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The meat crate thread.

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  1. TurboDiesel

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    Wife calls me from work the other day and says "do you need any meat crates?"
    me;"sure, what's a meat crate?" "what size are they?"
    wife;"I'll send you a pic"...
    me;..."they seem like they would be useful","how many can you get ?"
    wife;"all you want , there are twelve skids, about 120 per skid"
    me;"OK . Bring me a skid"
    wife;"I'll bring you a trunk load to try. "

    Well, here is my first meat crate project
    2 crates 12x18x6 inside
    6 tie wraps
    1 small mod with the chainsaw:whistle:
    2 rubber bungies
    :yes:
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    I want some of those. Nice score.
     
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    Nice!


    I need to wrangle up a couple of meat crates. I would've done the same idea with the saw mod.;)
     
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    Probably cost more to ship them then they're worth. But the next time I am coming to In. I'll drop some off
     
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    Nice score
    Nice modification to fit your atv & saw & stuff

    Gotta love American ingenuity :yes:
     
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    You better have short legs.......................:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Great reuse! :yes:
     
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    these are adjustable.
    small- 1 crate
    medium- 2 crates
    large- 3 crates
    :rofl: :lol:
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    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    <-----This guy also lives in Indiana. You pass my house before Lukem's.
    Bring extras. LOL.

    Very nice. What other projects do you have in mind?
     
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    Not sure yet , but the wife just txt'd me and said if you want a skid of them there're here. bring the truck.

    Thats great but how do i unload them. I guess I could bring the forklift home on the trailer too:rofl: :lol:
     
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    How to unload?
    Put truck in reverse, floor it, go 50 ft, slam on brakes. Self unloading. They cant be that heavy. LMAO
     
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    Nice, I would be building shelves to put those on and use them as storage. better than having a dump box in a tote.
     
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    Never heard them called meat crates before. My wife and I have several hundred of those but the are used to ship small perennial starts to the nursery each spring. They are real handy for storing stuff like home canned food or my favorite use is to keep kindling in them for an easy carry into the house when needed.
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    She works at a local steak and sea house chain. They cut all their steaks in a warehouse and ship them out in 'meat crates'.;)
    kinda like a cigar box or shoe box. its just a box. guess its what you ship in it?
     
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    Be sure to open the tail gate first.......................:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    Especially for those who are a bit broad!
     
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    No foolin' ..... Really Horkn?:rofl: :lol:
     
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