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3/4" plywood for ground protection
Posted on 8/5/21 at 5:13 am
Posted on 8/5/21 at 5:13 am
Have a project using a heavy piece of equipment and rather than rent crane matting (way overkill) I'm going to do 2-3 layers of plywood.
1. what kind? OSB? C/D?
2. Where to buy? (Baton Rouge area)
1. what kind? OSB? C/D?
2. Where to buy? (Baton Rouge area)
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Posted on 8/5/21 at 7:21 am to NyCaLa
Stuff ain’t cheap so I would buy whatever kind you might use for a later project.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 8:00 am to NyCaLa
You're looking at roughly $50 a sheet after taxes from places like Home Depot or Lowes for 3/4 x 4 x 8 sheathing grade.
You may come out cheaper renting the mats unless you have use for dirty, tracked up----possibly heavily damaged plywood when done.
You may come out cheaper renting the mats unless you have use for dirty, tracked up----possibly heavily damaged plywood when done.
This post was edited on 8/5/21 at 8:10 am
Posted on 8/5/21 at 8:14 am to NyCaLa
It will be cheaper just to tear it up then fix your yard after the project is over.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 8:29 am to tenfoe
It won't be if he truly needs that base.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 9:39 am to awestruck
You're right. There are pipes under that area.
I already have 15 sheets. I'll bite the bullet and buy 10 more. Maybe I'll hit up Stine in Walker or another place that'll load it on my flatbed for me.
Then I'll rent a drywall dolly for a week from AAA to make it easier for my employees to schlep them to and from the three spots we need to place the lift. (135' Ultraboom...tres heavy.
I already have 15 sheets. I'll bite the bullet and buy 10 more. Maybe I'll hit up Stine in Walker or another place that'll load it on my flatbed for me.
Then I'll rent a drywall dolly for a week from AAA to make it easier for my employees to schlep them to and from the three spots we need to place the lift. (135' Ultraboom...tres heavy.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 9:42 am to NyCaLa
Plywood isn't going to do anything for heavy equipment. Rent mats. Probably cheaper than buying a shitload of plywood these days anyway.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 10:37 am to NyCaLa
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heavy piece of equipment
How heavy?
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There are pipes under that area.
Don't use plywood. Rent mats or buy some 2x4s and use the 15 sheets you already have to make (5) mats with 3 layers of plywood and 2 layers of 2x sandwiched together (make sure the 2x layers run parallel to each other).
This post was edited on 8/5/21 at 10:43 am
Posted on 8/5/21 at 10:50 am to NyCaLa
How big of a footing you need?
Posted on 8/5/21 at 11:58 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Problem with renting mats is I'd need to also rent a yard lift throughout the project just to unload and place the mats, move them a few times, and load them again when picked up.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 3:08 pm to NyCaLa
Yea, it sucks. I just think you're wasting money and effort with plywood.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 6:57 pm to NyCaLa
A 135' Ultralift is heavy AF and needs a pretty substantial base to be safe. I'd be leery with using plywood.
Posted on 8/5/21 at 7:55 pm to NyCaLa
Go rent you a teupen. Light footprint, can set up on uneven ground, and typically have good reach on them too.
Posted on 8/6/21 at 12:56 pm to BeerThirty
Not going to find a Tuepen or similar that'll go that high anywhere closer than Houston. Too many dineros to deliver, rent & pick up. I own a 72' tracked lift, Bluelift brand, but not high enough.
I'll try the plywood/2x4 sandwich idea. I think it'll be okay.
I'll try the plywood/2x4 sandwich idea. I think it'll be okay.
Posted on 8/6/21 at 8:09 pm to NyCaLa
Just curious, how far out do you have to reach and how high? Also, I’m assuming you’re just lifting you and maybe another person?
Posted on 8/7/21 at 4:58 am to BeerThirty
Two guys, 8 stories, farthest outreach maybe 60'
Posted on 8/7/21 at 6:09 am to NyCaLa
Damn, you have a stretch on your hands! I think the ultra is the only boom that will touch that makes my knees knock just thinking about it.
Posted on 8/7/21 at 8:46 am to NyCaLa
So you're gonna put a manlift on shitty ground on 2x4's and boom it out with people in it?
Get mats before you kill somebody
Get mats before you kill somebody
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