Trailer Floor- Steel thickness

[ollie989898]

Mine is View attachment 927331

Cripes, that must weigh near as much as the amount of stone you can put in it!

 

[Farmer_Joe]

5 mil wil prob be fine, my triffit has 3 mil bed from factory and works fine i replaced 2 sections with the same thickness., getting really thick steel will be shite to bend and weld, 5 will be fine.

 

[pellow]

Mine are 5 mm with cross members at 500 mm

 

[KennyO]

I would put in extra cross members

Why?
Its been fine with what it has so far in its life. Floor also sits on the steel running lengthways.

 

[puntabrava]

Mine is View attachment 927331

And mine although the axels and rams had already gone, but what do you expect for £350

 

[davedb]

Cripes, that must weigh near as much as the amount of stone you can put in it!

Weights about 6.5t carries 20t hell of a trailer

 

[tinman]

id put in 8mm, it id outlast the trailer, for the extra few quid it id be the last time youd need to do it.
do it once do it right.
or 6mm 355 structural steel, youl get it in varying sizes and widths, 6 &12m long, it would nearly be harder than the 8mm ms, it will wear a lot better too.
but thats just what id do.

 

[multi power]

Why?
Its been fine with what it has so far in its life. Floor also sits on the steel running lengthways.

But it's not fine, is it? Isn't that why it now needs replacing

 

[KennyO]

But it's not fine, is it? Isn't that why it now needs replacing

I was questioning the need for more bearers not the new floor.

 

[multi power]

I was questioning the need for more bearers not the new floor.

But more cross members mean thinner steel will be suitable, but what is actually wrong with the old floor?

 

[KennyO]

But more cross members mean thinner steel will be suitable, but what is actually wrong with the old floor?

Its rusted through. See pictures on page 1.

 

[Rich_ard]

I'm thinking of putting in a new floor in a grain/ muck trailer. I thought about bending two ridges up the length to strengthen it a bit. Anyone got a trailer with this, would it hinder the muck sliding out?

 

[Old apprentice]

I'm thinking of putting in a new floor in a grain/ muck trailer. I thought about bending two ridges up the length to strengthen it a bit. Anyone got a trailer with this, would it hinder the muck sliding out?

Nay I would not do that put more cross bars underneath would be much better plus a thicker plate all make it last forever longer.

 

[Daddy Pig]

Can you get different grades of sheet steel ? Some modern stuff seems to last no time at all.

 

[Sausage]

This I would also like a decent answer to. There are loads of different specs for sheet/plate. Pressure plate, hot rolled are the main two which come to mind. There are different specs within these. When you ask for plate you’re probably getting hot rolled 275 (can’t remember the BS EN number off top of head). Could go for 355, which will be stronger, but does the different. Composition make it better for corrosion, I don’t know.