Bed Protection for Firewood Trailer ???

[CalG]

ply wood! PT if you can't keep the trailer out of the weather.

Sliding firewood is a boon, horse stall mats would cripple the slide.

Myself , I would suffer the dents in the steel deck to get the smooth slide.

I work with a pulp hook or pick-er-oon, so every ounce matters

 

[triptester]

These panels could work but anything over the metal will trap moisture and increase corrosion.

https://www.menards.com/main/buildi...92-c-14048.htm?tid=4755528657849037887&ipos=1

 

[Gordon Gould]

Thanks all for the info and thoughts on those stall mats. I have never handled one but I heard somewhere that they were good for p/u beds. But from what I here from you guys I think I'll stick with the laying a piece plywood in the bed when I am doing firewood.

gg

 

[Rustyiron]

Gordon once you have a "layer" of firewood down, you should be able to toss away with the 1st layer distributing the impact.

 

[CADplans]

We have a local belting store that sells used conveyor belting, some of it is 3/4" thick.

It will cut with a retractable knife. look for that, I have bolted it in a couple trailers.

Once in, it is almost bulletproof.,, actually some of it is bulletproof.
A neighbor was using a piece of it to hold targets for shooting.
The belting caught many of my 45 ACP rounds, the jacketed bullets looked like they could be reused,,,

 

[4570Man]

The bed will rust out in short order with a covering unless you remove it every time. I’d either deal with it or re cover the trailer with heavier steel or use a 2x6 decking.

 

[JFoy]

TSC sells rubber mat on a roll - cut to length. Less expensive than a stall mat.

 

[Handloader109]

No idea of the cost, as I got sheets free for the taking, but my trailer has a bed of aluminum treadplate. Good quarter inch thick, firewood won't touch it.and would allow sliding in dump bed.

 

[TheMan419]

The stall mats will not mind the cold. We had no problem with them in the stalls at -15f actual air temp.

It will make it difficult for the wood to slide out. They have a texture to them for horses to get traction. Both sides are textured. They weigh about 75 lbs each. I cut them to fit the stall with a sawzall.