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Bill Pratt

November 11, 2007 07:04PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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The side grab irons and steps, on the cut down box and stock car idler flats, are mounted on 3” spacer boards. The original cars were not that way before the conversions. The 40' flat, 6314, also has this feature.

Does anyone know why they were mounted this way?

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Grab Iron & step spacers	Bill Pratt	November 11, 2007 07:04PM

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