gerth92

I bought a flatbed that was fabricated by someone else and it is just flat. I'm about to put rails and a roll bar on it. What gauge of steel tube did you use on your roll bar and rails? I got 14ga square 2x2 to keep the price and weight down and I am hoping that I didn't go too thin.

mattk

If I remember right we bought 1/8" steel square tube, not sure what that is in gauge thickness.

gerth92

I believe 1/8 is 11 gauge. So that's quite a bit more steel than I am getting. I plan on bracing the roll bar a little more though. I think I'm going to do 2 vertical bars and have an angled one go back to the rail.

mattk

You might be alright as long as you do the bracing. Good luck and post some finished pics when your all done with it.

gerth92

Will do! I don't plan on going on any rocks so I won't have too much to worry about. And on the off chance I roll it on the highway or in a field, anything is better than the tin can over my head now, right?

mattk

gerth92

Here's the finished product on my flat bed.

mattk

Good job on the bed. Looks good!

gerth92

Thanks!