Trailer Floor

[TCRanch]

Anyone done the rubber floors ? I like the looks of the cleated material

The back section where they load has rubber cleats and they're wonderful. We had the rubber mats in the trailer that got destroyed in the tornado and put them in the middle & front sections. That was our mistake. Even when we did clean it out, those mats are so dang heavy that all the moisture collects underneath because our livestock trailers are kept outside.

 

[wbvs58]

Just got back fro picking up the traailer with a new floor. Treated ground contact pine with a bull panel welding to the cross members in the trailer. $629.29 .

That is a pretty reasonable price I would think.

Ken

 

[EasTex]

Just got back fro picking up the traailer with a new floor. Treated ground contact pine with a bull panel welding to the cross members in the trailer. $629.29 .

Seems like a fair price and cheap for the peace of mind it will bring you.

 

[coachg]

The back section where they load has rubber cleats and they're wonderful. We had the rubber mats in the trailer that got destroyed in the tornado and put them in the middle & front sections. That was our mistake. Even when we did clean it out, those mats are so dang heavy that all the moisture collects underneath because our livestock trailers are kept outside.

I talked to a rep for the rubber flooring today . 6 in x2 in x 6 ft is $53 a board

 

[coachg]

 

[kenny thomas]

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That's one of the options in the Kiefer Trailers I deliver. Heavy duty flooring

 

[bird dog]

I have rumbler floors and I don't think I would ever own another trailer without them. Its a no worry option. Well with Big Bend trailers its not really a option. They have a lot of standard items that are options on other trailers. I guess its all about the same. You buy a decent trailer and add options or you buy a good trailer where most of what you want is included.

 

[hurleyjd]

That is a pretty reasonable price I would think.

Ken

They got it done with four hours of labor. I use them a lot for welding and other items such as removing and installing wore out baler bearings.

 

[CowboyRam]

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That looks like it would be a pain to power wash out.

 

[kenny thomas]

That looks like it would be a pain to power wash out.

There is a crack between each board so very easy to wash out. Most of it goes out on its own.

 

[coachg]

Here's another option

 

[TCRanch]

Here's another option

I'd go with the cleats.

 

[TCRanch]

Little update on our trailer. Got it back earlier this week and they replaced quite a few boards, treated the rest of the wood (obviously not the cleats) with diesel. $350 including all the wood & labor. Pretty reasonable IMO.

 

[hurleyjd]

I put the calf with the broken leg in a small pasture by itself. . Feed and hay the leg has gown together and he gets around very well all though the leg is a little crooked.

 

[coachg]

Went with treated lumber and rubber stall mats from Tractor Supply. Trailer was a work in progress. Rubber boards were going to run 3-4 thousand. I've got about $ 450 .

 

[midTN_Brangusman]

My trailer is a 16 foot WW goose neck. This will be the second floor since buying the trailer. I told the floor installer to put in a new 5x16 foot bull panel and weld it to the cross braces. If i was going to stay in the cattle business I think I would install the Rumber boards and be done with the wood becoming rotten.

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That's what I have in my trailer with 1" spacing in between. Don't have to wash it out but leaves a mess if you stop somewhere.

 

[EasTex]

And so it begins
Had a couple of rotten boards, but most of them in really good shape. Frame is good. It's worth doing just for the peace of mind it will bring.

 

[Brute 23]

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And so it begins
Had a couple of rotten boards, but most of them in really good shape. Frame is good. It's worth doing just for the peace of mind it will bring.

I have another you can do about the time you finish that one.

It has the original, cheap boards and I cringe a little every time I watch cattle walk on them, especially bulls, which is mainly what I use it for.

 

[EasTex]

Yep I'll be picking up a bull the 1st week of February. I've been worrying about that floor. I think I am going back with pressure treated 2x8.

 

[M.Magis]

Adding more steel supports when I had my floor out was the cheapest piece of mind I've ever bought. Especially near the sidewalls since thats where boards rot first.