Rubber Stall Mats for Outdoor Applications

[paulsharvey]

The thick truck bed mats works great as something other than sand to lay in working on vehicles, and I've had one since 2005, and it's still going strong. The one i gor came in a 4x8 piece, and you trimmed it to length of your bed. Now, it looks like the ones at TSC come in 4x6 length, and you trim it to the new shorter bed lengths.

 

[paulsharvey]

Used conveyor belts, if you come across them, also work. You don't want to buy them new for that purpose, but if you have a source of disposal ones, get them.

 

[Renze]

Theres a rubber company nearby, that next to new rubber in all varieties, sells used mining conveyor belts.
They move them around with a 15 ton forklift, and theres so much steel in them that they are sold as pavement for silage silos.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Conveyor belts can be pretty slippery.

 

[John0829]

At one time I used a lot of conveyor belting, working at a rock quarry at the time I could have all I wanted. Problem I found with it was that after a time the sides would curl up and then eventually the top layers would start flaking off.

 

[paulsharvey]

It might even be to ghetto for me, but belive it or not, carpet does wonders to stabalize sand in a driveway or parking area. Astroturf works too. Carpet is nasty to lay in to work, as it holds moisture, and the astroturf is only half a step above sandspurs for comfort

 

[ssgp2]

We have some that we got from Tractor Supply about 20 years ago to put in the horse trailer. About 10 years ago, we sold the trailer but kept the rubber mats and just tossed them on the ground. They look as good now as they did when we got them. Just as heavy too.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I use the stall mats around my work shop machinery as well as my truck bed mat. After 10 years in the back of my truck, they still look like new and felxible. Good buy for the buck.

 

[arrow]

Have had one in the open for 15 years.
Still good.