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Old 06-01-2012, 01:49 PM   #11
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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena View Post
No schit, huh?!

I was quoted $240 for just ONE 4" deep I beam, 8 ft long. I found these beams 10" deep, 4" flanges, 25 ft long in Craigslist for only $100!! Had to drop $40 for a used cheapo Harbor Freight portaband to cut them in half - even at 12+ ft they were a stretch to get home on my dually!

Had to go into the war zone inner city to get them too but it was quite a savings.
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Some poor contractor is trying to figure out where his steel for his project went! I did the same with my garage with the laminated beams. Got mis-cut one 6" deeper and 2" wider than what I needed for 25% of new cost.
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