I bought this trailer a couple weeks ago used it to haul some k rail and hay for myself. My regular end dump work is coming to an end for the year and I wanted to haul some loads from the boards. My question is, the trailer has some small holes in the deck will shippers not load because of that?
Holes in Deck
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Daycabinit, Dec 18, 2021.
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Those holes aren't big, doubt many shippers will cause a fuse.
But, I definitely would replace that lumber asap. Not expensive and won't take that long.MOBee, Speed_Drums, PoleCrusher and 2 others Thank this. -
That wood does look badly weathered and I would be concerned that if needed nails would not hold in it. Changing the wood as soon as you can would be a priority for me, and 3 or more coats of boiled linseed oil before final screw-down is a good way to slow weathering of the new wood.MOBee, clausland, Speed_Drums and 3 others Thank this. -
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Apitong is the only way to go, one strip or two in the middle won’t be costly compare to doing the whole trailer if it was needed. And like mentioned, linseed for a seal. It will last forever. The aluminum deck I would weld or fine someone to patch/weld a piece.
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I've only had one shipper worried about holes in the deck, and it was because his foot fell into one. I've got several 1" diameter holes where the A frames used to bolt down, and nobody has ever refused to load or even mentioned it.
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Since it looks like the wood is in the centre nailing strip l wouldn't worry about it. The only time I've seen loaders look at the deck is when they are dock loading with a fork truck. Since the damage isn't where the fork truck tires would normally go the damage shouldn't be a concern. I would get it fixed but that's just me lol As a side note always try to have the fork truck drive on the rails as much as possible.
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