Posted by rockyridgefarm on April 12, 2017 at 06:51:30 from (96.61.189.179):
I'm building a 9'X20' flatbed round/square bale hauler, and I'm using a bunch of steel left over from tearing plows apart. The runners will be 4"X5" square beams from Deere 145a plows and the crossmembers will be 1"X3" solid stock where the coulters were mounted. I'm going to buy some sheets of 1/8" diamond plate for the bed. This thing is going to be overbuilt and heavy because I'm using what I have. If I were buying the steel, I'd be using a lot lighter stuff.
So the question -I have more than enough of the flat steel to center the crossmembers two foot on center, but in the interest of weight, could I put them 3 foot apart? Would the 1/8" steel eventually sag between the members? I'd save 300-400 lbs. It'll probably weigh 2500 lbs when I'm done.
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