steve19438
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which do you guys prefer.
wood or metal deck for a tractor hauler.
thanks.
wood or metal deck for a tractor hauler.
thanks.
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touringsedan
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I have had a treated wood floor for many years. Sits in the weather, it has shrunk some but still solid.
Geo-TH,In
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I had a wood deck, still good after 15 years. Sold it to buy a bigger trailer. Just make sure your trailer is wide enough and as low to the ground as possible.
Neighbor bought a trailer that needed a new wood deck. It wasn't that difficult or expensive to replace wood. We did it in a few hours.
Used trailers are too expensive if you have to replace wheel bearings, brakes, paint, and especially if you have to replace tires.
I shopped around and bought new implement trailer that was bigger and heavier. Same with a dump trailer. A new trailer you getnNew tires and new brakes; worth the extra money. I learned that lesson when my first trailer was a fixer upper. It was a money pit, not to mention the old brakes pulled to one side. Do yourself a favor, go new.
Neighbor bought a trailer that needed a new wood deck. It wasn't that difficult or expensive to replace wood. We did it in a few hours.
Used trailers are too expensive if you have to replace wheel bearings, brakes, paint, and especially if you have to replace tires.
I shopped around and bought new implement trailer that was bigger and heavier. Same with a dump trailer. A new trailer you getnNew tires and new brakes; worth the extra money. I learned that lesson when my first trailer was a fixer upper. It was a money pit, not to mention the old brakes pulled to one side. Do yourself a favor, go new.
i've used a wood-deck trailer for years. there's a reason why most commercial/industrial equipment-moving trailers have wood decks.
you can treat your wood with used motor oil, apply with a paint brush. it's inexpensive to use, and is effective in repelling water.
i use it on the wood dump bed of my truck, too.
you can treat your wood with used motor oil, apply with a paint brush. it's inexpensive to use, and is effective in repelling water.
i use it on the wood dump bed of my truck, too.
Ultradog MN
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Wooden deck has a couple of advantages.
It is lighter. Compare the weight to a steel deck that's thick enough to not get all dented up.
And as said wood deck is much less slippery.
The worst trailer I ever used had an expanded metal deck - the heavy screen type stuff. I hated that one as the chains would easily go through the holes but were a bear to pull back out.
Here is the trailer I have. I lift the front with a HiLift jack to tilt it. That's what I'm doing in the photo.
It is lighter. Compare the weight to a steel deck that's thick enough to not get all dented up.
And as said wood deck is much less slippery.
The worst trailer I ever used had an expanded metal deck - the heavy screen type stuff. I hated that one as the chains would easily go through the holes but were a bear to pull back out.
Here is the trailer I have. I lift the front with a HiLift jack to tilt it. That's what I'm doing in the photo.
John in Mich
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- Ypsilanti, Michigan
Wood deck for sure. I have 2 trailers. One is 5 ton rated the other is an old 2 place snowmobile trailer. Both are wood decks. Only problem I've had is the small one is a tilt bed and sometimes the golf cart or a garden tractor will lose traction. I've got some mesh to put down for tires to grab but just have not done it yet.
steve19438
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I have to ask. doesn't the oil on the wood make things slippery when wet?
only in the near term following application. most of the oil is absorbed by the wood, and only a little bit remains on the surface (and only patchy). it either washes off in a rain event, or attracts some road dust to it which ends the slippery problem. as far as i'm concerned, the price (free) and protection (pretty good) outweighs a very short period of "low-traction".
also, in case it isn't clear, use rough-sawn lumber for the deck, not finish-planed wood. it not only has a rougher surface (offers better traction) it absorbs oil (or other protectant) better.
wally
also, in case it isn't clear, use rough-sawn lumber for the deck, not finish-planed wood. it not only has a rougher surface (offers better traction) it absorbs oil (or other protectant) better.
wally
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