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Mine's 1/2" been fine for years. Had it off a year ago to clean surface rust and repaint and all is fine.

Dennis & Nancy
Tucson, AZ in winter, on the road in summer.

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My hitch sits on 1/4" diamond plate. However, that's only skin over the sub-structure. The skin rests on 3/8" x 2" angle. Hard to describe, but photos can be found here. Please note, this deck was built unlike any others, for a variety of reasons.

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2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication
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Ditto on the 1/2".

As the NIKE ad says....Just do it! :D

 

Rick

1998 VOLVO 610 VED-12 @ 425 HP with 13 speed, 22.5" rubber, TC Equipped, single 3.70 drive axle, 193'' WB. REESE, 30K 4 way rocker-hitch, Jordan Ultima 2020. Under-frame mounted Honda 3000 ei, Towing a DRV MobileSuites- 36TK3 with TrailAir Pin Box, a Yamaha Road Star 1700 on deck. http://diesel-gypsy.blogspot.com

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WoW!! What a smooth concept. This is a great bed . I love the contours and curves. My bed is 1/2 inch and the weight is a factor as I am singled short so I'll take the extra weight . Will you by chance be going to the ECR in Tennessee in April? It would be nice to get a closer look at this !

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  • 3 weeks later...

Anything 1/2 inch and up. I actually "had a pleasure" to install an ET Jr. on a 1 inch thick AR500 plate. When I asked the owner of the truck why the AR500, 1 inch thick, the answer was, "something we had laying around so we used it"

For those who are wondering "what the hell is he talking about", standard (common) A-36 steel plate has a BHN (Brinell Hardness Number) of 150-180, by comparison AR500 plate is heat treated/ hardened for wear resistance and has BHN of 460-544. I put a mag drill on it, lowered the cutter and the plate looked at it and said "OK Jr. make my day". We did mange to drill 9 holes in it, eventually, lots and lots oil on the cutter.

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