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Old 02-28-2013, 03:11 PM
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Default Free cargo boxes....

hey everyone, a few months ago i saw a video of a truck hauling a little cardboard Caterpillar box and I thought, how cool!
I work for a Cat dealership and i immediately told the guys at work to save the boxes we all normally throw out. It didnt take long to gather quite a few various boxes. I now have way more than i need and before i throw them into the cardboard recycle bin I thought, maybe someone would like some?
Free of charge, just cover shipping.










the size fits the standard tamiya deck width real nice.

anyone interested send me a PM. the boxes can be folded up for small cheap shipping cost. I plan on filling the ones i keep with spray foam insulation to give more densityand strenght also glue the ends shut.

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Old 02-28-2013, 04:29 PM
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PM sent, those are ~so~ neat.

You could also cut blocks of blue-foam insulation to stiffen then. A 4x8 sheet is dirt cheap, or hit the dumpster at a construction site for scraps.

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PM sent, those are ~so~ neat.

You could also cut blocks of blue-foam insulation to stiffen then. A 4x8 sheet is dirt cheap, or hit the dumpster at a construction site for scraps.

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Very true. Great idea and way better than mine that spray foam can get real messy, real quick lol

This is not a fire sale , if enough people are interested, the supply of various boxes is endless. It took about 3 weeks to collect what is in the pics.Once these are gone I will let ya know when another batch is ready


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Man I see enough of those at work.

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Old 02-28-2013, 05:32 PM
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Man I see enough of those at work.

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Ya, me too ........but that's work, once I get those boxes home and sitting on the trailer.......now that's play time and the boxes don't have anything to do with work

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B-E-A-Utiful On a flat-bed going for a ride or just sitting on the floor of a dock... They just look "TOO COOL"

I can't wait to get some to add to my personal arsenal

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Hey mario i will take a bunch of those .they will look good on adams pallets.and in my warehouse.... i'm partial to cat cuz thats whats in my big baby
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Hey mario i will take a bunch of those .they will look good on adams pallets.and in my warehouse.... i'm partial to cat cuz thats whats in my big baby
10-4. I got ya covered

The little boxes that go 4 wide are all gone and the flat rectangles. Everything else still available.....looks like I will be collecting more of the smaller ones in the future

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cool stuff. too bad oil filters ( like for a 6NZ) didnt come in a box.... be like a scale engine box
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cool stuff. too bad oil filters ( like for a 6NZ) didnt come in a box.... be like a scale engine box
Actually, quite a few oil and fuel filters come in this style of box but they would look huge on the flatbed I think....hmmm , i will have to measure dimensions and convert to scale to see if its reasonable. thanks for the suggestion

heres a few more pics of boxes on pallets. Thanks Dwayne







Now just so everyone is aware.... there is a ugly sticker on these boxes! with proper positioning you can hide it or the sticker can be removed. you just have to figure out a way to get the glue that always stays behind off
I use margarine, it works well.



they also fit great inside the crates



I can mail in a simple brown envelope for no more than postage I figure.




Thanks for looking.

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Depends on the adhesive.

I try my alcohol medical wipes first, and if the stuff is still resistant, and the material can take it, I resort to lighter fluid (yellow plastic bottle Ronson stuff) in the dried out alky-wipe pads.

Considering this is cardboard, I'd try lifting the labels with hot air from a hair dryer, or a heat gun if the dryer isn't enough. Then go at the residue with the solvents.

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So this is what he was doing while I was at work and he was suppose to be working on my truck...Caught!..lol
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I was just gonna say they would look awesome on pallets and BAM! beaten to the punch!
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hey mario i would like at least a trailer load or more because of my warehouse..don't mean to be greedy ,i am not in a rush for them right now..i like the variety of sizes and the flat ones,if its too much maybe save them for me and bring them to clifford this year or if you prefer to mail them thats ok ...now lets see how many flattened you can get in a large brown envelope..let me know what you prefer...thanks...or even a small box would be fine too
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or better yet i could hook my flatbed to vegas and come there and pick them up...might take me awhile but ....
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or better yet i could hook my flatbed to vegas and come there and pick them up...might take me awhile but ....
Or better yet! Bring the cattle hauler, a fair trade for all those boxes, don't you think......lol..can't blame a girl for trying...
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you must really like that trailer...and no i don't blame you for trying
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hey mario i would like at least a trailer load or more because of my warehouse..don't mean to be greedy ,i am not in a rush for them right now..i like the variety of sizes and the flat ones,if its too much maybe save them for me and bring them to clifford this year or if you prefer to mail them thats ok ...now lets see how many flattened you can get in a large brown envelope..let me know what you prefer...thanks...or even a small box would be fine too
No problem Dwayne. Plenty more where these came from. I will continue collecting and bring you lots in June.

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you must really like that trailer...and no i don't blame you for trying
I do like things that I can polish til they shine.....and things that sparkle..
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