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<p>When I replaced the floor on my stock trailer, I used rough cut
oak, then coated i with aluminum paint and paid special attention
to the end cuts. It has been 10 years and the floor is still
good.<br>
Cecil<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/18/2020 8:59 AM, Gunnells, Brad R
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I consider myself (to use a phrase Farmer coined) frugal. So if
you have an abundance of something available to you, I'd
consider using it. It may not be as strong as oak, or last as
long as chemically treated lumber, but that's not to say it
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If I recall this was an old pop-up camper frame. I don't recall
what you were going to use it for/haul on it. As long as there
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My mix of choice for the trailer decking is to take my old motor
oil and mix it 50/50 with diesel. That way I can put it through
a sprayer. The last time I re-decked my trailer I used common
2x12 lumber. Since the rot always occurs at the end where the
boards are in a pocket I stood them on end for a week while in a
plastic barrel of oil/diesel mix. That way it would soak well
into the ends where I needed it most. Then I sprayed one side
and let it soak in. Then mounted that facing down on the
trailer. Then came back and sprayed the topside. It's been about
6-7 years now and the deck is still solid. I spray it down every
once in a while and it needs it again. Only downfall is these
are finished boards so it will be a bit slick when wet after
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Just another opinion.....</div>
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Brad</div>
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I subscribe to the ATIS digest so responding to individual
messages is a little cumbersome. Thank you to everyone for
the information and advice about which material to use for my
trailer deck. I was curious about plywood because I thought
that it might increase the stiffness of the trailer but it
seams like individual boards will be the way to go. To bad
nobody recommended poplar. I have rough-sawed poplar running
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