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Bill VA

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I've got a hay wagon, floor is rotted enough to take-off. The structure underneath is good, but not great. I've
think I've enough scrap/drop pieces of treated plywood laying around (different widths/lengths) that I can build a
floor. The wood framing under this wagon IMHO is not worth the cost of a decent deck, so I'm going to try this
plywood to get me a few more years out of it before a total rebuild.

I realize this is not the norm, but...

Question is - anyone built a hay wagon with a plywood deck?

Just curious.

Thanks,
Bill
 
I've done what you are thinking and that was four years ago. Still no need for a total replacement yet only down fall is that it gets slippery.
 
I had one when in was still using a thrower had couple bad spots . Threw osb on em and used it . Got couple more years , cheap fix.
 
I'll second the slippery thing Bill - I patched a couple spots on my barn floor with it, and it's treacherous. I would go with something rough cut - I use Larch, but there are others like white oak that are good too
Pete
 
I've been doing it for years. Went to 84 lumber bought all their sheets of rained on stuff. Lay it over the floor Often don't even nail it down. Bet you will get another 5 or 6 years out of a sturdy flat. Are you trying to make hay or make impressions?
 
What cracks? My wagons were toung and grove also used for grain and wheat takes a tight floor.
 
Pete,

I saw a picture of one of your kicker hay wagons you built. It looks like you bolted your uproghts to the cross members vs using a steel cuff/stake pocket. Am I seeing this right? If so - how is that working out and what kind of wood are you using? I?ve got another well worn wagon I?m adding sides to and am considering that route - for that wagon.

Thanks,
Bill
 
Yep, but impressive hay and impressive equipment do not necessarily go hand in hand. I've seen some very impressive hay come out the back of some very unimpressive balers, and vice versa.
 
It would work, I would not like it at all as it will be slipepry, both for me on the rack and for the hay and especially straw would slip off the wagon in a roundhouse field.

Strip it down, oil the top of the stringers, put flashing tin over them, nail or screw a new deck on, and have a good rig for a long time.

Paul
 
Are you hand stacking the bales on the rack or is this a kicker rack? For hand stacking I prefer a hay rack floor made of 2x4 or 2x6 lumber across the width of the floor with half inch space between boards. The chaff falls through the floor and the edges of the floor boards give extra traction and help hold the bales in place. A slick solid floor might be good on a kicker rack.
 
As I said, I have gotten several extra years out of a wagon(old floor rotting) by putting 4x8 sheets of chip board or plywood (some pretty ratty stuff) over the old floor.We hand stack off the baler chute. I have never had a single complaint about the floor being slick. Maybe the the sheets were old, scuffed and rough. Most of the hired hands kick the chaff off the wagon as it rolls along. They also unload some of the wagons into the hay barns. For my operation the rough old hay wagons are only out of the barn for a few hours...get a new load and back into the hay shed. Many of these wagons are not roadworthy due to tires and loose front ends. Mine are certainly not the fancy flats that we see pictures of on this site, but they get the job done.
 
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