Should I Get A Wood Or Mesh Floor Trailer

The wire mesh isn t that sturdy.

Should i get a wood or mesh floor trailer. If you already own a pj trailer and would like to replace your deck with one of these lumber choices please contact your local dealer. I have a mesh floor trailer. My buddy says i should use u bolts and have them around the supports under the mesh floor. Utility trailer wood floors can become rotten and unstable.

The mesh did start to sag causing alot of headaches with trying to keep the motorcycles cinched down properly. If so how did you mout the ply to the trailer frame. Drill thru the ply and the metal trailer frame. Share this project utility trailer floor replacement introduction we all have those projects that we want to do or need to do but never make the time to do them for whatever reason.

There is bracing every 24 or so. I m waiting for one of those cheapo welds to break and send my bike crashing through the floor. My question is have any of you added ply over the mesh floor. We have compiled a guide to help you choose the best lumber option for your trailer.

So i plan on installing a wood floor myself in the very near future. Bought one with a wood floor and haven t experienced the problem any more. My dad and i use to haul our bikes on a metal utility trailer. The last floor i put in this trailer was near 20 years ago did it the same way.

Also i need to add wheel chocks too. 15 20 years out of a trailer floor is pretty darn good. How to install treated wood on trailer floors. I haul motorcycles and that mesh makes me very nervous.

We would get up tight but eventually the forks would start bouncing with the trailer and loosen up. I wish i had gotten one with a wood floor. Pressure treated lumber as a replacement for old boards or plywood helps the bed of your utility trailer withstand the elements for years. Any help would be great and pics too.