Utility Trailer Modification Help

  • wade
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1737
    September 20, 2011 at 4:52 pm #1238633

    I noticed this last weekend the floor on my utility trailer is shot so am I going to replace it. What should I use the trailer is a 5 X 8 metal trailer with a ramp on the back. It currently has 2 pieces of plywood, but I am thinking of using decking — what size decking would I use?

    It also has a rail about 18-20″ from the floor and to close that up, what would you use?

    Any advice on what you have done or seen done that works or to stay away from I would greatly appreciate it.

    Grouse_Dog
    The Shores of Lake Harriet
    Posts: 2043
    September 20, 2011 at 5:46 pm #996187

    Discount Steel – Aluminum.

    Get yourself a custom piece of diamond plate for the floor.

    payday
    Ramsey, Mn
    Posts: 113
    September 20, 2011 at 8:36 pm #996242

    Previous experience tells me to redeck with the same thickness of material that you are removing. Plywood will be your cheapest/easiest option, for both the floor as well as to enclose the sides.

    If you decide to use 5/4 deck boards, make sure you have enough clearance at the rear for the ramp to function properly. Use 8′ boards.

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