What ideas do you guys have for protecting your trailer floors from carbides? I have seen various products and have used old plastic truck bed liners that work on the doors (ramps) but I was hoping to find the best way to protect the whole floor.
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How about more strips of plastic truck bed liners? I don't have any protection on the wood deck of my open trailer either. I'll probably hit up the local spray in liner shop and see if he has some of the plastic bed liners lying around that he doesn't want. If he does, I'll do like you did for the ramp and, run them the length of it to protect the marine grade plywood (my ramp is allumium with plastic where the skis go up).
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just screw down another layer of chipboard.
What about rhino lining????
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spray in bed liner would probably be the best way to go. its not slippery like a slide in liner but it protects really well. we have one truck at work with it in it (transport shop) and it is holding up in it really well.
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Not rino Linings...Custom Linings
We did EXTENSIVE research on this idea on our new trailer...
We found out that rino linings will be cut very very easily with carbides. The only liner that will withstand carbides and not cut or slice is Custom linings. It is a hot process liner that goes in at super high pressures vs. the other where they just somewhat glob it in there and then texture it. The cost is about $5.50 per sqare foot....and I highly suggest the pimer to be put down before the liner...it's worth every dime..
To contact them...go to www (dot) customlinings (dot) Com. They have 67 professional dealers throughout the USA....
The liner will outlast your trailer...I guarantee it.....
PS...I also suggest having it sprayed up 6 inches on the sides of your enclosed trailers...
We did EXTENSIVE research on this idea on our new trailer...
We found out that rino linings will be cut very very easily with carbides. The only liner that will withstand carbides and not cut or slice is Custom linings. It is a hot process liner that goes in at super high pressures vs. the other where they just somewhat glob it in there and then texture it. The cost is about $5.50 per sqare foot....and I highly suggest the pimer to be put down before the liner...it's worth every dime..
To contact them...go to www (dot) customlinings (dot) Com. They have 67 professional dealers throughout the USA....
The liner will outlast your trailer...I guarantee it.....
PS...I also suggest having it sprayed up 6 inches on the sides of your enclosed trailers...
Hockey puck board used in rinks works very well cut it in strips and lay on your trailer floor where the skis will run.
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Any recommendations on where to get the puck board? Not having any luck online.
Thanks
Any recommendations on where to get the puck board? Not having any luck online.
Thanks
Yes I do in fact when I needed some I went to the rink and they had some 1 foot wide by 8 foot lengths in storage I bought 8 of them for 20 bucks. If they dont have any they will know where to order it from in the mean time I will look for a supplier for you too!
Here is one link! http://www.a2zarenaproducts.com/portal/ ... e=a2zarena
and another
http://www.taylorsplasticlumber.com/index.html
Here is one link! http://www.a2zarenaproducts.com/portal/ ... e=a2zarena
and another
http://www.taylorsplasticlumber.com/index.html
Re: Not rino Linings...Custom Linings
I agree Rhino Liner as a brand is pretty much the softest and weakest spray-in liner out there. Be aware that there are also other superior spray-in bedliner products...
Line-X comes to mind. I don't have it on my trailer, but I do have it in my pickup bed which is used to haul the extra sled all winter. Truck and liner is now 4 years old and carbides are dragged over it hard core each winter. Has never even scratched the liner, much less actually sliced it.
Even if I did manage to cut it somehow they'd fix it for free: Lifetime non-prorated warranty. Only professional installation however, you can't buy it off the shelf. And probably not the cheapest stuff at somewhere around $500ish US to spray my bed if memory serves.
johndeere8420 said:
I agree Rhino Liner as a brand is pretty much the softest and weakest spray-in liner out there. Be aware that there are also other superior spray-in bedliner products...
Line-X comes to mind. I don't have it on my trailer, but I do have it in my pickup bed which is used to haul the extra sled all winter. Truck and liner is now 4 years old and carbides are dragged over it hard core each winter. Has never even scratched the liner, much less actually sliced it.
Even if I did manage to cut it somehow they'd fix it for free: Lifetime non-prorated warranty. Only professional installation however, you can't buy it off the shelf. And probably not the cheapest stuff at somewhere around $500ish US to spray my bed if memory serves.
I have the Line-X box liner in my truck and it is a great product. I can see that being the best spray on protector for sure. The only problem I can see with this product would be to get your sled to move that is why the puck board works so nice. It protects your floor and allows the sled to move quite easily as the carbides ride on top of the plastic puck board. The answer would be to have both on your trailer and would last a lifetime.
