Not electrical - suggestion for material

[Rockingit]

I’ve spent the day completely stripping my ‘tip-run’ trailer back to the chassis, wire-brush, prime etc. I’ll rebuild the floor and sides with marine ply but it occurs to me that something with a laminate/acrylic kind of top would make for a much easier life/durability but apart from actually putting a separate top sheet of acrylic on top of the ply I’m stumped for ideas - anyone ever come across a material (marine ply / OSB style etc) that’s still in 8x4 sheets but has a plastic/acrylic type top??

 

[Rockingit]

Oh….and yes - having failed to find my axle stands those actually are cable rollers!!

 

[buzzlightyear]

What about using chip board first and thin paper roll. Ply first and pvc sheep on top screwed down, any way what did you do with the horse Harold.

 

[Marvo]

Not sure about the timber options but maybe aluminium checker plate would work? 5mm for the deck and 2 or 3mm for the sides.

 

[diditrain]

I think it’s called Buffalo board

 

[nicebutdim]

Not sure about the timber options but maybe aluminium checker plate would work? 5mm for the deck and 2 or 3mm for the sides.

Even 5mm checker plate will bend. I once tried it without a sub floor and the result wasn't pretty after very little time.

Checker plate is great and easy to sweep clean, but best laid on top of marine ply or similar.

Even some of the best trailer builders haven't found a solution that's resistant to UK weather in the long term. Livestock trailers have metal floors, but the noise is incredible if used for carrying random stuff.

 

[mainline]

Galvanised sheet on top of the ply.

 

[nicebutdim]

On a different note, it's pleasing to see quality power tools in the background

 

[Rockingit]

On a different note, it's pleasing to see quality power tools in the background

Yeah……. I may be a Makita -----

 

[James]

8ft x 4ft Phenolic Plywood Trailer Floor

8ft x 4ft x 18mm Phenolic Resin Coated Plywood Trailer Flooring Panel

gttowing.co.uk

 

[Eric12]

Paxolin board or formwork ply maybe

 

[nicebutdim]

8ft x 4ft Phenolic Plywood Trailer Floor

8ft x 4ft x 18mm Phenolic Resin Coated Plywood Trailer Flooring Panel

gttowing.co.uk

That's the stuff used by trailer manufacturers. It's good, but eventually rots from the edges or damaged sections. Should last a long time in a small trailer used for dump runs.

 

[Rockingit]

8ft x 4ft Phenolic Plywood Trailer Floor

8ft x 4ft x 18mm Phenolic Resin Coated Plywood Trailer Flooring Panel

gttowing.co.uk

HOW much??!!! Was nice knowing you….

 

[James]

I will give you that point, it is twice the price of marine ply

18mm Marine Plywood Sheet BS1088 (8' x 4') - Best Price

 

[SparkySy]

I've used this before, good quality and hard wearing!
As with the similar one @James posted, if cut the edge will need treating or it will rot from there.
And it can be very slippery when damp!

FinPly

Filmfaced plywood for smooth fairfaced concrete surfaces

www.peri.ltd.uk

 

[pirate]

Maybe use marine ply and cover it with glassfibre...a couple of layers of woven matting and stippled/rolled with resin. Plus tape and resin the edges as well. It'll last a very long time. My dad built a 32' motor boat with marine ply sheathed with fibreglass in the 1960s and it's still afloat today.

 

[Rockingit]

Maybe use marine ply and cover it with glassfibre...a couple of layers of woven matting and stippled/rolled with resin. Plus tape and resin the edges as well. It'll last a very long time. My dad built a 32' motor boat with marine ply sheathed with fibreglass in the 1960s and it's still afloat today.

Now THAT is a darn good idea, thank you. Also means that I can seal the seams where the sides meet and make for easier sweeping out.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

The phenolic coated plywoods are expensive but durable. However one factor they all seem to have in common is that despite the embossed texture that some of them offer, they are very slippery. Extra strapping is often needed to prevent loads shifting and shuffling.

 

[brianmoooore]

Refloored my 10 x 8 Ifor Williams last year with 18mm treated T&G, fitted with the V groove side downwards. Needs to be dry when fitted, or it will shrink and leave gaps.

 

[littlespark]

12mm steel plate, welded into place… completely bulletproof….

And then, in your best BA Baracus voice:


“I ain’t getting on no plane, fool!”