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Old 01-15-2026, 12:28 PM   #23
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Default Re: The use of plywood in our old fords

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Originally Posted by Model51 View Post
Spare air-holding truck tires - 6.00 x 20 - aren't easy to come across so I used plywood to create a set of garage "wheels" so I could move my truck chassis around in my garage. I was able to cut four 27" diameter pieces from one sheet of 4'x8' 3/4" plywood.

Not a factory approved accessory, but it got the job done until I got some good wheels and tires.
Wow! That sounds like a gravestone looking to happen! Plywood having strength only in its longitudinal direction, I’d say you were lucky to not have had one wheel collapse while pushing around your shop! In my own experience, I learned of that risk while sheathing a roof having rafters on 24” centers.
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