Low loader Floor

[zyklon]

The floor on my low loader is rotten. Couldn’t believe how bad it was until lumps of the floor started to fall onto the road when moving the digger. The floor is like crumbs.
Some people say I need to use hard wood again and other say to go and get yourself normal timber from the local hardware store and just treat it yourself as it’s cheaper and the hardwood timber won’t last that much longer anyhow and the price of the stuff isn’t justified if you can find it.

What should I do? Any point in sheeting the floor afterwards with steel and throw some rubber belts down on it when transporting the digger?

 

[Agriimark]

Proper wood, sheet of steel where digger arm rests and two rolls of rubber matt for putting anything on with steel tracks on the ramps of the low loader untill its sat flat. Never been a fan of steel tracks on a steel bed especially when wet. Same with going up ramps

 

[startinghandle]

If timber is rotten probably some of the steel is in need of attention also

 

[zyklon]

If timber is rotten probably some of the steel is in need of attention also

Steel is fine.

 

[ploughman1963]

regarding rubber belting - what are people's opinions please? Do you just use them for steel tracks up steel ramps or do you use them on the bed to protect timbers? I suggested the latter to my son who is concerned that the digger will be liable to slide off them if even slightly damp

 

[Agriimark]

regarding rubber belting - what are people's opinions please? Do you just use them for steel tracks up steel ramps or do you use them on the bed to protect timbers? I suggested the latter to my son who is concerned that the digger will be liable to slide off them if even slightly damp

Ive only used them on the the ramp to the point where the bed starts. Not sure how liable the load would be to moving if it was on the bed. I only used to do the ramps as i rolled them up after and are a fair weight to hump around if they was the length of the trailer

 

[Kevtherev]

Stones on/in tracks is partly what wrecks timber low loader beds it punches through the timber in time.
Take great care with steel tracks on a steel ramp and bed.

 

[Zebbedee]

Softwood is ok to use and better grip than hardwood too, proper hardwood is very slippy when wet. Softwood needs to be thicker at least 40mm thick
My trailer is steel floor with rubber matting bolted on each side where digger sits and last trailer was softwood floor with rubber too and no probs. It’s getting up the ramps where accidents can happen

 

[Blue.]

All steel floor on my lowloader,the only way to load it is have the trailer sat level,any lean and your in trouble.