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

[john niolon]

I wonder where the specifications for tensile strength are ??? looked around 
on the internet ...found lots of specs on 'manufactured wood"  but nothing 
on a common pine 2x10...

I'm sure grade enters into the formula and percent of water and greeness.. 
(hey !!  I'm politically correct...I'm talking greenness)   but I wonder how 
much stronger (resistance to breaking across the wide face when loaded) a 
2x10 is compared to a 2x12...  ???

anyone hazard a guess

john
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt at gmail.com>
To: "Skip Albright" <salbrigh at nycap.rr.com>
Cc: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] 2 by's for truck ramp


> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Skip Albright <salbrigh at 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.
>
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> David Scheidt
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