Which Hold Downs for Builtright Bed Rack? Shovel/Axe

[Big Blue]

What an awesome setup man! Can you run through all of the gear you carry in the back? Including the type of cover? I am looking to do something very similar to this. And when I say very similar, I mean mirror you exactly

Thank you!

Thank you and I will try to cover everything for you, but you won't be able to duplicate exactly as a few things I made myself, ie, the tire bracket and both brackets that hold down the jack mount and HPA mount.

The bed cover; Rough Country - 44515550 - Soft Tri-Fold Tonneau Bed Cover (5.5-foot Bed) for Ford: 15-18 F150 4WD/2WD

A full set of builtright bed racks, which are awesome.

SDHQ makes a great Y-strap for your tire. I made the center tie-down point set-up using some spare hardware. The far two connection points use the factory bed bolts.

https://sdhqoffroad.com/products/sd...-spare-tire-strap?_pos=1&_sid=0340c60f5&_ss=r

On top of the tire are 4 maxtrax;
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYCVSW6/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

The Jack is a Pro-Eagle with carrier, but I made a one off-bracket to attach to floor using factory bed bolts so do drilling. I have the 3 ton Kratos.

https://www.proeagle.com/collections/shop/products/3-ton-big-wheel-jack-kratos

On the left side is a krazy beaver shovel, axe, flashlight, kinetic rope and soft shackles.

On the right side is a 5 gallon scepter can with holder, fire extinguisher. The large bag on the back right holds a full first aid kit and a spare set of brake lines. The bottle on the floor is a HPA system Auxair66 set-up. http://www.hpasystems.com/about-our-company.html

Hope that helps.

 

[Badbear]

Thanks Big Blue! That is helpful.

A shop I spoke to recently stated that they have seen areas of the bed shear or slightly tear when items such as the pro eagle jack are mounted directly to it without the use of a rack of some sort that spreads out the load. Do you know if there is any validity to this?

 

[smurfslayer]

I’m not @Big Blue but I recall a previous thread for chase racks that can fit under a bed cover, obviously not with the tires mounted vertically in the racks but for when you’re just commuting, it tucks neatly out of the way. I think if there were a shearing problem we’d have heard about it by now though. There’s probably a few dozen members running the bed jack mount with the pro eagle.

 

[Big Blue]

I’m not @Big Blue but I recall a previous thread for chase racks that can fit under a bed cover, obviously not with the tires mounted vertically in the racks but for when you’re just commuting, it tucks neatly out of the way. I think if there were a shearing problem we’d have heard about it by now though. There’s probably a few dozen members running the bed jack mount with the pro eagle.

Agreed. Not to mention, both my Pro Eagle and HPA mounts utilize the factory bed bolt locations, so no holes in the bed. My Tire Carrier center hold-down did require me to drill two holes in the bed, but I put big ass washers on the bottom side and no issues in over 2 years and PLENTY of hard driving.