TRAILER FLOOR

deereman39 · Jan 6, 2015

I need to replace the floor in my trailer was thinking of using treated wood but was just curious what you all use?

ypop · Jan 6, 2015

I would use steel or just 2X6/2X8 non pressure treated
Ypop

Stephen Newell · Jan 6, 2015

I replaced the floor on my utility trailer in 2009 and used pressure treated wood and even though I didn't treat it with any sealant is still in great shape. It would have been a good idea to have used a deck sealant but I hauled my tractor on it a few times and got spots of oil on it and never got around to cleaning the oil off to treat it.

old · Jan 6, 2015

Treated wood is the way to go. BTDT and found non-treated wood does not last half as long as treated wood.

Janicholson · Jan 6, 2015

If your trailer use is utility, I would use treated 4 quarter decking with about an eighth inch gap between boards. if hauling grain, treated tongue and groove 4 quarter. Jim

Dick L · Jan 6, 2015

I have always used treated on my trailers as well as wagon racks. the only time any of my wagons or trailers see roof over them has been by accident. All of them are 20 years or longer except for my horse trailer that I am redoing.

Bryce Frazier · Jan 6, 2015

I persnally am a fan of pressure treated stuff from the local Badger Building.

Our Fox 20 foot, 10,000 gvw car trailer is a 2005 (we think) and the deck is showing it's age for sure, not treated.

The kicker is that from Badger, the treated stuff is CHEAPER than most of the plain wood?!?!?!?!

jon f mn · Jan 6, 2015

I never put treated lumber on a trailer unless a customer insists, I consistanly have more troublewith treated lumber on trailers than untreated.

tim s · Jan 6, 2015

I put treated Yellow pine on my low boy trailer,, the Lumber yard said that If I went with non tongue and groove I could get Yellow pine,,with tongue and groove it would be fir.

schumy ia · Jan 6, 2015

if you park it in the shade ,use treated. if you leave it in exposed to the sun, treated does'nt work that well.regular lumber with some used oil brushed on will last as good as anything.

OliverGuy · Jan 6, 2015

I use treated wood, usually 2x6's. Then I put whatever deck sealant I can find cheap, others leftovers, mix them together, whatever. I have one that is over 20 years old, original treated floor, I only sealed it every year. But for the first 10 years it was inside at night though, that helped.

Wheatfarmer · Jan 6, 2015

Two trailers that I built I used treated and then left a gap between and put a light weight angle iron down in the gap both sides. Works great for sliding pallets and farm equipment.

Oregon Tractor Jack · Jan 6, 2015

I live in the Pacific NW. There are usually two choices for PT lumber, hemlock or Douglas fir. Douglas fir is the preferred lumber to use. It is much stronger than hemlock. When my brother in law decked his trailer he just went to the local lumber yard and pulled out of the PT stack. It was hemlock and first time he loaded a tractor he broke a board on the beaver tail. When I deck a trailer, I will specify that it has to be PT Douglas fir. From what I see a lot of the PT is poorer quality than normal framing lumber. The lesson is: Not all boards are equal. My opinion.

DeltaRed · Jan 6, 2015

I used full 2" rough cut COTTONWOOD on my gooseneck. Tough as nails.Only get it DRYed before installation.It will twist and turn if installed wet. Dont ask how I know that!

DC3puller · Jan 6, 2015

I got the old style treated from a pole barn company new treated eats metal

just another old geezer · Jan 6, 2015

2" oak with thompsons water seal. still solid after 20 years outside in Wisconsin.

bcdave · Jan 6, 2015

The last trailer I re-floored I used Pine because I couldn't get Fir. I put ATF on both sides twice in the hot summer and once on top since. The floor is in great shape. My toy hauler has had oil every year since I got it. The draw back is the deck gets very dirty and gets slippery when wet. I have expanded metal to put on the ramp and deck for traction.
Dave

Brian G. NY · Jan 6, 2015

Larch (tamarack) is quite strong, is resistant to rot and was used for years as bridge decking.
Check with a local sawmill for availability.

john in la · Jan 6, 2015

If you want it done right get you some shiplap Apitong. Not cheap but it is one of the best woods to use for flatbed flooring.

I would like to see the decking PJ trailers is starting to use. It is rubber infused wood they call blackwood.

John A · Jan 6, 2015

My Neigbor and I have went in together to do our trailer floors 2 20 + 5 x 8 gooseneck flatbeds. He found a local fellow with a saw mill, just not that many here in Central Texas
He had a bunch of old Telephone/Electric poles from 30+ yrs old to pretty new. All had been rejected due to various reason or breakage. this guy would make a huge beam ie... 8x8 or 9x9 10x10 s then he cut them into 2in thick lumber for both of our trailers! No knots at all in any of it! heavy creosote still in the inside of the wood! It should last for years with regular maintenance. We are excited about this flooring, & how long it should last!
Later,
John A.

Paul from MI · Jan 7, 2015

I used rough sawn native white oak. Been on it for 15 years, no treatment of any kind. Sits outside 6 months of the year and it's as solid as the day I put it on. Plus it's much stronger than any treated lumber you can buy.

W_B · Jan 7, 2015

My '03 stock trailer came from the factory with a treated floor. Still looks great.

mkirsch · Jan 7, 2015

Anybody looked at the "Rumber" decking?

www.rumber.com

Part Time Pete · Jan 7, 2015

Treated holds up good, but is a little more slippery than rough cut. I'm with Brian - I use larch for everything from wood rail fencing to wagon racks to framing.
I even had some planed and shaped into T+G flooring - really a nice looking floor.
Pete

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