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wellmax99

01-21-2017 05:46:00




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I noticed this morning that my flat bed trailer with 1ft removable sideboards was almost full of wet leaves.

I removed the leaves, of course the bed floor was wet. If left unchecked, these leaves can cause even a treated floor to rot,

good or bad, I keep the floor saturated with used oil, do not know if this helps protect it or not, but it is a mess if I want to haul something and keep it clean. The summer sun bakes the oil off the bed.

just a heads up to check the trailer bed and remove the dead leaves

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01-25-2017 18:11:46




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 Re: flat bed trailer maintenance in reply to wellmax99, 01-21-2017 05:46:00  
I told my daughter that she could stack rocks and old concrete in the flair wagon. It set and collected leaves and water. I realized one day that wagon had set for three years and it was about time to empty it. It emptied real easy,the bottom of the wagon fell out as soon as I moved it. :) That is another project, replacing the floor.



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3000 FPS

01-21-2017 21:12:48




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 Re: flat bed trailer maintenance in reply to wellmax99, 01-21-2017 05:46:00  
Yep I use old hydraulic oil on the wood of my flat bed trailers.

It seems to help but I do not have trees around my place.



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Bryce Frazier

01-21-2017 08:21:43




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 Re: flat bed trailer maintenance in reply to wellmax99, 01-21-2017 05:46:00  
We don't have leaf issues around here (not that kind of trees), but I have never done anything to our deck. It sits outside ever day of it's life. The boards are warping a little, and I broke one of them, but they are 11 years old from factory, and I think they have served their duty! They are not treated either.



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markct

01-21-2017 07:49:54




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 Re: flat bed trailer maintenance in reply to wellmax99, 01-21-2017 05:46:00  
I would be more worried about them rotting the steel than the wood if the wood is treated and oiled



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