If you were putting a new floor in a Stock trailer

[bird dog]

Cleated rubber is the only way to go.

 

[Brute 23]

Cleated rubber is the only way to go.

We just bought a new trailer and that was one of my non-negotiables.

 

[simme]

The Rumber boards require the steel support framing on the trailer to be a maximum of 12" apart. On a conversion from wood floor to rumber, additional steel may be required for support.

 

[wbvs58]

Should you wait until the oak is dried before installing because of shrinkage or is that not really an issue?

They should be dry by now.

Ken

 

[Stonewall Joe]

Rumber
http://www.rumber.com/trailer_flooring_ ... horse.html

slipperyvwhen wet, even moreslippery with cow crap

 

[Stonewall Joe]

I just shake from fear everytime I see a trailer with any type of cattle panels stapled to the floor. I have nightmares with visions of never ending toe abscesses. In fact after banding steers it is cattle off lush pastures hauled in trailers with cattle panels stapled to the floors that is my second biggest reason not to buy those cattle. Banded steers hauled in trailers with cattle panels on the floor will never knowingly come onto my farm.

that will reduce greatly the number of cattle you buy. The chance of cattle panels on a floor hurting a cow's foot is so infitemally small it is ridiculous

 

[Dave]

If I had a trailer that needed a new floor I would get rid of it and buy a new trailer.

 

[Ned Jr.]

Around 30 years ago, when my parents still had cows, we had a trailer with a wood floor. We had a bad drought and about every week dad would have me haul another trailer load to the sale barn. Our sale barn is around 2 1/2 hours away. The trailer had some boards that were breaking and it had a hole in the floor. It kept getting bigger. I tried a few things but i sure spent a lot of time looking at my rear view mirror worrying. I'd see pieces bouncing down the road sometimes. We had a trailer company put a new floor in but their measurements didn't come out right and they put a sliver of a board in. That didn't help my worry's much. We ended up having them custom build a new trailer and I requested a rubber board floor. They did have to put extra floor support in. It's ok but like Stonewall Joe said it does get very slick. I hate hauling young pairs. I've had cows slip and fall on their calves. Now I also have a couple Wilson trailers and don't worry about the floor anymore.

 

[Travlr]

If I had a trailer that needed a new floor I would get rid of it and buy a new trailer.

I've made some decent money buying trailers that needed a floor and reselling them after I put in new boards.

 

[Brute 23]

Around 30 years ago, when my parents still had cows, we had a trailer with a wood floor. We had a bad drought and about every week dad would have me haul another trailer load to the sale barn. Our sale barn is around 2 1/2 hours away. The trailer had some boards that were breaking and it had a hole in the floor. It kept getting bigger. I tried a few things but i sure spent a lot of time looking at my rear view mirror worrying. I'd see pieces bouncing down the road sometimes. We had a trailer company put a new floor in but their measurements didn't come out right and they put a sliver of a board in. That didn't help my worry's much. We ended up having them custom build a new trailer and I requested a rubber board floor. They did have to put extra floor support in. It's ok but like Stonewall Joe said it does get very slick. I hate hauling young pairs. I've had cows slip and fall on their calves. Now I also have a couple Wilson trailers and don't worry about the floor anymore.

What kind of floor does Wilson have?

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

If I had a trailer that needed a new floor I would get rid of it and buy a new trailer.

Here in Salt country when the floor is rotted out typically the crossmembers underneath are as well. Perfect for a one way trip to the scrap yard.

Wilson's have diamond plate aluminum.

 

[Ned Jr.]

What kind of floor does Wilson have?

Aluminum.

 

[kenny thomas]

What kind of floor does Wilson have?

Wilson is all aluminum. Instead of welded its riveted. Mine is a 2002 and hauled a few thousand without a break in the aluminum.

 

[Brute 23]

Wilson is all aluminum. Instead of welded its riveted. Mine is a 2002 and hauled a few thousand without a break in the aluminum.

Does it get slippery too or do yall put some thing down on it?

 

[kenny thomas]

Does it get slippery too or do yall put some thing down on it?

Mine is diamond plate so i suppose it could eventually wear down. But mine hasn't been cleaned out in several years so its no problem with slipping. I hauled 2 loads yesterday.

 

[bird dog]

The aluminums I have seen get just as slippery as the rubber floors. The diamonds help but they ain't much with manure. I always wonder how the manure gets out of the trailer? A shovel?

Cleated rubber floors have offset 1" blocks of rubber. Yeah they will still slip but the cleat usually catches them from sliding very far. The manure can fall out of the trailer similar to wood.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I use a plastic snow shovel and steam cleaner every so often to clean my diamond plate aluminum floor and trailer out. A fresh clean floor with fresh manure on it can get slippery, once the manure is packed down it has more grip than you could ask for. A bag of shavings on a clean diamond plate floor solves that initial slipperyness if so desired.

Knock on wood I haven't had an animal slip on the floor and get hurt.

 

[GoWyo]

I have a Merritt aluminum stock trailer with diamond plate flooring. I clean it a couple times a yea, especially after hauling out to summer pastures because it can get pretty sloppy with all the recycled green grass. I usually put in some large flake shavings. A few shovels full of dirt will give it some grip too. Really isn't necessary and I only do it for hauling horses. The big rigs use truck washout services when they can and don't put anything down after a washout.

 

[kenny thomas]

I have a Merritt aluminum stock trailer with diamond plate flooring. I clean it a couple times a yea, especially after hauling out to summer pastures because it can get pretty sloppy with all the recycled green grass. I usually put in some large flake shavings. A few shovels full of dirt will give it some grip too. Really isn't necessary and I only do it for hauling horses. The big rigs use truck washout services when they can and don't put anything down after a washout.

When i did clean mine often it was hard to get them to load unless i threw some dirt inside. The clean shiny floor seemed to scare them.

 

[Brute 23]

The aluminums I have seen get just as slippery as the rubber floors. The diamonds help but they ain't much with manure. I always wonder how the manure gets out of the trailer? A shovel?

Cleated rubber floors have offset 1" blocks of rubber. Yeah they will still slip but the cleat usually catches them from sliding very far. The manure can fall out of the trailer similar to wood.

That is what ours has. I've see the smooth rubber mats get slick but the cleats seem to help alot.