I have an older trailer that had an aluminum winch track welded on years ago by a previous owner. By now, nearly 50% of the welds are broken so I had to install the bolt on winches in those places. I got a few quotes to weld it again but they were too high and I don't know how long they will last.
Are there any winch tracks that can be bolted on? I've see them on some other trailers but all I can find are these style tracks online: http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Flatbed-Trailer-Products/Winch-Track and I can't bolt those because the winches won't be able to slide past. I need to be able to slide my winches all over since my freight is usually really random.
Can anyone recommend a winch track to buy? Also what are your thoughts on aluminum vs steel? Weight is not really an issue for me so I'm thinking of going with steel for the strength and price.
Few questions about winch tracks
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by dlstruck, Sep 22, 2016.
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We have an old transcraft with the aluminum double-L track that came loose over time. It was basically spot welded on at the factory. We rewelded it to the cross members and added self tapping floor bolts to the track at each cross member
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Not that I remember, the bolts looked somewhat like this- except the first 1/2" of the threads were tapered and had tapping threads on themMJ1657 Thanks this.
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