Welding on a 2018 aluminum Ford truck body

fabricator1 · Oct 26, 2017

Well a shop next door was installing a gooseneck hitch in a brand new f350. 19 miles and cut a 3 inch hole in the wrong spot of the bed floor.

they guy came over just about crying and asked if I could weld it up. I'm surprised how thin the aluminum is,especially on the floor. It tig welds up pretty nice though. Should have taken some more pics but I was trying to not make the guy feel any worse

fabricator1 · Oct 26, 2017

fabricator1 · Oct 26, 2017

customfab · Oct 26, 2017

WOW thats not a little off thats way off. I have had to weld a few up. Floors are just as thin as a fender. Got a 52 Studebaker in the shop the bed is almost an 1/8 of an inch thick. Dont make trucks like that any more.

poolman · Oct 26, 2017

Looks great!

Edit,,, the weld job. Measure twice cut once right.

zukimaster · Oct 26, 2017

Man If I done that **** up, I would have it line-xed after I had the hole welded up.

fabricator1 · Oct 26, 2017

I asked them later if the guy was pissed. Said no he didn't really care because it's a lease truck. I'm surprised they even let you put a hitch like that in a leased truck. Going to be a hell of a hole when he takes it out. I guess they're getting the bed floor painted or spray in liner for him

Juan_Hong_Loe · Oct 26, 2017

My last job we had a grunt do that and I had to weld the piece back in the bed then he got a free sprayed in liner! Haha!!!

Zjman · Oct 26, 2017

Don't see why they didn't just get one it from the factory, it's a lease truck so probably wouldn't been much more if any

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ibrokeit · Oct 26, 2017

Zjman said:
Don't see why they didn't just get one it from the factory, it's a lease truck so probably wouldn't been much more if any

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Mi have a short bed with L cell and offset ball. Can't use an offset ball with factory hitch.