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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 569392" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>Mine are rubber stall mats as others have described and about 34 inch thick.</p><p></p><p>I got them at my local feed store.</p><p></p><p>Mine are not slick like some folks have described. All the stock rides well on them. Now you can get enough juicy cow crap on em to slided in but that would be the case with any floor that didn't have a lot of drains holes. </p><p></p><p>I have not experienced any increased problem with loading cattle and most of mine are loaded at a gate.</p><p></p><p>I did not fasten mine down as I pull them and wash everything down after hauling cattle. failure to do so on a consistent basis is why I had to rebuild the trailer in the first place. Not having to use bedding makes cleanout a snap. Park the trailer on a slight incline for drainage and hose it out. pull the mats and hose again and let em dry and pop em back in. Mats are heavy and awkward to handle but I have found that with two pair of vice grips I can do about what I want to with them pretty easily. vice grips give me a handle. My mats are over a rough cut oak floor and i treat the oak with linseed oil about once a year. this year I even pulled em out and treated the bottom sides. did a little maintenance welding while I had the floor out. I don't have the floor fastened down either but my floor does not have any tilt ability and is supported on all four sides and then the mats on top anchor everything. Alll built for ease of cleaning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 569392, member: 6543"] Mine are rubber stall mats as others have described and about 34 inch thick. I got them at my local feed store. Mine are not slick like some folks have described. All the stock rides well on them. Now you can get enough juicy cow crap on em to slided in but that would be the case with any floor that didn't have a lot of drains holes. I have not experienced any increased problem with loading cattle and most of mine are loaded at a gate. I did not fasten mine down as I pull them and wash everything down after hauling cattle. failure to do so on a consistent basis is why I had to rebuild the trailer in the first place. Not having to use bedding makes cleanout a snap. Park the trailer on a slight incline for drainage and hose it out. pull the mats and hose again and let em dry and pop em back in. Mats are heavy and awkward to handle but I have found that with two pair of vice grips I can do about what I want to with them pretty easily. vice grips give me a handle. My mats are over a rough cut oak floor and i treat the oak with linseed oil about once a year. this year I even pulled em out and treated the bottom sides. did a little maintenance welding while I had the floor out. I don't have the floor fastened down either but my floor does not have any tilt ability and is supported on all four sides and then the mats on top anchor everything. Alll built for ease of cleaning. [/QUOTE]
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