aczlan
Good Morning!
Have a chance to pickup a 10' 10" piece of 15" tall 5" wide i-beam with 3/8" thick web/flanges:
Various calculators say its around 340# for the whole thing.
Thinking of making it into a pair of flip up ramps by cutting it in half, trimming the upper flange at an angle at the top (going from no flange up to the full flange over 4-8") and the same with the lower flange at the bottom of the ramp.
This will be going on my 24'x8' deckover trailer project (when I get to making ramps).
The trailer has a pair of 6k axles under it, so 13-14k GVW with tongue weight?
Would weld something (rebar, round stock or?) across the web every 6-8" for traction.
Good idea? Too much weight? Better off using traditional angle cross members and channel sides?
Thanks
Aaron Z
Various calculators say its around 340# for the whole thing.
Thinking of making it into a pair of flip up ramps by cutting it in half, trimming the upper flange at an angle at the top (going from no flange up to the full flange over 4-8") and the same with the lower flange at the bottom of the ramp.
This will be going on my 24'x8' deckover trailer project (when I get to making ramps).
The trailer has a pair of 6k axles under it, so 13-14k GVW with tongue weight?
Would weld something (rebar, round stock or?) across the web every 6-8" for traction.
Good idea? Too much weight? Better off using traditional angle cross members and channel sides?
Thanks
Aaron Z