Posted by Dave in Baltimore [108.40.60.43] on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 20:23:17 :
In Reply to: Steel diamond plate posted by Tom @ Snake River [173.198.176.25] on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 10:20:12 :
I'm convinced. Aluminum sounds great but won't cut it in the long run. For my bed rebuild I'm going with 1/4 steel diamond plate (400lbs) but about half the price of the aluminum. I'll still use 5 front to back 1/2 x 2 x 1/8 steel channel to support the steel and get me the 3/4" bed depth.
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