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A canoe rack is a wonderful accessory for a select-up truck. It can be applied to tow your canoe to your favorite pond or to bring ladders also other accessories want rafts, kayaks and much more. You can build these racks from 2-inch steel pipes if you have welding equipment or access to a welder. They will be extremely strong and sturdy just like your truck and it really beats carrying the canoe within the bed with the tail gate lower.

Trouble: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Want

2-inch, square steel pipe Welder plus welding filler bar Metal saw

2 Measure the width of your truck cab, from the center of the best of one of the wagon taxi walls, to the center of the top of the other. After that cut two lengths of steel pipe to this measurement in addition 4 inches. Also, bench mark down the width from the center of only truck cab wall to the center of the additional for the next step.

3 Set dual of the pipes you cut in step 1 side via side subsequent to each thus they are correctly parallel to each additional also this distance apart (the top center of 1 truck taxi wall to the additional).

4 Clamp a of the pipes you lower in step 3 across the two pipes so it is 5 inches from the best plus perfectly perpendicular to them. Operate some square and some level to make absolutely they are vertical and straight. Tack weld the pipe at the two ends, then use a filler bar to create a entire bead around the seam of the 2 pipes.

5 Repeat step 4 for the other 2 pipes you reduce on step 1. This creates dual supports for the choose-up truck rack.

6 Cut two 3-inch-from-3-inch 1/4-inch metal plates using a metal saw from some sheet of steel plating. Drill 1/8-inch mounting holes around the external edges about the metal plates using a power drill with carbide tad.

7 Weld the plates to the bottom regarding the pipes that is form the rack assistances using a filler bar and welder.

8 Set the racks on the truck bed walls and bench mark holes to drill for mounting. Remove the racks also then drill your mounting holes in a 1/8-inch carbide tipped drill little. After that put in the racks by lining them awake to the holes plus driving with 1/8-inch steel screws with a dab of silicone on each.

9 Plan the distance between the pair racks (top plus back), consequently cut other length of steel pipe to this length plus 4 inches.

10 Line this pipe up with the racks, plus bench mark holes in every end to mount the support by means of screws to the racks. Subsequently drill out 1/4-inch holes straight through both pipes. Line pipe holes up so the holes match, then thread a 5-inch, 1/4-inch bolt by means of the holes, secured for some locking washer and silicone-tipped nut on the two ends. This will support the rack also permit it to be removed and saved very simply.

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