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Installing e track in a box truck
Kemper Watson:
How hard is it to install e track in a box truck with the smooth steel walls? Is this something I need to let a pro do? It has a rail inside to remove and will have a few holes but nowhere near enough for the job. Thanks for your time.
Art Welter:
--- Quote from: Kemper Watson on March 12, 2023, 07:45:19 PM ---How hard is it to install e track in a box truck with the smooth steel walls? Is this something I need to let a pro do? It has a rail inside to remove and will have a few holes but nowhere near enough for the job. Thanks for your time.
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Once you locate the frame studs, not hard to install E-track using Tek self drilling screws.
You want to use all the vertical studs for attachment points.
https://dccargomall.com/blogs/guides-and-videos/e-track-installation-3-steps-to-a-secure-tie-down-system
Kemper Watson:
--- Quote from: Art Welter on March 12, 2023, 09:32:53 PM ---Once you locate the frame studs, not hard to install E-track using Tek self drilling screws.
You want to use all the vertical studs for attachment points.
https://dccargomall.com/blogs/guides-and-videos/e-track-installation-3-steps-to-a-secure-tie-down-system
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I saw that video. This truck has the steel panels. I don't believe there are studs. I may be wrong ..
Craig Hauber:
--- Quote from: Kemper Watson on March 13, 2023, 06:51:22 AM ---I saw that video. This truck has the steel panels. I don't believe there are studs. I may be wrong ..
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If it's steel with no framing then it's probably going to be fairly thick -spot weld? (would affect outside paint)
Never actually seen a steel sided trailer or box-truck without studs? (is it a conex box? -assuming not as they weigh too much to be practical in single-axle applications -and they aren't "smooth" sided)
Have had to deal with single-piece composite fiberglass before and the carriage-bolt heads were outside so I did my best to keep them lined-up straight and evenly spaced so it looked "factory"
Those types of sidewalls are very flexible so with excessive tension the walls of the truck would bow inward but were quite bouncy and always returned to flat afterwards -with a solid steel type construction I could foresee bending those permanently.
We used quite a few cross load-beams near points of excessive pull by the straps. We also had large loads off odd-sized cargo (AV gear) needing many random strappings, but with a good tour-type load you could probably get away with just the load beams.
Measure the inside width of the box and compare to the outside width to see if there may be some wall thickness that would have to contain studs?
Kemper Watson:
--- Quote from: Kemper Watson on March 12, 2023, 07:45:19 PM ---How hard is it to install e track in a box truck with the smooth steel walls? Is this something I need to let a pro do? It has a rail inside to remove and will have a few holes but nowhere near enough for the job. Thanks for your time.
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