Installing scuff plates in reefer
Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by slow.rider, Jun 30, 2021.
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Went back and looked at your pic's. Never seen a plate that small. You're talking a lot of money to put a 24" aluminum scuff plate in. You would need to cut the old one out and weld the new one in. 106' of welding is not cheap. I guess you could bond a 24" high scuff guard from the floor up, would lose around 3/8" width on the floor.
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Can't tell from the pic, is that plate flush with the kemlite or is there a ridge there? If there is a ridge you could just bond scuff guard from there up.
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Lay it right over the top of the kemlite,2X4's to spread the pressure and a lot of load locks. Still will need 4-5 people to help tip it up into place until you get the load locks in. Not near as hard as trying to get it into the groove of a scuff plate. A weekend job, one side sat the other sun. Don't give out the beer until you're done.Farmerbob1, BoxCarKidd and slow.rider Thank this. -
I would definitely have lost my xxxx!
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Buy some of that black fiberglass scuff. It comes in big rolls and its just tall enough to push in any Kemlite bulging you may get in an older trailer. It helps prevent that as well. Its thicker than the aluminum, obviously, but it holds up really well and is a cheaper install you can do yourself if you are handy at all.
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