BED SPECIFICATIONS (17’ flatbed w/6’ Beaver Tail) A. No spot welds, all joints must be fully welded. B. Main body shall be 17’ long. C. Beaver tail shall be 6’ long and sloped on 12 degrees. D. Overall width shall be 102”. E. Long Rail shall be constructed of 5” – 10 # I-beam and spaced on 34” centers. F. Cross members shall be constructed of 3” 5.7 # I-beam on 12” centers. G. Rub rail shall be constructed of 6” – 8.2 # Channel and assembled with legs facing outward. H. Floor Plate shall be constructed of ¼” ASTM A786 Plate. I. Front and rear corners of bed shall be rounded off to approximately 1” radius. J. Rear skirt shall be constructed of 10” – 25.4 # channel mounted parallel with the 12-degree slope. Light boxes shall be constructed from 3/16” A36 steel mounted at a 90-degree angle from the ground. K. Track guide shall be constructed of 3” x 2” x ¼” angle with the front rail being 144” long and the rear being 72” long. L. Cleats shall be constructed of 2” x 2” x 3/8” angle on 69” track centers. Install cleats on beaver tail only. Locate and weld cleat on welded seam where beaver tail and main body connect. M. Ramp mount plates shall be constructed of 1” ASTM A36 plate. N. Body shall be mounted using ½” x 4” mounting bars with a minimum of four (4) mounting plates on main body and two (2) mounting plates on beaver tail. A minimum of one (2) 5/8” grade 8 bolts must be used per mounting plate. O. Bent forged lashing rings capable of a Working Load Limit (WLL) of 12,000 lbs. each will be installed two (2) per side on main body. Location of lashing rings will be determined by Mississippi Forestry Commission...
