Trailer decking

itbrokeagain · 03-03-2010, 08:08 PM

When the weather gets a little better I need to redeck my trailer. Any issues with using treated wood? I like this idea because it has a 25 year warranty

biggin69 · 03-03-2010, 08:13 PM

I have used it in the past with no issues.

thefuzz · 03-04-2010, 12:23 AM

just remember treated wodd is heavyer that the wood that the factory put on it.. but it will last longer, i deal in trailers ALOT and i use treated to re do them i just space them out about 1 1/2 in. apart so dirt/mud/water/ will fall thro. the seams, i also use a textured paint called SKID KNOT you can buy it in ANY color at lowe's it costs about $22.00 a gallon and will paint both the top and underside of the boards on a 7x 20ft car trailer,this paint has a sandlike texture but is tough as hurculiner an can be put on with a brush or roller.spacing them WILL cut down on the weight some, and still functions well and looks good too..

just mt 2c worth

WrenchMonkey · 03-04-2010, 01:16 AM

I used treated 2x10s and 12s to redo mine after the factory stuff rotted through.

To get them into the C channels on each end, we tucked one end in, put three guys on the other, then jacked up the middle.

When it was bowed enough, we kicked out the jack. We're really lucky nobody lost a leg.

If I had to do it over, I'd use 2x6s and 8s. They'd flex a lot easier, and supply a lot less death-n-dismemberment potential.

Robert

GPER · 03-04-2010, 07:57 AM

We are still talking pine, I put a white oak floor in my 4x8 trailer many years ago and the floor is fine. I went to the saw mill and got scrap board for a dollar each and milled the down. All of the lowboy trailers at work that haul the equipment around on also uses white oak.

Wood does add quite a bit of weight to a trailer, I used expanded metal for the floor on my flatbed that I haul my Ranger on.

94Dodge Truggy · 03-04-2010, 08:30 AM

I go to a saw mill outside of oxford ohio for oak and have had great success! The wood is not as slick as treated pine is. Douglas fur is another nice and strong wood as well.

RD TRCTR · 03-04-2010, 08:55 AM

On all of our trailers we use untreated pine 2x8's. Set them out in the sun on a hot day to let them dry real well, then "paint" them with used motor oil. The first time usually takes three coats. Then we redo them once a year.

jfiscus · 03-04-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WrenchMonkey

I used treated 2x10s and 12s to redo mine after the factory stuff rotted through.

To get them into the C channels on each end, we tucked one end in, put three guys on the other, then jacked up the middle.

When it was bowed enough, we kicked out the jack. We're really lucky nobody lost a leg.

If I had to do it over, I'd use 2x6s and 8s. They'd flex a lot easier, and supply a lot less death-n-dismemberment potential.

Robert

On my father's I just cut off a top lip big enough to get an end of one board through, then slid all the other boards over once inserted & then tacked that lip back on. Seemed like the easiest way to get the wood in there. My own trailer has a metal deck.

WrenchMonkey · 03-04-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jfiscus

On my father's I just cut off a top lip big enough to get an end of one board through, then slid all the other boards over once inserted & then tacked that lip back on. Seemed like the easiest way to get the wood in there. My own trailer has a metal deck.

Yep, that'd be the safer way to do it...

Where were you with the good ideas when we needed em?

Robert

GPER · 03-04-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 94Dodge Truggy

I go to a saw mill outside of oxford ohio for oak and have had great success! The wood is not as slick as treated pine is. Douglas fur is another nice and strong wood as well.

Do you have an address for that sawmill????

94Dodge Truggy · 03-04-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GPER

Do you have an address for that sawmill????

I will ask my farmer friend this weekend. It is past college corner and state line road in indiana.

fordman00 · 03-05-2010, 11:37 AM

are you talking about carter lumber?

94Dodge Truggy · 03-05-2010, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fordman00

are you talking about carter lumber?

No this is a small farm that has a sawmill in a barn operation. Joes lumber.

03-03-2010, 08:08 PM	#1
itbrokeagain Just Empty Every Pocket - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amelia Posts: 1,435	Trailer decking When the weather gets a little better I need to redeck my trailer. Any issues with using treated wood? I like this idea because it has a 25 year warranty __________________ 91 fj 80 on 37 Nitto Muds with a 10k winch. Cage and sliders coming soon.

03-04-2010, 12:23 AM	#3
thefuzz Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: southern ohio Posts: 23	just remember treated wodd is heavyer that the wood that the factory put on it.. but it will last longer, i deal in trailers ALOT and i use treated to re do them i just space them out about 1 1/2 in. apart so dirt/mud/water/ will fall thro. the seams, i also use a textured paint called SKID KNOT you can buy it in ANY color at lowe's it costs about $22.00 a gallon and will paint both the top and underside of the boards on a 7x 20ft car trailer,this paint has a sandlike texture but is tough as hurculiner an can be put on with a brush or roller.spacing them WILL cut down on the weight some, and still functions well and looks good too.. just mt 2c worth __________________ Sgt Steve S.

03-04-2010, 01:16 AM	#4
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	I used treated 2x10s and 12s to redo mine after the factory stuff rotted through. To get them into the C channels on each end, we tucked one end in, put three guys on the other, then jacked up the middle. When it was bowed enough, we kicked out the jack. We're really lucky nobody lost a leg. If I had to do it over, I'd use 2x6s and 8s. They'd flex a lot easier, and supply a lot less death-n-dismemberment potential. Robert __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger

03-04-2010, 08:30 AM	#6
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	I go to a saw mill outside of oxford ohio for oak and have had great success! The wood is not as slick as treated pine is. Douglas fur is another nice and strong wood as well. __________________

03-03-2010, 08:13 PM	#2
biggin69 Really??? Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cincy Posts: 678	I have used it in the past with no issues.

03-04-2010, 07:57 AM	#5
GPER Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kettering, Ohio Posts: 811	We are still talking pine, I put a white oak floor in my 4x8 trailer many years ago and the floor is fine. I went to the saw mill and got scrap board for a dollar each and milled the down. All of the lowboy trailers at work that haul the equipment around on also uses white oak. Wood does add quite a bit of weight to a trailer, I used expanded metal for the floor on my flatbed that I haul my Ranger on.

03-04-2010, 08:55 AM	#7
RD TRCTR Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Troy, OH Posts: 94	On all of our trailers we use untreated pine 2x8's. Set them out in the sun on a hot day to let them dry real well, then "paint" them with used motor oil. The first time usually takes three coats. Then we redo them once a year.

03-05-2010, 11:37 AM	#12
fordman00 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 433	are you talking about carter lumber?