If you plan on laying the pine on top of the old wood, it might be alright. I don't think that I would want to put pine down in place of the apitong. It might work, but whether you are talking about rubber tires or track, you will have a lot of weight on the deck. I haul some military trucks, etc., on my step deck from time to time. I would rather have something with a track than a wheel due to the displacement of the weight using a track. I have 12" centers on my step deck and I would be apprehensive about using pine unless I put it on top of the old wood. I might be more inclined to use sheets of plywood rather than pine until I could afford the apitong. Neither will last all that long. The apitong on my trailer is 1 1/8" I believe. Do you plan on taking up the old wood before putting someting else down on your trailer?
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The lower deck height may help you. Your post reminds me that I need to call a guy I know who has owned a lot of open deck equipment. He also has a sawmill. |
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I really need to get this whole re-decking thing figured out. I honestly don't want to use pine. I don't trust it, but if I can use it for a year for any stepdeck load, I guess I'll have to do it. Can't really beat the price down here for Top Choice 2" x 6" x 16' #2 Prime ACQ Treated Lumber for $8.97 per plank. |
What are you cross member spacings? Are you doing general freight or anything specific? It would be my inexperienced guess that if you could lay 2 sheets of plywood (having each layer staggered) it would be stronger than pine. If you want to treat it you can do that also.
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Anyone have an opinion on these woods: poplar or ash.. Anyone have any experience with any of these types of wood?
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Ash is used to make baseball bats....it has some good points....but it also has its bad points. |
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