Should I Get A Wood Or Mesh Floor Trailer

15 20 years out of a trailer floor is pretty darn good.

Should i get a wood or mesh floor trailer. Any help would be great and pics too. Drill thru the ply and the metal trailer frame. It s a good idea to replace the floor boards with new treated lumber as needed. We would get up tight but eventually the forks would start bouncing with the trailer and loosen up.

We have compiled a guide to help you choose the best lumber option for your trailer. How to install treated wood on trailer floors. 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 haul motorcycles and that mesh makes me very nervous.

Share this project utility trailer floor replacement introduction we all have those projects that we want to do or need to do but never make the time to do them for whatever reason. I m waiting for one of those cheapo welds to break and send my bike crashing through the floor. My question is have any of you added ply over the mesh floor. The last floor i put in this trailer was near 20 years ago did it the same way.

Pressure treated lumber as a replacement for old boards or plywood helps the bed of your utility trailer withstand the elements for years. My buddy says i should use u bolts and have them around the supports under the mesh floor. The wire mesh isn t that sturdy. My dad and i use to haul our bikes on a metal utility trailer.

The mesh did start to sag causing alot of headaches with trying to keep the motorcycles cinched down properly. 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. Bought one with a wood floor and haven t experienced the problem any more. Also i need to add wheel chocks too.

I let them float and expand contract as they need. Utility trailer wood floors can become rotten and unstable. If so how did you mout the ply to the trailer frame. There is bracing every 24 or so.