What size of steel for these frames?

[highseas]

I thought I would ask the collective genius of the forum, I have been asked to make raised sheep slat sections.
I have made some before but on timber frames but this feller wants them all steel and galvanised and enugh to kit out a 80x40 shed, so the specs are
Possibly 8x4 or 10x5 depending on what sheets I can get the expanded mesh in, and need to be strong enugh to take the weight of about 4-5 sheep per panel depending on size.
So I was thinking 50x75 long way up for the outside frame, and 75x5 (4?) for the middles stood upright they will all be going for galvanising so weight is a concern as Is cost due to the amount they will need,

Also they will likely have a leg in each corner and one in the middle for support

What do we all think as to
Material spec?

 

[gaz1]

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what did you make in timber ?

as you would need roughly the same support in steel but less on the beam work

and its better to do it in removable panels of mesh

 

[highseas]

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what did you make in timber ?

as you would need roughly the same support in steel but less on the beam work

and its better to do it in removable panels of mesh

The timber ones were 6x2 but that size of steel would be massively OTT
I want to make each one a bit like a table so they just forklift in and sit on their own legs so lifting them out come
Mucking out time is easy

 

[gaz1]

use 4x2 or 4x2 angle iron with legs to the floor with screws

the cross sections are easy use the refrerence of pallet racking

alternative but cant be used is pallet racking

lift out platform can be used with hook eyes sort of like the container lifts that use a twist in hook eye or use an eye bolt to fasten hooks from the forklift

 

[gaz1]

you can drop down to 2x2 angle iron if you use box section inbetween the angle irons

as the 2x2 box section is screw jacked at certain points supporting the floor above it

using the method of pallet locking the 1m x 1m section can be created that means the meshing can be adapted to fit that or less depending how you buy it
( fitting noggins inbetween joists reference )

it can be installed quickly and taken apart quickly as its only droped in to lock banged out to unlock