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kjm

08-03-2003 14:36:33




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I need a new floor for my 20ft trailer,which is lighter in weight CCA lumber or steel?




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Dude

08-08-2003 21:07:48




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 Re: New trailer floor in reply to kjm, 08-03-2003 14:36:33  
Have you considered expanded metal?



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kjm

08-05-2003 20:35:33




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 Re: New trailer floor in reply to kjm, 08-03-2003 14:36:33  
Thanks for the replys, I need to watch the weight because I pull it with a small Toyota pu. The floor has realy gotten bad this summer, the factory installed 2x8 and 2x10 are shot. I can get a deal on rusty 1/4 tread plate but I don`t want to weight it down any more than I have all ready with a winch and a 6ft tool box full of chains and binders. Thanks again KJM



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max

08-05-2003 18:58:37




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 Re: New trailer floor in reply to kjm, 08-03-2003 14:36:33  
Steel weighs .283 lbs. per square inch.
Aluminum weighs 1/3 of that .09 lbs. per square inch.
Different types of wood weigh different amounts, but also vary if its green or dry, but you need more wood than steel or aluminum, figure about 31 lbs. per cubic foot for dry pine, 45 for oak. Sheet of plywood 1 inch thick depending on the type of wood should weigh 100 lbs.
Sheet of steel 4x8x1/4 inch 326 lbs, aluminum 108 lbs. It all depends on how much you need and what you will be gouging it up with.

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max

08-05-2003 19:13:44




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 Re: Re: New trailer floor in reply to max, 08-05-2003 18:58:37  
Dam Those figures for steel and aluminum are for 1 inch, divide it by 4 for 1/4 inch, 122 lbs for steel 40 lbs. for aluminum.



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Fred OH

08-06-2003 08:46:56




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 Re: Re: Re: New trailer floor in reply to max, 08-05-2003 19:13:44  
Max...around the shop trades it is common to call 1/8" plate steel 5 pound plate (it's close) and 32 square feet x five x 2 comes out to around 320 pounds. The times 2 is it is 2/8ths thick (1/4") Do the math and adjust your formula accordingly. L8R....Fred OH



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ScottT

08-05-2003 10:14:55




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 Re: New trailer floor in reply to kjm, 08-03-2003 14:36:33  
How thick do you want the floor? Steel floor plate ASTM A 786 raised pattern weights: 14 ga = 3.75 lbs / sq. ft. ; 12 gauge = 5.25 lbs / sq. ft. ; 1/8" = 6.16 lbs / sq. ft. ; 3/16" = 8.71 lbs / sq. ft.
I don't know what the wood weighs, I would guess less.

Scott



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kydirtfarmer

08-05-2003 11:13:05




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 Re: Re: New trailer floor in reply to ScottT, 08-05-2003 10:14:55  
Not always Scott. Some wood is dense and heavy. Add that to being much thicker. Wood soaks up the water too. All at once, that light-wieght wooden floor is VERY HEAVY. I prefer a wooden floor. They can get slick too, but not as bad as a metal deck, when they're wet or icy.



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