Any Advice? Trailor decking - Page 2 - Snowmobile World : Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

snoshoe82 · 02-18-2013, 03:31 PM

My last trailer, had the originial decking but we used the plastic ski guilds on sides and middle and for the studded track we got and old track from the junkyard, cut it in 1/2, and fastened it with lag bolts. The spring shackles rusted out before the deck was even close to torn up.
Good Luck

HP&Torque · 02-23-2013, 06:14 PM

Have this on my Floe,,, 1/4 to 3/16" thick,, Ice picks, studs, carbide blades,, all have NO effect on this,, its a 97 btw, should last about forever....

b349 · 03-14-2013, 01:09 PM

thanks for the replies. Im thinking of doing the 2x6 treated boards over the plywood. But still not sure.

meburdick · 03-14-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by b349

thanks for the replies. Im thinking of doing the 2x6 treated boards over the plywood. But still not sure.

2x6 or 5/4?

Putting down 5/8 plywood will require minimal measuring and cutting and should go "quick". If you put down planking of any kind, you're going to be doing a LOT of extra measuring and cutting and may have a tough time securing it well. You'll also need a lot more hardware to attach all of those boards than what's currently in use for the plywood. That will offset any sort of cost-savings you might get.

I still say you're best bet is to put down the marine grade stuff again. Trailer manufacturers do not spend money that they don't have to, and yet just about every one of them uses the same type of decking. Again.. it's for a reason.