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JDJACK

04-16-2006 07:45:04




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I will be building a new floor and strings for a kicker wagon with a metal rack. It is 18ft long and 9 ft wide and another one that is 16x9. We have cut some white oak logs and will be having them sawed. How wide should the floor boards be made? How much of a gap between boards? How big should the strings be, and how far apart should the 4x4 be? Would like to hear anybodys ideas or advice on how they have built them.
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mjbrown

04-17-2006 05:36:12




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 Re: hay wagon floor. in reply to JDJACK, 04-16-2006 07:45:04  
I used 5/4" pressure treated decking lumber for mine fastened on with self drilling/tapping flathead hardware. I left about half to 3/4 inch between the boards to let the chaf fall through.



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RodInNS

04-16-2006 15:13:38




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 Re: hay wagon floor. in reply to JDJACK, 04-16-2006 07:45:04  
The last plank floor wagon we built was nearly 20 years ago. It used 10x3" channel for sills, 3x1.5" channel for cross members, on about 18" centers. The planks were drilled and bolted to the cross members with 3/8"x3" carriadge bolts. They wer just plain old spruce planks, butted together. Never touched or maintained in any way in close to 20 years, although some of the planks are starting to rot now. The running gear itself has been mostly rebuilt at this point..... In the long run, I think the steel structure will be a lot cheaper than using 4x4's. For what it's worth...

Rod

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KEH

04-16-2006 12:52:34




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 Re: hay wagon floor. in reply to JDJACK, 04-16-2006 07:45:04  
Phil has obviously done it before, so I would go with his advice. I will add the suggestion that you go to TSC and get some lag bolts and washers to fasten the floor with. Drill holes in stringers deep enough or you will wring heads off. Dip bolts in oil so they will go in better. Paint lumber with old oil on both sides before assembly, unless you are going to store it indoors. Having a 110 volt drill and an air wrench to run the bolts in speeds things up a lot.

KEH

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phillip d

04-16-2006 10:06:16




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 Re: hay wagon floor. in reply to JDJACK, 04-16-2006 07:45:04  
Hi JDJack,the stringers should be atleast 5"wide and about 10"high,the floor board width isn't as important as the thickness,a full 2"after sawing is good,place 'em about 1"apart,the wider the boards are the faster the job is i guess.Not sure what the 4x4's are for so i can't help you there if it is going to have a metal rack,that's how we do 'em anyways,phill



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jdjack

04-16-2006 15:43:24




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 Re: hay wagon floor. in reply to phillip d, 04-16-2006 10:06:16  
The 4x4 will be running the width of the wagon, bolted to the 2 strings, and floor boards running the length of the wagon.



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