PSP Perforated Steel Plates

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Rubiconcruiser

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Anyone have any knowledge as to where one can purchase these plates. For those of you not knowing the name as I have stated, they are the overland travel plates used for water ctossing, bridges etc, Many LC have them mounted on the sides for transport. Thanks
 
Search for "Sand Ladders" and "Bridging Ladders".
 
I think you might be looking for these.
Mantec | Quality Land Rover Accessories

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That'll work, but it's not PSP.

Technically, PSP is a mil-spec item used to construct landing fields and other improvised paved areas. In addition to the holes, it has a system of lugs and holes that allows the pieces to lock together as they're installed.

Usually it's steel, which would be friggin heavy. However, I think it was also produced in a aluminum version. Either version is considerably longer than the item pictured above, 8 feet long IIRC, so would have to be cut down for most of us to handle more conveniently -- presuming you could find some for sale surplus.
 
Thanks Mike. I remember using this stuff in the RVN in the late 60's and have not seen any surplus on the market since, however these two guys here have given me a new name for it and it is non interlocking but lighter, I wll see if I can locate a couple pieces, Thanks for the response. Where in flat earth midwest are you located?? if I may ask.
 
I found a few sheets of old school steel Marsden mat or PSP in a dump. They were a little bent, but they straightened out. The price was right: free. At 10 feet they are a little heavy so I cut them in half. they have lots of uses from getting unstuck to making a camp table.
 
Where I used to work, they used the steel mats to build pens and chutes for farm animals. I literally had access to tons of the stuff. I ended up cutting some of it down to 4 and 6 foot lengths. I used the 6 footers for loading ramps for loading trail bikes into pickups and the 4 footers for sand ladders(mostly used them as mud ladders). I actually used a pair to bridge a very deep rut one time after getting caught on the wrong side of heavy rain storm. The stuff is very heavy. I sold or gave away most of what I had, but kept two sets of 4 footers and set of 6 footers. Wish I'd had a place to store it . The cost of shipping the heavy stuff would have been prohibitive though.
 
Rubiconcruiser said:
Thanks Mike. Where in flat earth midwest are you located?? if I may ask.
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Let's just say we live in one of those 'I' states where the politics are mostly still stuck firmly in the 19th century...:doh::confused:

[Yeah, I shouldn't go there as this isn't P&R:popcorn:]
 
Pin_Head said:
I found a few sheets of old school steel Marsden mat or PSP in a dump. They were a little bent, but they straightened out. The price was right: free. At 10 feet they are a little heavy so I cut them in half. they have lots of uses from getting unstuck to making a camp table.
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Hi, I just saw your post and I am looking for 3 of the PSP sheets. Can you give me any information about where you found yours and/or how I can get them. Any help will be appreciated! Thanks Alonzo
 
Pin_Head said:
I found a few sheets of old school steel Marsden mat or PSP in a dump. They were a little bent, but they straightened out. The price was right: free. At 10 feet they are a little heavy so I cut them in half. they have lots of uses from getting unstuck to making a camp table.
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Hi, I just saw your post and I am looking for 3 of the PSP sheets. Can you tell me where you found them and/or how I can get them? Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks Alonzo
 
titanpat57 said:
may be worth a call...?


PSP Landing Mat | Calumet Industries
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they have 3 types IIRC. the early style with the big round holes and has interlocking teeth along the sides. I checked with them about 3 months ago on those, and this is what I found...
80 bucks per 16"X120" plus 40 bucks shipping if you are OK with them cutting them into 2 5 footers(not 100% symetrical at the ends BTW) or it is about 80 bucks for a 10 footer to ride freight. They're in Middle America, so the shipping was quoted to the far reaches of Cali. These plates are tough, but shouldn't be used as bridging or ramps w/o some help. I got 3 from an old guy I work for and will be using them for sides and tailgate on my flatbed.
 
Pin_Head said:
I found a few sheets of old school steel Marsden mat or PSP in a dump. They were a little bent, but they straightened out. The price was right: free. At 10 feet they are a little heavy so I cut them in half. they have lots of uses from getting unstuck to making a camp table.
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Pin_Head said:
I know where you can pick some up if you happen to live next to the Mexican border. Some sections of the old fence were made of PSP.



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I'm in San Diego mountians looking for some Marston Mats but think taking it off boarder wall is a felony. Looing for some for my dirt driveway
 
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