The sides of the BB in post #13 are 17” deep, 24” long.
sides are 3/8“ plate. End plate just shy of 1/4”.
this thing is a brute, weighs in @ 368 lbs before my mods.
With a BB, weight is your friend.
I use this with a Kubota B7500 with 21HP. I could prob have bought a 5’, but the 48” fits the...