Bucket truck on lawn question

[Cereal_Killer]

We seal our 3/4 ply with Thompsons water sealer, really helps extend their life (as far as resisting the elements, nothing helps once they do eventually start to crack from the weight)

 

[flyingsquirrel25]

We seal our 3/4 ply with Thompsons water sealer, really helps extend their life (as far as resisting the elements, nothing helps once they do eventually start to crack from the weight)

Thompson’s sounds like a pretty good idea. I would stay away from paint. We had paint transfer onto hardscaping and the owner thought we scratched their blue stone. Lucky we were going back to plant so no harm no foul. Water and a broom took it right off.

 

[Flying~Squirrel]

Handle holes make for easier moving

Get a quality hole saw...at least 4" diameter. Measure your winter glove size. Put the edge of the hole no less than 2" from the edge of the plywood.

More work but Wirth the effort to put handle holes on each end

Dad taught me when I was a kid ...spade bits and hole saws...drill from one side until the pilot peeks out. Then drill from the other side Many less splinters on the edges

Or two 1/2" holes with rope handles.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Or two 1/2" holes with rope handles.

Hand holes makes for neater stacking and moving. FWIW

 

[colb]

I'm really liking the two handles I bought from Alturnamat that go in the Alturnamat holes. Only beef is that the hand part of the handle could be slightly larger diameter rod/pipe for comfort. It's really nice to not have to stoop down to pick them up. The handles facilitate dragging each mat across the top of the other mats, which is really low friction and thus easy.

 

[Reach]

I'm really liking the two handles I bought from Alturnamat that go in the Alturnamat holes. Only beef is that the hand part of the handle could be slightly larger diameter rod/pipe for comfort. It's really nice to not have to stoop down to pick them up. The handles facilitate dragging each mat across the top of the other mats, which is really low friction and thus easy.

The handles are wonderful, we keep a pair in each truck that has mats on, and they’re always in use when the mats are out. I don’t know how anyone does without them!