Back seat out...platform in

[WeeYari]

Well done deck. Why did you choose to drop down, rather than build up to a truly flat platform? Would seem to make sense when it comes to dragging out 70lb boxes.

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Well done deck. Why did you choose to drop down, rather than build up to a truly flat platform? Would seem to make sense when it comes to dragging out 70lb boxes.

I chose the drop down for a couple of reasons...

1. I can fit more boxes with the drop down, it allows me to stack boxes.

2. The taller platform would require a substructure to hold the kind of weight I put there requiring me to use more material which means more weight more cost and more to undo if I decide to revert back to a backseat.

3. Aesthetics- The lower platform prohibits people from being able to see under it from the front, and the slope adds a bit of contour which looks a little more interesting IMO. I would have had to fab up some kind of paneling to cover the front if the platform was any higher.

4. I'm 29 years old and 6' 230lbs so moving the boxes around isn't really a problem...yet.