I have been looking around for awhile for strips of plastic to put on my double place trailer to guard it from the skis ripping it up. I have been to a couple of dealerships and they want 100-140$ for them. I have looked around at hardware stores also, and it seems like nobody has just strips of platic for sale. Has anybody else used something different, or should i just drop 100 bucks for it. thanks

I was fortunate enough for my old trailer that a buddy of mine worked at a place where they made plastic barrels. I just cut them up and ran the strips on my deck. Worked pretty good. This trailer I have now, I picked up a box liner for a truck and used that.(used) I cut the strips and used self tappers and it works great.

Cut up bedliners have been used . Also at home depot you can buy garage door trim (big overhead) thats made out of hard plastic ,its grooved on the backside thats perfect for your wearbars. I my self like the bars off the floordeck to help slidding on and off. For my fix i just use some wood. For a center keel ski all you need is some 2x2,s for the persisions i used a 2x4 and a 1x3 it lifted the bars about 1/4 off the deck, it also locks them place for side to side movment. Just make sure the scew heads are below the surface sotheres no damage to your ski while load/unloading. I've hurd pvc piping works too.

Ok thanks, yeah i have thought about bed liners too i guess, i might try that.

Bed liners work great, have had mine set-up with one for 3 years and still looks great.

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Bed liners, I put them on my trailer 2 years ago & they still look the same. I have them up the back doors, on the trailer & down the frt door. I priced the strips that are made for the trailers & it would have cost me $400 :bash: It cost me $20 with bed liners :D

Should i just use the rubber mat like ones that you can put in there, or cut up a full plastic one with the ridges in it??

Should i just use the rubber mat like ones that you can put in there, or cut up a full plastic one with the ridges in it??
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Cut up a plastic liner with a jig saw. The skis will grab on the rubber & the grooves in the plastic liner will keep your skis straight. :thumbsup:

Why do you want anything at all? It's not like you run your sled in and out of the trailer everyday. So it scraches the wood a little. What I hate about them is if you dont get your sled on perfectly then you have to physicaly lift the front of the sled completly off the deck and move it. Now putting out my back and ruining a trip is not in my plans.
I just bought a used covered trailer and the plastic pain the arses were in their. They were little 6"x12" interlocking strips that are now in a box in the basement that might get used someday for something other than blowing out my back. I did leave them in the middle for traction but now I can steer my sled where I want not where the guides want.
Think about it :huh:

I guess alot would depend on what trailer you have. Guides are a plus on a tilt bed i think, but maybe not such a deal on a drive on // off trailer .I could see where it could be a hassle in a enclosed rig. Catching a wearbar on the edge of a trailer or ramp unexpectedly WILL get your attention in a hurry though!.

One thing to keep in mind if it's an open trailer:
We cut up a bedliner we got for $20 used from a dealership. It works great. One problem we didn't think about when installing it in 30 degree weather.......summer. The trailer sat outside and the sun expanded the bedliner strips and sheared off all the screw heads and buckled the plastic. We need to make slots for the screws (like Vynl siding) so that they can move when they expand and contract.
Just something to think about.

We have bedliner as well. Actually I just picked up an entire other bedliner, so if anyone need some let me know. Ours were mounted in the cold as well. In the summer it expands and it gets wavy. Ours didn't pop over any of the screws though.

Home Depot
White plastic garage door frame trim. Cheap!
It's flat on one side and grooved on the back much like the material available through sled suppliers. Mount it face down on the trailer floor and Bob's your uncle.

We have bedliner as well. Actually I just picked up an entire other bedliner, so if anyone need some let me know. Ours were mounted in the cold as well. In the summer it expands and it gets wavy. Ours didn't pop over any of the screws though.
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We used deck screws which have very little shear strength.......dumb...

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