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Originally Posted by vetnat
My dad has my grandpa's old square body farm truck. Fleetside. Has a wood bed floor. Perhaps it was special ordered? It is a Canadian truck, maybe that makes a difference.
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Well, there you go. First time I've been wrong in the last 15 minutes....
There is no way for me to know. My book definitely says wood bed floors ended in fleet side trucks in 1972. Maybe they replaced the metal floor at some point?
My research also says that, and I'll quote the source "many farmers preferred the wood bed floors.." "They believed they were less prone to rust, and cattle tended to not slip on them as frequently..."
I have no idea. My two hot rods are the only C-10's I've ever had that had wood bed floors. My dad always had metal floors... And I've welded diamond plate in the back of several early '60's trucks when the wood rotted or got broken. Was common practice in farm country...
Someone else will have the definitive answer...