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Re: [Shop-talk] 2 by's for truck ramp

To: "Skip Albright" <salbrigh@nycap.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] 2 by's for truck ramp
From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:44:14 -0400
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Skip Albright <salbrigh@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> Seems like an easy choice, but maybe not.
>
> I need to have a couple 2 by's for a ramp to my pickup.
>
> No particular load, but could be pretty heavy .
>
>   last week it was a model A frame and axles.
>
> 2 x 10? 2 x 12?  are wider boards stronger?

Wider boards are stronger, if you turned them sideways.  It's the
depth of the beam that determines its load capacity.

-- 
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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