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Replacing floor in a stock trailer

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I've got an older S&H trailer 7X16. Need to change the floor out. I was wondering if anyone has used the lifetime rubber plastic boards. Any thoughts on using them vs. just replacing with lumber. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
 
Mine is the RUMBER floor full 2"X 6" not sure where to get it, Maybe look up Goose Neck Trailers.
 
DejaVu said:
Does the rumber floor get slick when wet?
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Mine does.

I like to throw a couple shovel fulls of the gravel along the side of the road, some with a bit of dirt to help with the slipping.

Mor-Tech Fabricators from Williston ND have fiberglassed trailer floors for many years. I have never seen one but I know they put sand in the resin for the slip.
 
W.T said:
Mine is the RUMBER floor full 2"X 6" not sure where to get it, Maybe look up Goose Neck Trailers.
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Did you install it? Or do most newer trailers just come with the floor? I'll have to try and find some. This is my trailer I beat up a bit. Lots of cows roped and dragged in it. Just don't want to have to replace the floor again before the trailer itself has had it. Thanks for the input all.
 
I don't know cause I've not had rumber but I've been told and seen two different types and both people told me to go with cleated as in it has lugs that resemble tractor tread, one had tread like shown previously and they were smooth from wear, spacing boards slightly should help also I would think, I've been replacing my floors with fibergrate, works well and have to clean my trailer out less
 
If I was to go with the expense a rumber floor, Just as well go with a good paint job on the frame work. I did mine with Por15 Silver. It is a 2 part epoxy paint. It is resistant to manure and urine, flexible and won't crack. Stops rust problems. It has been 7 years since I did mine.
 
Fiber grate is good for the ranch, but not legal on Texas Highways. In Texas the deck is to be tight as to not allow any waste to get on the highway.
If you are using it on the highway, one day you will get a ticket.
 
Redneck trailer supplies 320-654-1972 thats the Mn branch number they have stores in Denver and Idaho give them a call they may have someone closer to you they deliver to or I could bring a floor along with a load of bulls :wink:

Or Rockford american 888-325-1385
 
Lots of people like the rumbar floor because it is very low maintenance. I don't like them because they are very slick, unless you buy the cleated style. If you do you better have a good way to wash it, because you won't be able to scoop it. A wood floor with mats in it is a pretty economical solution and is friendly to clean. I have had rumbar floors and bought mats for them anyway, I think you will get as much service out of a wood floor with mats, especially if you gap the boards a little so they can breathe.
 
We have been very satisfied with rumber flooring in several trailers through the years. It will last forever and is very sturdy. It can be a bit slick, but when we clean out the trailers, a little sand is scattered back in for better footing. I did trade for a new Titan 24' stock trailer recently, and the dealer talked me into trying a newly developed flooring called polylast. It is a rubberized treatment over the top of a regular lumber floor. The jury is still out, but it looks to be a good method. It is soft and makes for good footing. Time will tell. Here is a link to the product.

http://polylastsurfaces.com/
 
A properly cared for wooden floor can last an awful long time. The thing we have is sometimes ten or more years can seem just like yesterday. And most cowmen don't like wood or metal and dealing with it
 
Problem with coating a wood floors with fiberglass or a rubber top coat is once the wood gets moisture trapped inbetween theres know way for it to dry out.Then the rotting enhances.

The rumber traction boards are easy to clean shovel them out same as a wood floor then just run water on it with a garden house with the trailer sloped down hill it will clean out good as new.
 
Mighty good information here. Correct me if I'm wrong if I decide to go with the rumber, I will have to weld more support across the trailer? If that's the case I'll just go back to lumber. I'd like to just tear the old lumber out and replace without a bunch of other work. And Denny I may take you up on that load of bulls. I'm just calving my first batch of Shoshone calves, they are nice.
Got some nice calves out of my heifers and Horse Butte 6141 too.
 
If you are going back in with boards, take the time to soak them in used oil after you put them in. If you do that once a year they will probably out last you.
 
richardd, I'm not disagreeing with you but I have never heard of anyone getting a ticket for manure coming out of a stock trailer, lots of people have the same flooring around here that is how I got the idea, that and most boards are spaced in wood floor trailers also, several trailer manufactures in Texas build them with cleanouts down the side on the bottom so it will fall out so if that is really a law there is gonna be a lot of mad people trying to figure out how to plug those holes!! Example trailers are Easley, Hughes, and Reyes just to name a few, again not arguing just shocked
 

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