On May 18, 9:09*am, "Pete C." wrote:
Ignoramus31865 wrote:
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Bracketing the crane to the bed is a gargantuan task. I cannot weld to
the frame and the area is full of various things.

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It can't be that bad, I fabricated camper mounts for my truck in a
couple days that bolt to the frame using existing holes, fit around
obstacles and are pretty dang beefy. The main plates that attach to the
frame are 3/8" steel plate and the rest is 3/16" wall tube and angle.
...

Instead of dodging sheet metal obstacles perhaps you can replace them
with the crane support structure, and bolt it all down to clip nuts on
the frame from above like the Ford.

jsw