where to get new timber ofr trailer

GERMAN ROCKS

was going to start a little project over the winter to re timber a currently rotten silage trailer. just wondering where is the best place to get the timber in cork.i take it you get special stuff like a jigsaw where each piece clicks into the next.

Muckit

Hi Germanrocks

Any local sawmill should be able to supply you with the timber, just look up the golden pages and ring around

I got some lately for a trailer floor I'm goin doing. It's pressure treated and I'd advise you to get the same, it'I last for years. Another thing I'd say is NOT to fit the timber straight away, especially not in the winter time. The timber will have too much moisture. If you did fit it, it would look great for a while, then annoying gaps would start coming between the boards as they shrink. You'I have to leave the timber for at least 6 months to let it season after it has been treated. Buy it now alright but leave it in the shed (ideally where you'I be storing the trailer) to let it season and aclimatise.

LARCH our DOUGLAS FIR are the timbers you're looking for. Don't be tempted to go for anything else or it'I rot out of it in and you'I be faced with the same job in 2-3years.

You'I need it perferrably tongued and grooved for the sides carts, especially if you've graincarts.

A tight butt joint is sufficient for the floor if timber is well seasoned or a small rebate if not and you want to ensure there will be no gaps.

Fit new runners aswel under floor boards

So get your timber and store it away until early next summer would be my advice.

In the mean time during the winter, you'I have enough to be getting on with.

• You can strip down the old trailer timber and get in and wirebrush the chassis and ironwork. Clean it up well and paint it (again, it would be preferable to leave this until finer weather in spring, but it is still very do-able this time of year)
• Check the ram for oil leaks/replace seals as necessary
• Check wheel hubs and tyres

Hope this helps, best of luck!

Bitten & Hisses

I posted a similar thread here a few months back. You need tongued and grooved larch or douglas fir, which is available from coillte sawmills. Fill out the online enquiry form on their website and they'll tell you where you can source the timber. I know it's available in 4Home in Mallow, for instance. You'll find the Coillte staff are very helpful

Muckit

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

I posted a similar thread here a few months back. You need tongued and grooved larch or douglas fir, which is available from coillte sawmills. Fill out the online enquiry form on their website and they'll tell you where you can source the timber. I know it's available in 4Home in Mallow, for instance. You'll find the Coillte staff are very helpful

I won't advice buying through a merchant, timber quality is usually sh1t to say the least

Another thing is go to a reputable sawmill/supplier. Your at their mercy really as to exactly what your buying ie. what it says on the label (so to speak) might not bre exactly what it says on the tin;) I'I say no more