Fixing deck on wooden flatbed trailer

I have used steel plates for quick fix..if you want to quick fix it then replace wood later...

 

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I would go with hardwood for sure, Oak or Ash......I'm not sure where you are based, but, depending where you are, it could be easy or hard to get.....Try and find a mill that saws hardwood wholesale...That would be your best bet all the way around....Another option, if you own a bit of land, would be to bring them your own saw logs to cut for you.

 

Better for resale value than just haphazard patches everywhere. If you cannot afford to fix something the correct way that it should be fixed, then maybe you shouldn't be in this business. I see enough trucks running down the road that look like they should be in a junk yard. I think there are enough people on this website that sound like they would like to change the public's image of the truck driver for the better, I hope!

 

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get some rough cut oak from saw mill and run them in a planer to make the size you need. I replaced entire deck on my 48' less than $ 300.00 self tapping screws was the most money.NY state has the best price wood take load there and get what you want locally.

 

This is a funny post.. A unmaintained truck or equipment is one thing, replacing a couple feet of bad decking boards is another thing.. Your post is just way out to lunch... Why would you go spend huge dollars on wood to fix a deck in spots (patches remember not the full deck) when your going to just A) scrap it at the end or B) sell it cheap to get rid of it... Just because you put quick or cheaper fixes on doesn't mean it's unsafe or not done right... There are other ways to fix things cheap that are safe... Oh and by the way bud, the trucker image is a good one.. Cause the general public driving down the road doesn't even see the top of a flatbed and I highly doubt people will look at the patch work and say "man look at the patch work, that whole trailer must be unsafe"...

The only thing I do agree on with your post is yes if everything is replaced not cheap and a quick fix it would help the resale value..

As for trip hazards.. As long as the wood is the same thickness I don't see how you can trip on it... If you can't get wood the same thickness then sure maybe you will have a trip hazard.. If he is the only one who uses the trailer then I am sure he will be well aware off the replacement wood and know how to walk on or around it

 

^ pretty much.

 

I am with Turker, go get the rough cut hardwood and plane it down. It will be there as long as the apitong and will be nearly as strong. No need to pay 4x the price. Get the thickness right mix a little fuel and oil to stain it with and after a few months most will never know the difference.