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21ft cattle trailer refurb

larthehar · 2014-05-19 16:10:57

Hi all, I have a 21ft trailer I am thinking of refurbing. Has wooden sides at the moment, if I was was to go to steel would I get away with 2mm (rib spacings are 20") or would I need 3mm?

19-05-2014 4:10pm

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larthehar

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Hi all,

I have a 21ft trailer I am thinking of refurbing. Has wooden sides at the moment, if I was was to go to steel would I get away with 2mm (rib spacings are 20") or would I need 3mm?

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#2 19-05-2014 4:50pm

onyerbikepat

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Have you a vernier? Next time you are at a mart, hop up on a few lorries and measure what they have.

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#3 24-05-2014 6:19pm

enricoh

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the cow ****e eats into the steel fairly handy so with a mm gone it'd be handy for a hoof to go through.
if it wasnt near dung i'd say 2 , but as it is i'd go 3.
get t and g floor boards an 1" thick? cheap as chips!

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#4 24-05-2014 7:44pm

Miname

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would you not go with aluminium, its not as dear as everyone reckons and a fair bit lighter than steel. if its for the floor id still like to lay a run of treated boards first and lay the sheeting on top.

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#5 14-11-2014 11:20pm

raypallas

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Hi poster, just wondering how your job turned out? Just bought a 20 ft Looby trailer needing a floor but haven't decided whether to go steel or aluminium yet.

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