Finding wall studs in reefer?

What wasn't asked was this question - vertical or horizontal

Here is a not a useless reply;

Buy one with them already installed.

Here is another not-so-useless reply;

DO NOT USE SCREWS. There is a reason why they make rivets.

If it is vertical, then a stud finder and experiment to find where CAREFULLY DRILL HOLES FOR THE RIVETS so they are properly secured.

If it is horizontal, you may have to put in u channel for the etrack as reinforcement.

We have tried this before here, it never turned out right, so we always bought the reefer with them installed.

 

Have never seen anything but vertical studs. How the H888 does horizontal keep the walls from blowing out?
Need to know if the studs are U or Z. If Z and you measure from the outside you'll miss every one.

 

Another useless one!!! rivets will not hold etrack after of a week they will fall down from pallet pressure.
What you talking about vertical or horizontal? we talking here how to put etracks!!! maybe you thinking some different topic here so

 

As long as the trailer is getting vibration from reefer and truck the screws will never stay tight. They will have to be added to a maintainance schedule and retightened frequently. All boxes that have the wood panels screwed in will tell you that. Panels always get loose, screws break, they back out get snagged by things and snap off. In and out flex from the walls is another issue for the screws to stay tight.

 

Man we talking about etracks installation not panels.
We talk about aluminum members inside the walls

 

Installing E Track's in our 53' Vanguard reefer trailer. (youtube.com)

In the video comments she says they found the studs with a standard stud finder.

 

The lower scuff plate has screws where it is held in place. Use them as a guide, as that is where is the wall studs are.

 

Respectfully , buying trailer with them installed from mfgr is the smart move. If not dead set on this trailer.

 

Not at all, been doing this for a long time and know what I'm talking about.

What pallet pressure?

Are you talking about the pressures created by holding the load in place for a hard stop?

If you talk to any manufacturer, they will tell you they never use screws to secure the tracks in place because screws do not have the same surface area as a rivet. They also are using a backing channel to further strengthen the securing horizontal segment to the wall to allow more surface area to hold the load. Vertical installation is a bit different than horizontal, but then you are asking what in the next quote.

Dude read what I said, there are verticle ETrack sections and there are horizontal sections, I have trailers (PLURAL) with depending on the customer or the freight being targeted.

Here is one with verticle Etrack



Some dry vans have both but others have vertical sections.



Reefers are the same, you can have one or the other or both.

 

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