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I had seen some pop-up bed pocket anchors for sale, but they were very expensive, as I think they aren't being made anymore. Also, the load rating on them seemed a bit small, so I set out to build my own. I completed the mechanics of the first test build, which I haven't installed yet, as I have to figure out how to drill 2 holes through the bottom of the stake pocket to secure the contraption and give the unit more holding power. What is left for this first one is to grind a bunch of stinky welds, mount it into the truck, square up the top plate to the truck bed body lines, which I can't do until I mount it, trim off the excess metal above the hole the ratchet strap hooks onto, so as to be flush with the top plate when it is not being used, aka 'flush mount'. This mechanism is a push to close, then push again to open, powered by 2 springs to lift the anchor point up, and the springs provide the force needed when compressed to hold the anchor point down when not needed, this is accomplished by way of a pawl. I need to refine this a little for the next one, but I have limited tools and can't really build it the way I want to, but oh well.
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