Tim asked:
"I've been wondering for some time now if there is a function served by
slanting the top of the bedsides on some AD trucks. Later trucks have a nice
flat surface along the top edge. Is it just a design throwback to covered
wagon days? Anyone know?
Damn good question! Did you get any sort of a reply? I could speculate
that the bed sides were bent out to aid shovel loads of . . . eh, "payload"
to find their way into the bed rather than missing their mark. Machinery and
other manufactured items were often shipped in wooden packing cases. Those
slanted flanks may have aided the crates to slide home when slid over the
sides. Come to think of it, the AD beds are not near as deep as are a modern
pickup. Could this have been to aid manual loading? Back when these trucks
were new, loading was all manual.
Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
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