Check out my tarp rack!

I was sick of having to move my 8' tarps, and I'm getting rid of my bulkhead for a 3-door Merritt, so I needed some serious storage.

Don't mind the welds. They're like my trucking skill - ugly, but it works.

 

If you're curious, my machine is a Miller Multimatic 215. Has a 210 MIG side, an does TIG and stick. Has high frequency start, swaps between 110 and 220 by itself, adjusts heat automatically based on your stick-out, and will auto set settings based on material thickness, but you can override WFS and voltage with the dials. It's a beautiful machine.

 

The door is 14 gauge, and the skeleton is 11 gauge. I've got 12 - 3/8 bolts looking up, and three more on each end for sheer strength. Also cut up a plastic mudflap for padding between the steel and aluminum.

 

Oh, I also fixed my dunnage rack. I underestimated how much of a beating it would take.

 

Bolted at the ends, and the middle. But the bolts in the middle, I only got "tight", so the deck could flex down onto the box. I also made the latch hole oblong so the box could flex up and down and I can still open it.

But this is all theory. I won't know for sure until I put weight on the deck.