Will this truck work for flatbed?

what are the mechanical specs?

 

You could make it work but it's not ideal. I'm 218. With 2 side boxes and a steel box that went between the cat walk for chains and binders. You could make it work

 

Wow, that thing is 6ft shorter than my truck!
Gonna depend on your king pin setting too. If your king pin sits back, that pushes your trailer up against your headache rack.

 

It would work. I'd be more concerned with the 8 lug wheels. I would carry a spare. Not that easy to find in the middle of the night.

 

I'm only 235" with set forward steer. That has about the same rear spacing as mine. But I dont normally haul loads with front overhang.

@singlescrewshaker new Stinky Pinky is close to that.

 

You can still buy them new. I wouldnt spend the money to swap them either. Unless you found corroded hubs. No strength difference. Not much weight either. Some fleets did it for weight, some for theft deterrent. Just carry a spare if over the road. Or have a few in shop.

 

By the time you get a headache rack on there, you won't have alot of space between the rack and the trailer, that's for sure. However, if the price is right and it will do the job.....why not. If nothing else, it would make a good spare when you get something else. I don't know a thing about those small cats. What year is it?