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Can you stand on the top of a dry van?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Midnightrider909, Sep 22, 2018.

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  1. Sep 22, 2018 #1
    Midnightrider909

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    My parking spot at home is getting really overgrown and I would love to get on top of my dry van with a chainsaw and have some fun. I’ve never been up there before though and I’m not sure if the roof of a dry van is strong enough to support the weight of a 250 pound guy with a chainsaw. Will I damage it if I get up there?
     
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  3. Sep 22, 2018 #2
    skellr

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    You got any snow shoes to spread the weight a bit?

    I wouldn't unless you stick to the edges.
     
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  4. Sep 22, 2018 #3
    Lav-25

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    The cross supports might-( 1/8 or thinner) but definitly not the panels. Test it with a weight or sumthin
     
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  5. Sep 22, 2018 #4
    Chinatown

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    I wouldn't do it. Maybe lay a piece of 4x8 plywood on the roof and walk on the plywood. It could still be risky if you walked on the edges of the plywood. Hire someone that trims trees for a living.
     
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  7. Sep 22, 2018 #5
    buzzarddriver

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    Get a couple of 10' 2x6's and lay them across the roof, side to side. Then you have a good surface to stand on.
     
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  8. Sep 22, 2018 #6
    pmdriver

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    sheet of plywood works for me, remember with tools and mishaps you be putting more weight than just you., do it sometimes because ladders and chainsaws irritate me.
     
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  9. Sep 22, 2018 #7
    Socal Xpress

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    You make enough!!! just pay a professional! ! Why risk falling/damaging yourself/trailer.

    Or send the wife up with the chainsaw!!o_O
     
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  10. Sep 22, 2018 #8
    Chinatown

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    Greasy plywood and a chainsaw!
     
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  11. Sep 22, 2018 #9
    pmdriver

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    Hey! it is a chainsaw, what can go wrong 15 foot in the air?
     
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  12. Sep 22, 2018 #10
    Fold_Moiler

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    Sounds like an excuse to buy a JLG.
     
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