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Old 09-03-09, 20:16
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Anyone know of a couple of pieces of Marsden Matting available?

I need two 5 or 6 foot lengths.

PM or email.....

Thanks

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Old 10-03-09, 11:27
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Hi Tim,

its struggle to get ONE piece here. I know of a pristine length near my house, It has hung on a fence for all of my days on this earth...I have asked the owners about it. Even wrote a letter... No response. It is getting hard to come by here in Aust, when I was in the Navy 20 years ago, there was a lot of it, It was used extensively around the airfield where I was posted.....today its allllllllllllll gone. As the Bl**Dy scrappers have taken it all. Good luck, I would also name it Perforated Steel Planking as some may not know it as Marsden Matting.

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Old 10-03-09, 12:21
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This place looks promising.

http://www.calumetindustries.com/index.php
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Old 10-03-09, 20:38
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This place looks promising.

http://www.calumetindustries.com/index.php
Oh Oh....this is a Baaaaaddddd site....

cheers and thanks...

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Old 10-03-09, 21:10
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Oh Oh....this is a Baaaaaddddd site....

cheers and thanks...

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Oooooooooooooo......... real PSP matting!!!
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Old 10-03-09, 23:48
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Oh NO!!!!! Now I've gone and dunit.......

I've asked for a quote...will let you know how it fares out for those who indicated an interest in some off line.

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Old 10-03-09, 23:51
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Very interesting. For their page on PSP matting, their description is almost identical to two of the paragraphs I contributed to the Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marston_mats

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Old 11-03-09, 03:19
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This place looks promising.

http://www.calumetindustries.com/index.php

Thanks for the link, I've been looking for a source of Marsden matting so I can hang a couple of lengths from my CMP and there they are, practically in my back yard! Calumet ia about a 3 hour drive from my house in Corinth, Texas. I'll post pics when I've picked some up. Thanks again! Derek.
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Old 11-03-09, 03:28
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Oh NO!!!!! Now I've gone and dunit.......

I've asked for a quote...will let you know how it fares out for those who indicated an interest in some off line.

cheers

Mike Timoshyk
Myke,

There might be more of a demand up here for stuff like this than you think... keep an open mind!
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Old 11-03-09, 03:43
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Hi Mike

I'll pitch in some cash to get some to Ontario Canada

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Old 11-03-09, 20:42
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Myke,

There might be more of a demand up here for stuff like this than you think... keep an open mind!
Jiff,

You are absolutely right.

I am currently negotiating with Calumet for a delivery.

Is there anyone else out there interested in a few pieces or lots of Marsdon, PSP, Martson Matting? Let me know by PM or email. I am putting in an order in the near future.

cheers from Windsor ON

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Old 11-03-09, 23:28
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time to go shopping
only about 5 hrs from my house. may get some and bring them to the MVPA event in indiana this year.
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Old 15-03-09, 15:27
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Jiff,

You are absolutely right.

I am currently negotiating with Calumet for a delivery.

Is there anyone else out there interested in a few pieces or lots of Marsdon, PSP, Martson Matting? Let me know by PM or email. I am putting in an order in the near future.

cheers from Windsor ON

Mike Timoshyk

I received a quote from Calumet of $380.00 for 10 lengths of PSP. Shipping to my address in Corinth was a further $106.00, which is a bit much. I can drive there and back on a tank and a half of gas which at $1.68/gal. works out to about $65.00. I don't need 10 lengths so I'll sell a few to local MV owners to cover my gas costs.
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Old 16-03-09, 00:26
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Hi Guys:

Whats the square foot coverage of a PSP? 10?

I might be interested in a large order to stop our stuff from slowly settling into the Rideau watershed!

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Old 16-03-09, 01:07
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Hi Mike,

The matting is 10' long and 16" wide. sooooo 15sqft ea sect
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Old 16-03-09, 01:21
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Each sheet is 10' long and 16" wide.

