advice or opinion, trailer flooring-PIC

My trailer has alum plate flooring which is light but too thin for heavy stuff. I haul a Jubilee mostly but other stuff occasionally, like a Bobcat which bent the alum. I had to remove the plate and hammer it out etc. Question....I intend to install wood flooring and wonder if I should just put it over the alum plate, or remove the plate first. I was thinking the alum would shield the wood from water and mud underneath.
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if you put the wood over this it will still rot due to moisture being trapped between the wood and the alum. have to look under and see how the cross braces are set up might have to add some
 
It is a factory made trailer with standard 24" spaced cross braces which is adequate for wood or steel plate flooring, but the alum bends between braces if a heavy wheel sits there, just too soft and thin. But good point about moisture under the wood etc.
 
Just an idea but you could put wood floor down and put the alum plate over it. Or take the plate off and add more cross pieces and put alum plate back on.
 
One thing to keep in mind here is that you have Alum plate on a steel frame. Moisture will cause corrosion due to the different metals if the alum is not zinc coated on the bottom side. We fought this a lot in aircraft when in the USAF.

If you want to keep the alum plate you are on the right track by removing and installing wood then putting the alum plate over the wood. That will protect the wood from rain/sun deterioration prolonging the life of both.

Just my 2 cents.

BJ
 
you could also just place 2 3x12 wood planks on the aluminum for the wheel paths and then remove them when not needed
 
I would just put in some planks that can be placed where the tires run like already said. If you need more for a bucket or such just use a block or short plank.
If you do decide to remove the aluminum floor if you put an isolator in like a thin plastic sheet or such it will relive the steel aluminum reaction. The isolator can be fastened with the same bolts you use for the floor. Stainless steel bolts will reduce that reaction from what steel bolts will be. Or use brass bolts. That would stop it as far as the bolts go.
 

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