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Had to outbid a scrap company on the bridge steel....still made money as a lot got made to 2' and the price was $330/ton for the scrap at the time. I'm eyeing some beams from it for a mod to the M322 trailer. I used the money from selling my shop to buy 43 acres. Not willing to sell any land...

I look at metal materials as a bank account. I'm still using heavy angle, extremely heavy angle and I beams from buying a bridge that was taken down and stored by our county... 90 tons.

Thanks Chris for the offer. I have two trailers full of my tools and machinery that I can't unload into a shop....because I don't have a shop. Land rich and shop poor.

Getting all the materials together may take a while...(could for me). My budget is okay (something sold) or famine, so some projects languish. I have enough tires for the 4x4 M35A3 project but sure would like a set of (5) of the XZL+ 395's selling at $200 a tire (new). The kids have all got...

I think they make a T that would help distribute the top loading. I understand making it like a plane rib now, but that weld would be prone to breaking in the heat affected zone. Making it like a rib does allow a curved top. Are you planning having storage, like poles or anything in the...

I wouldn't take anything out of a 2" flat. Leave that metal in place. If the piece were 4" + wide, then lightening might be an option. You can't see it (angle mounted with the point out) in the photo very well at the front of the bed, but I think putting on the angle aluminum like was...

I like the setup and it looks plenty stout with that many ribs. I don't think I would start over myself, but I would find a way to handle the weight better. Have you already trashed it (reused the metal)? Do I see hinges on the side? If you were hinged on the front, with shocks on both...

Aluminum diamond plate is readily available in 1/8" thickness. It would probably have to have some frame and maybe a brake line in the middle for drainage, but could be made lighter than steel. 200# for one end of a cover does seem like a lot. I consider the paint as a primer and just spot...