Pressure treated lumber as a replacement for old boards or plywood helps the bed of your utility trailer withstand the elements for years.
Should i get a wood or mesh floor trailer.
Also i need to add wheel chocks too.
I have a mesh floor trailer.
Bought one with a wood floor and haven t experienced the problem any more.
I m waiting for one of those cheapo welds to break and send my bike crashing through the floor.
Any help would be great and pics too.
It s a good idea to replace the floor boards with new treated lumber as needed.
My dad and i use to haul our bikes on a metal utility trailer.
My buddy says i should use u bolts and have them around the supports under the mesh floor.
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There is bracing every 24 or so.
If so how did you mout the ply to the trailer frame.
Utility trailer wood floors can become rotten and unstable.
If you already own a pj trailer and would like to replace your deck with one of these lumber choices please contact your local dealer.
So i plan on installing a wood floor myself in the very near future.
I let them float and expand contract as they need.
15 20 years out of a trailer floor is pretty darn good.
We would get up tight but eventually the forks would start bouncing with the trailer and loosen up.
A couple have warped pretty good but it s a solid floor and i suspect it ll last a good 10 years or more.
I wish i had gotten one with a wood floor.
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I haul motorcycles and that mesh makes me very nervous.
My question is have any of you added ply over the mesh floor.
How to install treated wood on trailer floors.
The mesh did start to sag causing alot of headaches with trying to keep the motorcycles cinched down properly.