Looking at a reefer, I see one looks real nice except there's a small dip in the floor near the back where the forklifts come off the docks. Looks like about 1/4 to maybe 1/2 inch deep in the middle, so there's about 6 channels that form little puddles maybe 2 feet long at the longest point instead of draining to the back and out the holes. The crossmembers underneath are straight. How serious of an issue is this?
Small dip in reefer floor
Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by slow.rider, May 5, 2021.
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The wood/plastic stringers on top of the crossmember's are rotted or compressed.
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Two ways to do it.
Right way, they have to cut loose all the crossmember above the slider rails, pu the trailer and put new wood/plastic. Couple of thousand.
Cheap way, screw the floor down so it doesn't flex. Might last a few years but eventually the floor will corrode/crack. Couple of hundred.
The floors are screwed down where the floor panels overlap, once it starts moving it pulls them through the floor and then cracks.slow.rider Thanks this. -
And when you say couple thousand, that's ballpark for a shop to do it? Cuz that's the route I'd take.Last edited: May 5, 2021
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Shop around to places that just do trailers. Dealer shop will run quite a bit more.
I would try and stay inside the trailer while loading and watch the forklift go slow and see what moves/flexes. Once you start there is no turning back. LOL
Don't let some place tell you to cut out the section and replace or plate it. You'll have cracks and water in very little time.slow.rider Thanks this. -
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If it has a dip in the floor, the wood is rotted. It'll cost way more than it's worth to fix it. I parked my 48 footer for that same reason after spending $5000 on a repair that didn't last 6 months before the rear of the floor cracked and separated from the end frame.
The floor is the most important part of a reefer trailer. Carefully check the aluminum for corrosion, pinholes and cracks. Once the water gets in, it's like cancer and doesn't stop.
My yard is filled up with trailers that still look pretty good on the outside, but have bad floors.slow.rider and Dave_in_AZ Thank this.
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