M135 Bed measurements and pictures

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Kinda messy, but I hope clear enough of what I am looking for. And steel soldiers.com rotated them ugly ...they where all the right way up...Honest!

I have found dimensions on a G506 Bed that I will adapt, but still want a few measurements to make it look right.

1) Inside bed side wall to wall (there are 3 different measurements of this on Steelsoldiers)

2)Outside bed at top outside to outside

3)Bottom of bed outside to outside

4)Bed floor from front to rear tailgate open

5)Bed floor from front to rear tailgate shut

6)Front bulkhead to wheelwell

7)Wheelwell flat surface (lenght)

Rear of wheelwell to bed edge (tailgate open)

9)The dimensions of the hat channel underneath the bed

With these measurements and the G506 measurements I should be able to design a bed that looks like it belongs on an authentic single rear wheel XM135!

THANKS!

M135 cargo box

We might need to come up with a 'most likely' measurement if we're getting different numbers. We'll be finished digging snow out by Friday. I intend to visit Goose and George so I can check between two 135's. We found different glass sizes between the trucks too so seeing different numbers must be a 50's thing.

The data plate only shows the OA.....measurement which I'm guessing is "outside of axle" at 88"? Surprised I couldn't find the measurements in one of the books so it'll be good to get the detailed measurements in this well titled thread.



Are you just looking for the metal gauge, flare and cap measurements on point 9? Describe the "Hat Channel" under the bed a bit better for me.

Ill try and put the tape to my M135 bed this weekend for you.

Ouside bed dimensions wheel well photo at 7:00 is inside wheel well measurement. The rest are all from the front

Bed width and length measurements inside end to end, tailgate down and outside to outside, end to end tailgate up.

Hat channels look to be about 2" top to bottom from the underside of the bed floor to the bottom of the hat.1" flange on either side of the T..about 4 1/4" across the top of the T
Made from 1/8" thick material

Ill put the tape across it in the morning. Always glad to help where i can. Trying to get dimensions of things you dont already have in the yard to guestimate how things will work or not is a huge challenge..especially in kanada.

M135 box

It looks like the boys....or girls?..... went fast when putting the boxes together. There is a difference between the boxes by as much as 1/2" so back in the day we dropped the square and compass then slapped em' together. Both boxes I measured are 1956, one March and one November.

These are the oddities from the 'inside box' measurements.

Top of the fender can be either 89" or 89 1/2" long.

Distance from back of fender to tailgate can be either 23" or 23 1/2".

Front of fender to front of box was 35" or 35 1/4".

Both boxes measured a 3" longer than 12' from bulkhead to tailgate, open or closed, or open or closed.

The steel is at that 1/8" gauge......without any signs of cracking after 60 years. The top and bottom channels are drawn in as a cross-section looking from the back. A rear view, back-end, butt side cut open drawing.

Here's a pic with a "Ball Park" round average of the fairest numbers from the DD DD team.

Upside down photos

I worked all day to try and flip Goose over so I could get bottom pictures for you. I did get it over at a 45° angle but was moving too fast to snap a pic'.



It's tough to see any welds on the inside of the top rail so I'm thinking they, whoever they are, used one piece for the side and top-rail. The inside radius is real clean and building complete sides with 3 bends would be quick.



It also looks like the deck had a 1" lip bent up at the 80" width. That gave them 2 seams to weld to attach the deck to the sides.



The dimensions of 80" deck with two 4" rails along the sides to give us that 88" width...which is what 'the' book says.