Any one use expanded metal for the floor on their trailer? [Archive]

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Jeffksf

07-01-2003, 06:40 AM

I saw a trailer this weekend with some on it (while driving) and thought that should be lighter then my 2x6 wood decking. Also you could wash the quads on it and the mud would go right thru. And it probably wouldn't kill the grass when its parked in the yard. (let the sunlight thru). Just wondering if it would be strong enough so it wouldn't start sagging over time from the quads sitting on it. I have a 6'x12' trailer.

XANDADA

07-01-2003, 06:46 AM

That's what my trailer floor is made of and no sagging/problems after a year of pretty heavy use.

Texan32

07-01-2003, 06:50 AM

works GREAT! Just make sure you get a heavy guage metal

YLW400

07-01-2003, 06:52 AM

Depends on how close the supports are built in on your trailer.

JabberJaw

07-01-2003, 08:20 AM

No! But I think my wife has been using something like that for her rearend!

JOEX

07-01-2003, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by JabberJaw
No! But I think my wife has been using something like that for her rearend!
LOL! I take it she doesn't read this page:eek:

Joe

JabberJaw

07-01-2003, 08:30 AM

DUH! SHEEP CAN't READ!

JOEX

07-01-2003, 08:36 AM

You sure pulled the wool over my eyes!:eek2:

yellowex01

07-01-2003, 08:39 AM

Jeff you in the mood for Outlaw this weekend?

Jeffksf

07-02-2003, 01:43 AM

I'll be in IN. at the Badlands this weekend, provided my new LSR axle shows up:rolleyes:

Str8Wicked

07-02-2003, 04:23 AM

I did mine... came out great... strong enough for quads and light as hell to pull.... I wouldn't put a car on it but I have 3 quads on mine with no problem....

crazybuffalo

07-02-2003, 10:24 AM

it should hold as good as long as you have some thing to support it fairly close together

tants

07-02-2003, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by JabberJaw
DUH! SHEEP CAN't READ!

:p

250rAL

07-02-2003, 01:41 PM

It isn't necessarily light because my deck material alone weighed 180lbs. for a 6 1/2x12. But everything else is true. It saves the grass and is easy to keep clean. My supports underneath are 2' apart;the deck flexes when you walk on it but will never give way.