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Posted by jeff [98.148.86.31] on Friday, March 01, 2013 at 19:13:20 :
In Reply to: dump body on wood posted by clueless [201.202.29.210] on Friday, March 01, 2013 at 11:00:02 :
you could use wood, but the problem will be the hinge point and what bears the load. I used 2.5" square tube to space above the rise on the frame, and then a U channel for structural integrity. At some point you could sandwich wood in there for soft contact between that and the bed frame,but I don't see any advantage. It depends on your planned capacity, mine is about 4000, and I've had 3400 in it. the dump has a 7000il capacity. I don't see any advantage of using wood since it cuts deep into dump capacity.
Use steel and it can all be done easily without any frame welding or cutting. You need a good reason to use wood.
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