Trailer floor

[cva34]

Option: Some saw mills are cutting old utility poles for trailer beds.

bet them are great...thx for info..

[glpoe1]

C purlin will be slick as greased Owl poop. When wet. Couple of options
1. Paint it with a grit in it.
2. Use metal walk planks/ boards shaped like C Purlin

I just replaced my trailer deck with wood but considered using C-Perlin but figured if it was wet or a little oily then any load would tend to shift easier. I opted for wood and treated with Penofin.
I build ramps for Texas Ramp Project and we use a grit on the deck paint called Skid Tex. We just mix it with the pain and it gives "some" grit for traction.

[Dusty Britches]

I meant to post up the last result.

I got in a bind and needed the trailer, but the only store in the Bryan area that had 18' boards did not have enough in stock. They wanted $63 each. I called Anderlee Lumber in Cameron on a Saturday morning and not only did they have enough, they had 18' 2x8 for $43 each on May 21! And they gave me a cash and carry discount of 10%, so it only cost me about $450! I was on that like a duck on a June bug. Within a few hours the floor was on the trailer.

Pre-sand blasting:





Post sand blasting and floor on.




It looks like a brand new trailer in better lighting.

[Pstraw]

That looks great.

As soon as the treated lumber started looking dry on my last trailer, I painted it with deck/porch stain. Then touched up twice in the last 12 yrs. and it is still in great shape.

[FLASH_OUTDOORS]

Once it dries out,stain it with ready seal. It will waterproof it better and you won’t need to worry about chipping or peeling paint


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[Texas Grown]

That looks great, Tracey!

[Buckwheat]

Our trailers have aluminum boards for flooring. Same boards that you see in bleachers/grandstands.


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[Dusty Britches]

Our trailers have aluminum boards for flooring. Same boards that you see in bleachers/grandstands.


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I couldn't find any that didn't cost 6 times as much. I did find one on Craigslist that was about an hour from me but the guy never returned any of my calls/ texts/ emails.

[tps7742]

Looks great! Good job. Did you use a paint sprayer?

[Dusty Britches]

Oh my gosh - I forgot that part - I took it to a local sandblaster who cleaned, primed and painted it. The before pictures are when I dropped it off at his place.

[lovetohunt]

After you put the treated boards down have you seen any warpage?

[Dusty Britches]

No. It has trailer screws in most of the cross members.

[MattTx]

I meant to post up the last result.

I got in a bind and needed the trailer, but the only store in the Bryan area that had 18' boards did not have enough in stock. They wanted $63 each. I called Anderlee Lumber in Cameron on a Saturday morning and not only did they have enough, they had 18' 2x8 for $43 each on May 21! And they gave me a cash and carry discount of 10%, so it only cost me about $450! I was on that like a duck on a June bug. Within a few hours the floor was on the trailer.

Pre-sand blasting:





Post sand blasting and floor on.




It looks like a brand new trailer in better lighting.

Man that looks so nice