temp. flag pole setup

[chrisw2012]

I have been looking for a tempurary way to fly a flsg out of the bed of my truck but the only ones I have found permently put a small screw hole In your bed. Or are not very strong. The fastest ill be going is 55mph at the mosylt. Has anyone built a cheap way to fly one without puting permenant holes in the bed

 

[theluke19]

I've thought about making a hitch-mounted flagpole holder. That way, it's a quick removal, and on a very strong base.

 

[mrbrett]

I'd say make a hole or two, it's not like the bed will rust.

 

[01STrunner]

I've done 2 different ways. One is using my spare 35" and 2 ratchet straps. Kinda ghetto but you couldn't see the straps since its lifted and it actually worked well. Did everything from 0-75mph with it.

2nd way is hitch mounted. I'll try to find pictures. I like both but the hitch is much faster and easier to setup and slightly less redneck. Less redneck being used loosely as it is still a 3x5 flag on a 10' pole lol.

 

[01STrunner]

Don't mind the orange bungee cord. It's no longer on there and doesn't do anything. I run this on both the 350 and the ST depending which one is the game day truck.

Basics:
Pintle Hitch plate. I think it's a 6"drop
2 4" long pieces 1"x1" square aluminum mounted horizontally into the pintle hitch plate with 1/2" bolts.
2 U-bolts (1" wide I believe) that mount into the aluminum pieces and then go around the pole.
For the pole I used a 10' section of 3/4" lead pipe with a cap on top so water stays out.

If I had to do it over again, I would use a little larger aluminum stock as it took forever to thread the nuts on the U bolts and tighten them down.

 

[01STrunner]

The bed mounted flag. The pole is a rowing oar shaft cut down to about 5' tall.