Couple Noob Trailer Questions.....

[Morning Wood]

Looking again. ****. There is no oak there at all. I must have not had glasses on

 

[gltrap54]

There's always that chance the deck has been replaced because the trailer is a 97'... AFAIK that's the original deck.... Newer specs from Towmaster show the deck of the T-10D as 2" nom. White Oak.... It's no deal breaker but I wanted to go back with whatever the factory had used...

 

[herm0016]

There's always that chance the deck has been replaced because the trailer is a 97'... AFAIK that's the original deck.... Newer specs from Towmaster show the deck of the T-10D as 2" nom. White Oak.... It's no deal breaker but I wanted to go back with whatever the factory had used...

if you can source it, the oak is a great choice. around here, it would have cost me over 1000 dollars! The pressure treated was under 300 including the new screws.

if you can get the oak, i would slather it in linseed oil before you install, no other finish. i spray my pressure treated stuff with a coat of Thompson's after a year or so. keeps it from soaking up water.

 

[3gunr]

IM wondering about the screws ? i have 3 trailers and none have screws in the deck. The boards are trapped under an angle iron on each end.

 

[TractorGuy]

If you go with pressure treated pine make sure and research the effects it has on metal. You need to coat any metal it comes in contact with.

 

[herm0016]

IM wondering about the screws ? i have 3 trailers and none have screws in the deck. The boards are trapped under an angle iron on each end.

the wood just bounces around in the middle??

 

[tguy]

Flooring Screws | Fastenal

 

[TractorGuy]

I tried some of those drill tip wood to metal screws on a trailer deck once. First bump I hit several of them broke. They were very hard and brittle.

Sandwiching the wood with angle iron and fastening it with nuts and bolts is the only way to go on a deck trailer.

I have also attached wood to a trailer with grade 2 carriage bolts and nuts and had them hold up.

 

[herm0016]

I tried some of those drill tip wood to metal screws on a trailer deck once. First bump I hit several of them broke. They were very hard and brittle.

Sandwiching the wood with angle iron and fastening it with nuts and bolts is the only way to go on a deck trailer.

I have also attached wood to a trailer with grade 2 carriage bolts and nuts and had them hold up.

yep. self drilling screws would suck. the screws linked above are not self drilling, but self tapping. you drill the hole in the wood and metal, and run the screw in. they work great. just put 120 of them in my trailer and did not have any problems.

 

[Ford850]

If you want to protect the metal from the treated wood, get some self adhesive window flashing tape. Works great to protect steel from treated wood.