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Just installed a ladder rack on my XLT now it’s a work truck! Lots of modification needed, welding cutting and grinding to get it to fit.
Ford I wish the bed rails were more friendly to truck bed accessories. Only the expensive Yakima racks fit out the box that I know of. Also wish rails on top of the cab were installed to make it easy to add too. It’s a truck and we want to use it to carry stuff otherwise we would be in a sedan! Also just wanna say I absolutely love my Maverick except for that.
Updated 10/26 with more photos and details:
This is how we got it to fit!! -- I bought a universal rack for my truck rated to carry 1000lbs. We needed to cut and weld back together the clamps to make them fit. We had to shorten the height of the rack by sawing off about 6” from each of the vertical pieces then drilled new holes. This part was difficult as the parts are not straight for measuring or clamping in the drill press. We welded the top side pieces also as the verticals closest to the cab went right over the seem which were supposed to have a bolted clamp holding them together.
Then it was a case of bolting it all together. It took about 6 hours. Feels pretty solid.
The ladder pic is with a 24’ ladder. Getting my 28’ on it soon.
Ford I wish the bed rails were more friendly to truck bed accessories. Only the expensive Yakima racks fit out the box that I know of. Also wish rails on top of the cab were installed to make it easy to add too. It’s a truck and we want to use it to carry stuff otherwise we would be in a sedan! Also just wanna say I absolutely love my Maverick except for that.
Updated 10/26 with more photos and details:
This is how we got it to fit!! -- I bought a universal rack for my truck rated to carry 1000lbs. We needed to cut and weld back together the clamps to make them fit. We had to shorten the height of the rack by sawing off about 6” from each of the vertical pieces then drilled new holes. This part was difficult as the parts are not straight for measuring or clamping in the drill press. We welded the top side pieces also as the verticals closest to the cab went right over the seem which were supposed to have a bolted clamp holding them together.
Then it was a case of bolting it all together. It took about 6 hours. Feels pretty solid.
The ladder pic is with a 24’ ladder. Getting my 28’ on it soon.
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