Dry Van floor repair

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  1. Aug 13, 2017 #1
    haider99

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    So I purchased a 2007 Stoughton dry van which seems to be in pretty good shape other then little rust on the outside. However, at the time of my inspection, there was one thing I missed.

    Inside on the side where the wood ends and there is about 2 inches of aluminum. There are about 3 eatened up holes. Thete is no sunlight coming thru though. I have taken some pics and will be adding them here soon.

    I wanted to ask TTR before showing my mechanic tomorrow on the best way to repair it.

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  3. Aug 13, 2017 #2
    bigkev1115

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    With a 10 year old trailer, some customers may refuse to load a trailer that old.
     
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  4. Aug 13, 2017 #3
    haider99

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    I bought this trailer last week from a person who also repairs dry vans. This person was referred by someone I know.

    I will take it back to him and show him this. Are there any rights I have?
     
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  5. Aug 13, 2017 #4
    passingthru69

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    Was there any written warranty on said trl
     
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  7. Aug 13, 2017 #5
    haider99

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    Nope
     
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    BoostedTeg

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    You bought a 10 year old trailer just patch it and keep on working it. It looks that the holes are on the metal so I would just weld a new piece over the holes and be done with it.
     
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  9. Aug 13, 2017 #7
    haider99

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    I have another 2008 which is in better shape. So far, not one broker asked if the van was less then 10 years old
     
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  10. Aug 13, 2017 #8
    lilillill

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    Paper mills are typically the only ones who will require a trailer to be newer than ten years.
     
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    bulldawg trucker

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    Just out of curiosity what is their reasoning behind that?
     
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    lilillill

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    I guess because they have a tendency to break in half once they get so old. I used to pull dry van as a company driver and had to go and retrieve more than one broken trailer that suffered the consequences of pulp rolls.
     
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