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Bruce from Can. · Aug 4, 2016

Went to equipment consignment auction, at the local Auction Barn last evening . Bought these Army surplus truck platforms , all steel , check plate top, 16 feet long, paid $2,300.00 for the three. Or $733.00 each. Going to put them on some old running gears I have. So what do you fellas think, good value for the $$ , or did I get "auction fever" . Bruce

coonie minnie · Aug 4, 2016

Looks like they might need sills put under them... but I would have bought those, too. I think you did OK.

jon f mn · Aug 4, 2016

You couldn't build them for twice that. They should make nice wagons.

K Effective · Aug 4, 2016

Must be the Canadian dollar conversion, here in the US that would be $766 each. :wink:

I had $750 in the rough sawn ash wood to make two wagon racks. Those are already assembled and made of steel, so YES, Great Deal!

Richard G. · Aug 4, 2016

As we say here in the South, You Done Good.
Richard in NW SC

Bob Harvey · Aug 4, 2016

Well done Bruce. As fellow CDN, I am proud, proud I tells ya ! ;^)

ditchwitch · Aug 4, 2016

Thats a great deal. Good job

casecollectorsc · Aug 4, 2016

Wish I could find a deal like that. You barely got the price of materials in them, not to mention labor.

Bruce from Can. · Aug 4, 2016

Heck fire K effective , I think maybe you are right . $766, each .

John B. · Aug 4, 2016

When I buy multiple items that are duplicates. I use what I need then sell the rest and most often break even or profit from them. Then you can say you got yours for nothing.

Philip d · Aug 4, 2016

Those are dandies!!! Likely the steal of the sale!

Eldon (WA) · Aug 4, 2016

Heck yeah! That's like $2 each in USD!

TimV · Aug 4, 2016

They certainly look sturdy, Bruce--when you say you're going to put them on old running gears I gather you're planning on making hay wagons of them? I remember one hay wagon on the farm growing up that Gramp had put a sheet of flat steel in the middle of the bed to cover some soft spots. You had to be careful going up and down hills or you'd take a ride when you hit that section! Got chased off the wagon a few times by bales stacked on it that slid toward me on a steep hill.

Old560 · Aug 5, 2016

You done good.

Ken Macfarlane · Aug 5, 2016

I've bought flatbeds cheaper but they don't come up often, like a once every 2 or 3 years thing and takes a lot of Kijiji trolling. I'd say you did well!

Blackhole49 · Aug 5, 2016

If I had a use for them, heck ya, a good deal. The price of milk must be pretty good in the great white north.

Mike M · Aug 5, 2016

Sure that's a deal !
The army likely paid 1 million each !

4wdtom · Aug 5, 2016

No, WE likely paid a million each.

fixerupper · Aug 5, 2016

You did very well on that purchase. This summer I made a 8X16 flatrack without a back out of 2" lumber from the lumber yard for a twitch over $500 US.

Mike M · Aug 5, 2016

Yep. When buying surplus you get to buy it twice. LOL.

37chief · Aug 5, 2016

You can be sure they are made twice as strong as necessary. Just think if you were to buy the material, and the hours needed to make the beds. It would be a lot of money, and time. Stan

dr sportster · Aug 5, 2016

Good purchase !

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