Does anyone know....
If a Tonneau off a 1995 Short bed fit my 2000 Short bed? Did they change the dimnsions of the box?

Thanks in advance.

 

I doubt it will fit. The bed rails on the pre 97s were pretty straight, and on hte 97+ models they kind of bow out on the middle. Not to mention even a 1/4 inch difference will throw it way off.

Why dont you buy the Undercover off my old '99 thats been sitting in my shed for 6 months

 

The shipping for yours would probably be more than what they are asking for this one.

is yours a hard shell or a canvas?
How water tight is it?
Would you trust it enough to carry $60K worth of electronic equipment under it? The equipment is in it's own cases and they are semi water tight, but not submersiable. Not enough I can carry them back there in an open bed.

 

They're not even close.

 

You mean the equipment that got rained on in the back of your truck?

 

The Undercovers are hard and pretty much water tight. Had one on my 04 andnever got water under the cover except when I cleaned the inside of the bed.
If you are trying to protect stuff from the weather, definitely get a hard cove. Softs are too easy to damage or tear if abused, and hards are lockable. Something like the Undercover or a fiberglass cover would be best. I can't suggest something like the K-Cover or Fold-a-cover types as I have never owned them, but I would think with the way they sit on the bed rails, they would have a better chance of leaking.

 

Could always meet up somewhere lol.

I wouldnt trust any bed cover to cover up 60 grand in electronics.

With a tailgate seal, the cover, and 'semi water tight' containers you would probably be ok with most decent bed covers though.

The Undercovers keep most rain out, but they are far from completley water tight. Maybe it was just because my bed was a little out of wack, who knows.

Honestly, if your going to be hauling something that quarduples the value of your vehicle when you have it loaded, Im not sure that I would want to be using a pickup with a bedcover.

 

this...+= bed cover solved...

 

No that was the cheap $25K set we used last season that I water logged and destroyed.
Now they upgraded me to the state of the art more expensive digital set this season..... Go figure huh!

One guy does use a home made plywood box for the more sensitive equipment and a tarp over the rest in the bed of his Ranger, so a Tonneau of any kind should be a step above that.

Your right I would like a lockable, but the tailgate locks and as long as the cover is down then no one knows it's in there So I'd probably be alright with a Soft one, until winter. I don't know how well the canvas covers do being used, raised and lowered 2-4 times a day to "unload and reload", while covered in ice.

So far I've been carying it in the cab but it takes my Scab down to a one seater, just enough room for me and it's tearing up my interior too. Tear in teh carpet and back of the seat now along with scratches and scuffs in the interior plastics, door panels, console, dash etc. I think a good cover would be a wise investment.

Either that or I'm going to make a carrier that slides into the reciver hitch that I can just roll the cart into and strap it down. Would save having to handle the equipment atleast 2 times a day. Instead of unloading it out of teh truck and onto the cart then unloading it to set it up... then tear it down load it back onteh cart, take it to the truck and then off teh cart into the truck. I'd just roll it out, take it in, set up. Then when done, load the cart, roll it out and roll it striaght back in. Probably save a good 15 mins a day in loading and unloading. A Tonneau would save some because then I wouldn;t have to put it in any paticular order to make it all fit.