I just got my Ram last week so I guess this is my first mod. I have a dog that I take everywhere with me (long story) and I wanted her ride to be as comfortable as I could. My last Ram was a Crew cab so I had the fold flat floors. This truck is a QC because the short bed on the CC drove me nuts.
I was going to make my own fold flat floor but the folded seat takes up quite a bit of her room. Instead, I made this platform that mounts on top of the rear seat. I made it two piece so it's easy to put in or take out if I actually need to use the seats.
Nothing too fancy. It's just a simple piece of 1/2" plywood with foam mat on top and wrapped in carpet. Three "legs" made from black iron pipe that nest into pockets on the platform keep it from tilting forward. The "feet" of the legs are flanges so the load (what little there is) is spread out a bit more than on a 3/4" pipe. On the rear I have wood spacers to keep the platform from teetering backward. Now she has a nice flat padded surface to rest on while we drive.
I attached a few photos to show my creation (and a few of the dog). The photos with the stuffed toy are from my Ram, and the other is from my Jeep (I sold it for the truck). As you can see she likes to rest her chin on the console. Please ignore the blanket, it's supposed to keep some of the fur off the seat (losing battle) but I flipped it up to photo the platform. I'm going to replace it with black/gray one but it's what we had handy in the meantime.
And for all of those wondering, yes she is tethered when we drive. I secure her harness to the vehicle to keep her safe. I'm going to have to make a new tether though so I can tie her off the child restraints anchors of the truck where she had previously been tied to the rollbar of the Jeep.
Anyone else transport their dog(s) on a regular basis? What methods do you use?
And of course we can't talk about our dogs without posting photos of them, so let's see your dogs and/or their transport set-ups.
I was going to make my own fold flat floor but the folded seat takes up quite a bit of her room. Instead, I made this platform that mounts on top of the rear seat. I made it two piece so it's easy to put in or take out if I actually need to use the seats.
Nothing too fancy. It's just a simple piece of 1/2" plywood with foam mat on top and wrapped in carpet. Three "legs" made from black iron pipe that nest into pockets on the platform keep it from tilting forward. The "feet" of the legs are flanges so the load (what little there is) is spread out a bit more than on a 3/4" pipe. On the rear I have wood spacers to keep the platform from teetering backward. Now she has a nice flat padded surface to rest on while we drive.
I attached a few photos to show my creation (and a few of the dog). The photos with the stuffed toy are from my Ram, and the other is from my Jeep (I sold it for the truck). As you can see she likes to rest her chin on the console. Please ignore the blanket, it's supposed to keep some of the fur off the seat (losing battle) but I flipped it up to photo the platform. I'm going to replace it with black/gray one but it's what we had handy in the meantime.
And for all of those wondering, yes she is tethered when we drive. I secure her harness to the vehicle to keep her safe. I'm going to have to make a new tether though so I can tie her off the child restraints anchors of the truck where she had previously been tied to the rollbar of the Jeep.
Anyone else transport their dog(s) on a regular basis? What methods do you use?
And of course we can't talk about our dogs without posting photos of them, so let's see your dogs and/or their transport set-ups.
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