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[486] said:
why 8"
you've only got 6" frame rails...
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8" on center, not web height.


Wades_76_cj7 said:
you guys we are wasting our time trying to tell him.

arse_sidewards is gonna step over six $1s to pick up a nickel. Just do what you want man. You aren't asking for advice, you are asking for confirmation of what you already believe.
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I asked how I needed to space my crossmembers to make this work and then you and every other idiot tried telling me to do something else entirely.

Only three people so far have provided any reasonable info for the original question.

If I'm careful I can get more than enough suitable crossmember material for $0.40-0.60/lb. 12ga sheetmetal is free with a little time and labor and I have a bunch of it around already. If I happen across some cheap purlin or 3/16 plate I will happily use that but in the meantime I need to know how much material I need for crossmembers in the likely event that neither of those show up.

Muckin_Slusher said:
I never said it would rip.
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I missed the L :laughing:

45acp said:
6" C-purlin, BUT I think my crossmembers were 18". Or maybe 24". My memory sucks.
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12ga purlin I assume?

Was the "flange" width 2" or 2.5"
 
You have a sawmill, you mill wood why not a wood deck?

a 1 1/2 thick piece of decking you could go 20” on center.

With your thin steel I would stick around the 14” maybe 16”. Over time dropping big logs on it you’ll have to expect the centers will get depressed a bit.
 
...yeah that shoulda been more obvious to everyone ITT

get you some white oak or ash or something
I dunno wood good, but I've heard of those two being relatively non-rotty

ETA: hell, make the crossmembers outta curved logs like the filthy pakis do
 
ThePanzerFuhrer said:
You have a sawmill, you mill wood why not a wood deck?

a 1 1/2 thick piece of decking you could go 20” on center.

With your thin steel I would stick around the 14” maybe 16”. Over time dropping big logs on it you’ll have to expect the centers will get depressed a bit.
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This was my exact first thought, but then I realized it was an arse-sidewards thread, so common sense immediately flies right out the window...

I figured I'd just sit back and watch the excuses and odd thought processes blossom. :flipoff2:
 
[486] said:
...yeah that shoulda been more obvious to everyone ITT

get you some white oak or ash or something
I dunno wood good, but I've heard of those two being relatively non-rotty

ETA: hell, make the crossmembers outta curved logs like the filthy pakis do
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We use 2” white or red oak rough sawn wood for all our equipment trailers. They haul around 70,000 lbs objects. The beam spacing is like 20-24” under the wood. Wood just get replaced every 7-10 years once it starts to break.
 
Thefishguy77 said:
Thats why you put plywood down before you load a forklift on a wood deck trailer. At least that’s what we will try next time. Only needed to replace 2 boards last time. :lmao:
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Most car trailers just use shitty house lumber. Get some rough sawn hardwood and it will stop that from happening.
 
arse_sidewards said:
12ga purlin I assume?

Was the "flange" width 2" or 2.5"
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14ga, 2.5"

Ignore the old trailer pic... the lip for the ramps is bent all to shit and there's a piece of angle that caps the end of the purlin that's missing... its all been fixed now. I've abused the thing with way overweight loads and random scrap metal hauling. Tore up just about everything on that trailer except the floor. :laughing:
 
ThePanzerFuhrer said:
Why do you hate wood? I prefer a wood deck trailer. Most of your hate comes from the inferior wood 99% of the small trailer companies use to deck the top.
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Catches on shit. Doesn't last. Not really suitable for dragging a steel object over with a winch.
 
Sceep said:
HTF is that even possible?

Between dad and I, I think we own like 12. :laughing:
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Lol you need to stop getting stuck.

What in the hell do I need to winch for:flipoff2:? I do have 1 or 2 manual ratcheting cable come alongs and some chain falls.

I have more heavy equipment than I know what to do with. I don’t go off roading :lmao:. Something gets stuck there is a skid steer dozer excavator loader nearby. Only 4wd things I own are 2 service trucks and a 1970 chevelle:lmao:. Everything else is 2 dig.

The more I think about it I’m kinda anti going off road.

Not all is lost though. I will be buying a small electric winch to install in the mini jet boat. That thing will probably get stuck in the pickers a few times:lmao:
 
[486] said:
...yeah that shoulda been more obvious to everyone ITT

get you some white oak or ash or something
I dunno wood good, but I've heard of those two being relatively non-rotty

ETA: hell, make the crossmembers outta curved logs like the filthy pakis do
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My dad had a sawmill when I was growing up, I remember him trading oak deck boards for low boy rides for his D8.
 
I have had wood deck trailers and I have had steel deck trailers, I prefer wood over steel deck for my intended usage. I have hauled just about every thing including lumber and firewood and never had a problem. One trailer came from down south and it had "treated" wood on it, my brother bought it new, I bought it and the deck boards didn't last more than 3 years, so punky I stepped through one of them. Replace with pressure treated and never looked back.
 
dave_dj1 said:
I have had wood deck trailers and I have had steel deck trailers, I prefer wood over steel deck for my intended usage. I have hauled just about every thing including lumber and firewood and never had a problem. One trailer came from down south and it had "treated" wood on it, my brother bought it new, I bought it and the deck boards didn't last more than 3 years, so punky I stepped through one of them. Replace with pressure treated and never looked back.
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most pressure treated stuff is gonna rust your crossmembers real bad, because it is a copper salt that they treat it with
if you can get the good black creosote treated stuff then never mind
 
[486] said:
most pressure treated stuff is gonna rust your crossmembers real bad, because it is a copper salt that they treat it with
if you can get the good black creosote treated stuff then never mind
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That's a good idea, toss some RR ties on the sawmill and use for decking.
 
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