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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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9 ft ford flatbed weight?

I have a 9 ft flatbed on my '73 IH. it's an old one with the scripted ford logo. It has the original bedwood, big drop-down shackle thingies bolted onto the frame, and the best part...1/4" plate steel welded over the bedwood the entire width and about 7 ft long. I want to remove it and set it on rr ties about 100 feet away. How many guys do ya think I need to round up?

PS: this sounds like a brain-teaser, lol.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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as many as you can. I would be no less that 8 though. You know some of them will just make faces and grunt.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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20 ppl max. 10 will do the work, 2 will offer advice, 2 will stand around and kibitz. The rest will drink up the beer.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
20 ppl max. 10 will do the work, 2 will offer advice, 2 will stand around and kibitz. The rest will drink up the beer.
Sounds like Cal Trans workers.
 
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Originally Posted by sierraben
Sounds like Cal Trans workers.
Yeah, but there's one difference. When Cal Trans workers are on a job site, there's the obligatory porta-potty there too. So with 8 workers, you now have two a comin', two a goin', one a p!ssin' ...and three a waitin.'
 

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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
Yeah, but there's one difference. When Cal Trans workers are on a job site, there's the obligatory porta-potty there too. So with 8 workers, you now have two a comin', two a goin', one a p!ssin' ...and three a waitin.'
That also sounds like the mechanics where I used to work at; at the Buick dealership.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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I suppose I should provide county shovels to lean on, too, eh?
 
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