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Not if done properly, depending on crane size.

How big of a crane are you thinking? My bed dumps, and my crane just anchors in the bed itself with no issues. See post #74 of this thread.

I still need to pull it out of it’s pocket and check it out. I think it put a few degrees in the inside tube at the pivot point. If it did I can just grind a small tack weld out, spin it 180, and wait for the next overload to straighten it out.

2300lb snow plow is about all the crane wants. Think I may have bent it a little bit.

Added a receiver hitch for winching junk up on the trailer, among other things. Not lined up with your trailer on the first shot?Use your crane, pick the tongue up and align it! I need to drop the hitch all the way to the bottom of the plate and it will match the rear hitch height perfectly.

Are deuce shackle pins 1”? If so, I’ll see if I have a couple more of these brackets, and get them to you at Findlay, or Haspin. I might have some other useful junk as well. I think you started with a 5 ton jib also? I cant remember, if you lift your crane off is it male or female on the...

I finally made a fixture for mounting the crane to the front of the truck. Works good.

Yep, just as well off just leaving it open, a lot of other nooks and crevices down there that are going to collect mud that you would typically want to wash out anyhow. You could make my removable can plug sit flush with the bottom pocket tube, and cap the bottom of it, that way there would be...

My plug that I made sits flush with the floor. Looking up from the under side.

It’s actually the same crane in different stages of the build. You just lift it out of the one pocket and drop it in another. I’m missing some build pictures, but this one shows the tube that I welded below the bed, then tied it into the side and rear rails of the bed with full length vertical...

I must has forgot to post my pictures here. I still need to make a pocket for the front bumper mount...used parts of an old engine hoist with a bad cylinder that was given to me. Bought a new air powered cylinder from Harbor Freight.Also added a small winch.Load tested to 1000lb.Can almost use...

Yep, actually working on my M925 dropside. This was just the best, most relatable, thread that my search came up with. I started installing my tube on the passenger side for the crane to drop into today. I'm also going to be able to move it to the front bumper as well as the original spare tire...

Built a couple out of an old weight machinequite handy!

Well don't I feel inadequate, mines only going to have about 6' of stick...

It looks like most have their crane mounted on the passenger side, I'm starting on mine and wondering the pros and cons of one side of the bed vs the other?