1953 4400 1 ton dualy (flat bed) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

etd · 10-31-2016, 08:21 PM

Can I put a period bed on this flat bed?

**mongocanfly** · 10-31-2016, 08:48 PM

Well... a 4400 is a 1 1/2 ton ..not a 1 ton..but if you don't have a bed it may be hard to find what is period correct..most of the (correct) ones I've seen have a steel band around the bed that resembles the front bumper in shape..it has the same ridge design to to it..like in this pic

etd · 10-31-2016, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Well... a 4400 is a 1 1/2 ton ..not a 1 ton..but if you don't have a bed it may be hard to find what is period correct..most of the (correct) ones I've seen have a steel band around the bed that resembles the front bumper in shape..it has the same ridge design to to it..like in this pic

nice picture, thanks. I really want a pick up but this one has the inline six four on the flour and it's a dualy but no bed.

ebernst · 10-31-2016, 09:10 PM

This appears to be the same truck.

It appears that the steel band around the bed is stock...

**mongocanfly** · 10-31-2016, 09:51 PM

Yep..same truck..its been all over the net for sale for awhile now..

**mongocanfly** · 10-31-2016, 09:57 PM

You could put a pickup bed on your truck..the cabs are identical on all the ad trucks except for the coe..the front fenders on the 1 1/2 and 2 ton are longer and wider than a half thru 1 ton truck though..check out lower 50s build.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648459

mr48chev · 11-01-2016, 01:55 AM

A correct period bed on the 4400 would be the bed with the ribs around it that Mongocanfly showed in post 2.

We have a 51 4400 out back that my daughter wants to build and put one of those beds with a hoist on it. The hoist because the truck that belonged to a friend of mine when she was little had a hoist and she always thought it was a really cool truck. Cost may eliminate that and we will just go for a nice flatbed with some nice stake racks.

You could put a box on it with fenders if you can find one of he long long 1 ton boxes in reasonable shape or build your own and widen the fenders quite a bit. There is no pickup bed/box that you can just set on the frame and bolt it down and be done though.

10-31-2016, 08:21 PM	#1
etd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: hallandale, florida Posts: 2	1953 4400 1 ton dualy (flat bed) Can I put a period bed on this flat bed?

10-31-2016, 08:48 PM	#2
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,588	Re: 1953 4400 1 ton dualy (flat bed) Well... a 4400 is a 1 1/2 ton ..not a 1 ton..but if you don't have a bed it may be hard to find what is period correct..most of the (correct) ones I've seen have a steel band around the bed that resembles the front bumper in shape..it has the same ridge design to to it..like in this pic Attached Images

10-31-2016, 09:10 PM	#4
ebernst Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Gig Harbor, WA Posts: 35	Re: 1953 4400 1 ton dualy (flat bed) This appears to be the same truck. It appears that the steel band around the bed is stock... __________________ Here's my 1953 Chevy 3100 Build Thread and here's my website Classic Nation. Last edited by ebernst; 10-31-2016 at 09:15 PM.

10-31-2016, 09:51 PM	#5
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,588	Re: 1953 4400 1 ton dualy (flat bed) Yep..same truck..its been all over the net for sale for awhile now..

10-31-2016, 09:57 PM	#6
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,588	Re: 1953 4400 1 ton dualy (flat bed) You could put a pickup bed on your truck..the cabs are identical on all the ad trucks except for the coe..the front fenders on the 1 1/2 and 2 ton are longer and wider than a half thru 1 ton truck though..check out lower 50s build.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648459

11-01-2016, 01:55 AM	#7
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,306	Re: 1953 4400 1 ton dualy (flat bed) A correct period bed on the 4400 would be the bed with the ribs around it that Mongocanfly showed in post 2. We have a 51 4400 out back that my daughter wants to build and put one of those beds with a hoist on it. The hoist because the truck that belonged to a friend of mine when she was little had a hoist and she always thought it was a really cool truck. Cost may eliminate that and we will just go for a nice flatbed with some nice stake racks. You could put a box on it with fenders if you can find one of he long long 1 ton boxes in reasonable shape or build your own and widen the fenders quite a bit. There is no pickup bed/box that you can just set on the frame and bolt it down and be done though. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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