lead to a different "topography", regardless of brand.

 

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