Better post some pics from Calumet's site before all their stock gets sold out!
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Old 16-03-09, 01:26
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Anyone in Aust who wants some of this sheeting, I have 4 sheets left to GIVE AWAY on the proviso that you pick it up from here.
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Old 17-03-09, 01:53
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The matting is 10' long and 16" wide. sooooo 15sqft ea sect
Mike, you might want to check your math.
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Old 17-03-09, 14:19
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oops forgot to carry the 2....16" is not half a foot....I am too metric... did I say Linear....
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Old 20-08-11, 01:10
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Hello group,
How easy or difficult is it to obtain Marsden matting? I am moving in a few weeks and would like some for my workshop.
I have seen it in the recent photos of the Truscott airbase but that is a little out of the way and illegal to remove! I am sounding out at the moment as to the feasibility of acquisition.
I am based in Melbourne Victoria.
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Old 20-08-11, 03:23
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Bill

I have seen some of it . Farmers used it . I once spotted some along a fence . One reason it's so scarce is: after the war scrappies went up to the islands and removed litterally tons of it .

In the Solomons , all of the well engineered wartime bridges were torn down by scrappies and sold , instead of leaving them in situ for the locals to use . A friend of mine in his collection has a catalogue printed by a company around 1947 , a sale of items on offer on a island near New Guinea . This mob had bought the whole islands WW2 surplus , airfields , the lot . They even chartered a ship and took potential buyers up to look over the goodies
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Old 20-08-11, 10:56
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How much are you after ?? .
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Old 24-08-11, 14:51
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G'day Bill

I recently bought 8 lengths off an old retired concreting guy who had them stash in his back yard.

These six mats are currently sitting on a building site here in Perth. They are used by the builder to prevent vehicles getting bogged onsite.
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Old 24-08-11, 16:59
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Seems you can still buy it new/surplus from the States.
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Old 25-08-11, 02:17
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Hello all,
Bob, I am not sure of the standard length but if it is no longer than 10 ft per piece then 2 lengths would satisfy my cravings! Thanks for the info gentlemen.
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Old 25-08-11, 03:29
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Contacted the US dealer.....asked for a quote on 12 mats. Shipping is from Oklahoma to upper NY state.

"The pierced steel mats are $44.00 each. I can not ship them on UPS because of the size. If I send them by motor freight to a business address in Ogdensburg it would cost an additional $242.00 for a total of $770.00."

Maybe cheaper for you guys in Australia to buy a steamship and pick it up yourself.... shipping would be a killer.

I have asked if there was a magical number of mats that could be more price efficient...ie a bundle.... will post info when received.

Wonder if I asked Santa Claus for Xmas.......

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Old 25-08-11, 12:40
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Check your PMs.

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Old 25-08-11, 22:58
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Based on the mats available in the Mid West USA....

,,,,at $44.00 each it is not a bad price....... bringing them to Ottawa would bring the price up to $75.00 each..... and this is at cost..... no profit margin.

The shipping is the big problem.... heavy.... bulky at 10 feet adds another $20.00 each..... then custom PST/GST and the warehouse fee at the border and minimal fuel to bring them to Ottawa.

The owner, Roger, is a rather likeable kind of guy..... he suggested I take a drive down with the wife to see the Oklahoma country side, possibly take in a few tornadoes and he would load me up free. Not sure how many I could load up on the 5 ton float.....hihihi

Now the question......

...... is anybody interested at that price and how many.....

Shipping within Canada would also be expensive....trailering to TO is relatively easy.

..... and will not ship down under..... nothing personal....hahaha

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Old 27-08-11, 03:47
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hi Bill,
Just out of curiosity what are you using them for.
I have a few sheets here for over 10 years because I thought that they would be handy for something.
So far I have used them for tripping over, hooking what ever I am carrying when I walk past them.

One friend made a bike ramp out of it for his trailer, but it is heavier than the bike.

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Old 27-08-11, 06:28
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Also seen a few sheets turn up at Corowa over the years, they seem to fetch top dollar no matter how twisted and rusty they are, gone well before the official swap on Saturday.
Surprised Colin Jones has not started punching repro's out of his workshop.
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