Weight factor of Oak bedfloor

[Da67goatman]

Do the oak bedfloors weigh more or less than the steel floor in a longbed fleetside?  My dad says the oak weighs less, but I think the steel would be lighter.  Can anyone shed some light on the subject?  Thanks.

[Buddy]

I just put the oak in my step side this weekend and all I can tell the weight of the oak was next to nothing. My guess the steel would be way more. I would even say maybe 4 to 5 time heavier. 

[devanray]

X2 on the wood being lighter.

[beastie_3]

at the very least, the weight difference wouldnt be anything that would make a difference. plus, you want a little more weight in the back for traction purposes.

[Da67goatman]

I planned on putting the steel floor in instead of the wood, I just wanted to know if it was any lighter.

[78 Chevyrado]

If you want light and rot resistant, Maybe try some cedar.  Never seen it done, but it's a nice LIGHT wood.

I got a house made out of cedar and I can say I can carry pretty large beams of the stuff by myself.  And with no protection it's last 30+ years so far with no rot whatever

[bake74]

     That is a very good question, I have both a wood bed and a steel bed.  The wood bed seems to have more support for the wood slates, and in between each plank of wood there is a sheep metal runner.  The steel bed has less long supports but has them width wise.
     I have lifted both beds off the trucks, the wood is in a step side, and the steel is in a fleetside.  I can only say for a fact that the whole fleet side bed weighs more than the whole step side bed.