Trailer decking
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Soundguy
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speaking of portable mills. anyone ever use those chainsaw mill rigs.
I've seen quite a few types.. some of the simple ones are pretty affordable.. looks ok for non-production work. IE.. just a guy cutting some rough for a deck.. etc.
soundguy
i have an 11 year old homemade trailer with a 16' deck. when i built it i went to a small local mill to see what he had that i could get reasonable. he was going to be sawing up some spruce very soon, so that's what i went with. i had it planed to 1 1/2" so if i ever needed to replace it i could just get off the shelf lumber for it.
i then went to a local surplus store (mardens) and bought two gallons of wood stain for $5/gallon and coated both sides until there was no stain left. i secured it to the trailer members with fastenal flooring screws: Flooring Screws | Fastenal
at the ten year point i pressure washed the top side of the deck and sprayed it with a couple coats of wood preservative. the trailer sits outdoors all the time and if i'm not using it, the snow stays piled on it until i have the need to remove it. there's no sign of any rot yet, and it never has any issue hauling whatever will fit between the fenders. the only precaution i take is that when i haul my father's jd420c i put some old boards down so the steel track doesn't damage the deck.
i think any treated wood would do well, especially if re-treated in 5 or so years. my experience has been that the newer pressure treated wood doesn't hold up as long as the old stuff did, so take the time to re-treat it with something at the 5 year point. i did notice a lot of people talking about using pine. i'm assuming that it's yellow pine, and though i've never used it, i understand it to be a fairly strong wood. just make sure not to use pine if you live near me. our white pine isn't really well suited for structural use when subjected to bending forces.
i then went to a local surplus store (mardens) and bought two gallons of wood stain for $5/gallon and coated both sides until there was no stain left. i secured it to the trailer members with fastenal flooring screws: Flooring Screws | Fastenal
at the ten year point i pressure washed the top side of the deck and sprayed it with a couple coats of wood preservative. the trailer sits outdoors all the time and if i'm not using it, the snow stays piled on it until i have the need to remove it. there's no sign of any rot yet, and it never has any issue hauling whatever will fit between the fenders. the only precaution i take is that when i haul my father's jd420c i put some old boards down so the steel track doesn't damage the deck.
i think any treated wood would do well, especially if re-treated in 5 or so years. my experience has been that the newer pressure treated wood doesn't hold up as long as the old stuff did, so take the time to re-treat it with something at the 5 year point. i did notice a lot of people talking about using pine. i'm assuming that it's yellow pine, and though i've never used it, i understand it to be a fairly strong wood. just make sure not to use pine if you live near me. our white pine isn't really well suited for structural use when subjected to bending forces.
Soundguy
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my asphalt painted deck is going on 7ys now with no signs it's going to die any time soon.
I think the treatment and coating is the key..... keep stuff away from the wood and the wood stays good.
soundguy
I think the treatment and coating is the key..... keep stuff away from the wood and the wood stays good.
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schoolsout
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go with apitong flooring
schoolsout
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Anyone here ever use Ipe ( Brazilian hardwood ) to deck a trailer? I've work with this material when building house decks and it is very dense/strong, and last forever, I might also say it is heavy, and quite pricey
Too heavy
deepNdirt
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tractorboy5500
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What makes this Asphalt paint last long is it penetration factor, it does a good job at that. We use it alot.
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On my trailer I use Raw Linseed Oil. Gallon goes a long way.