Are the open trailer with the treated wood slats durable and worth the money?
I'm looking at getting an open trailer with the treated wood slats.
How do they hold up in the weather?
How ofter do I need to paint the steel as not to have it begin rusting (I'm in the East - (PA, NJ area)?
Not much snow in the past 5 years or so but some snow which equals road salt. I would need to store it outside all season as I don't have the space to put it inside.
Are the open trailer with the treated wood slats durable and worth the money?
The steel zieman in my gallery has some rock chips and spots of rust. I just go around it with a can of spray paint...
In the salt/rust belt, though, you would probably be better off going aluminum, or you would probably want to tip the trailer over to paint the underside when it needs it.
Are the open trailer with the treated wood slats durable and worth the money?
I have a 16 ft with wood florrs thats 20 plus years old, replaced the wood one time. I wait for a nice warm day and pour my used motor oil on the floor and let it soak in, acts as a perserative very well. Its stored outside year round, about every 10 years I scrape or have the steel sandblasted and prime and paint to match my current truck color or whatever color I have on hand. I ussually treat the flor every 5 yrs or so. Hope this helps
Are the open trailer with the treated wood slats durable and worth the money?
Aluminum will turn white here in the " rust belt" takes alot of polishing to keep them up. Up here there are trailers that are steel sprayed with line-x. I have one its held up well.
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You can use a quality wood preservative on the wood slats, and if the trailer is aluminum it will not rust. Here is the 18' tilt bed H&H trailer I use to trailer the ATVs, motorcycles, muscle car, and Jeep. Its only a year old, but so far it looks as good as it did right after I applied the Penafin wood preservative, which in this case was Brazilian Rose Wood Oil, specifically for pressure treated wood.
You can use a quality wood preservative on the wood slats, and if the trailer is aluminum it will not rust. Here is the 18' tilt bed H&H trailer I use to trailer the ATVs, motorcycles, muscle car, and Jeep. Its only a year old, but so far it looks as good as it did right after I applied the Penafin wood preservative, which in this case was Brazilian Rose Wood Oil, specifically for pressure treated wood.
That's a damn nice trailer!
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Are the open trailer with the treated wood slats durable and worth the money?
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