[AT] Trailer floors (was) lots of saw mills

[Richard Fink Sr]

Ralph they were probley old grouth lumber. It had a lot tighter grain 
and will stand up better.
R Fink



At 01:05 PM 1/19/2010 -0600, you wrote:
>I was assuming most trailer deck wood was of the treated variety or else it
>would not last. The only trailer I have is the big old converted Ford truck
>with 20 foot flat deck. The original planks from 1970 didn't last too long
>even paiinted. About 1985 I got the joists from an old barn being
>demolished, think they were fir lumber, used them for the deck planks on the
>trailer. After a few paint jobs they are still solid as ever in 2010.
>
>Ralph in Sask.
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>From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
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>Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:31 AM
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> > Paul and others, The treated 2 x 6 lumber in my trailer has been in use
> > for
> > nearly 15 years.  Had to use one 2 x 4 to make the width come out right.
> > We
> > do give it a coat of waterproofing once in a while. Floor still looks good
> > with no major defects even though it spends its life out in the weather.
> >
> > Several years ago there was a discussion here about some exotic wood for
> > trailer decks that would last forever.
> >
> > H. L. Staples
> > McLoud, Oklahoma
> > USA
> >
> >
> > ------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: Paul Waugh
> > Date: 1/18/2010 12:30:14 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Trailer floors (was) lots of saw mills
> >
> > I am with Farmer on this one. I got 15 plus years out of the original
> > floor
> > on my 16 ft utility. A friend tried to get me to put fresh sawed timber in
> > it. It was cheaper to use treated wood.  I have 3 years on the treated
> > floor. It has about 2000 mi. on it. It carries tools, rock, manure,
> > gravel,
> > cars, and the list goes on. Still looks very new, if I can get 15 yrs out
> > of
> > treated wood, that is good for me. Probably does not look as impressive.
> > Paul-46555
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
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> > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:01 AM
> > Subject: [AT] Trailer floors (was) lots of saw mills
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> > wrote:
> >> I really like a wood floor on a trailer. However, here it really rots
> >> out fast...
> >>
> >> Cecil in OKla
> > ==========================================
> >
> >
> > Farmer wrote
> >
> > I just used treated "pine" (using the term loosely) on my last floor.
> > It seems to be doing well so far. Rough-sawn white oak will last well
> > and is not so slick when wet. It can add a lot of unnecessary weight
> > though to a lighter trailer.
> >
> >
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