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04-25-2018, 11:33 PM | #1 |
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Wood supports for a stake body
What kind of wood was used for the support beams between
the steel stake body and the frame of a 1 1/2 ton truck(35/37) ??? |
06-19-2018, 02:22 PM | #2 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
Good answer gets the door prize.
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06-19-2018, 03:39 PM | #3 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
For what it is worth, the wood for that purpose in the '32-'34 counterparts was generally oak, but I doubt if that was a hard and fast requirement and that ash, maple, and birch were also used depending on the inventory of unfinished wood on hand at Iron Mountain.
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06-19-2018, 04:19 PM | #4 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
when I did my 41 1 1/2ton truck the only answer I could find to that question was "straight grain hardwood" I have seen oak, ash, maple. hardwood so it will not compress very easily
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06-19-2018, 08:54 PM | #5 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
Alan: Did you also have then planed ???
Did you stain or paint them before assembly ??? |
06-19-2018, 09:28 PM | #6 |
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06-20-2018, 07:44 PM | #7 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
Alan, can you post a couple of photos of your rear gate
and how it secures and latches ??? |
06-22-2018, 03:22 PM | #8 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
We were able to save/reuse the original beams on this truck, they were all finger jointed, probably what saved them. I’ll search for my pictures, I still have the original latches/hardware on the truck
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06-22-2018, 03:28 PM | #9 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
Here’s a couple, others wouldn’t load. I’ve got more pictures I can pm or post as you like.
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06-22-2018, 03:32 PM | #10 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
I do not have the latch which went into the bed frame as original instead opted to do a lift up and swing rear and both sides from. the picture I took of a 37 stake bed might help you
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12-15-2018, 03:03 PM | #11 |
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Re: Wood supports for a stake body
I'm also working on replacing the wood supports for a 36 1.5 ton truck. What size should the wood supports be? Thanks
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