Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:30 pm**

What have people used as flooring on there car trailers

and what are the pros and cons

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:40 pm**

Mine is full checker plate. I like it coz i can use the full trailer to carry stuff but it does make it a bit heavier.

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:44 pm**

MY45 wrote:Mine is full checker plate. I like it coz i can use the full trailer to carry stuff but it does make it a bit heavier.

dont lie...its so u can re use all the oil from the 40

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:00 pm**

Mine had full checker, makes it had to clean/paint, rough on the knees & elbows when you have to crawl under the car on trailer, also leaves little dents in soft race tyres.

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:06 pm**

Mines stretch mesh good cause all the mud n sh*t just falls through.

Posted: **Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:10 pm**

id just run checker plate down out side and heavey mesh down the middle
easy to clean

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:38 am**

Heavy duty expanded mesh in the treads and center front third, and the ramps (also HD expanded mesh) slot into the center section for the rear 2/3.

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:57 am**

I've noticed a lot of guys in the US recommend timber so you don't get burnt on a hot summers day when you have to lie on it.

Just another option....

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:18 am**

beebee wrote:I've noticed a lot of guys in the US recommend timber so you don't get burnt on a hot summers day when you have to lie on it.

Just another option....

Thats the way i have gone i an just a little concerned about the extra weight

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:41 am**

beebee wrote:I've noticed a lot of guys in the US recommend timber so you don't get burnt on a hot summers day when you have to lie on it.

Just another option....

$99 supercrap portable carport thingy and a bit of carpet to lay on is good

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:00 am**

Mount a spares/toolbox between the axles which can't be opened with the vehicle on the trailer, secure storage with good weight distribution.
J Top

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:09 am**

Sam's old trailer which towed the mog was full timber deck - didn't have any problem with weight - if you wanted timber you could easily make it strong enough

Tom

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:41 am**

Strength isn't an issue the car can be transported on the trailer with no flooring

I like the idea of the tool box

Ther are a few pictures

http://www.rockcrawlingqld.com/forums/v ... c&start=20

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:12 pm**

I like the trailer where you drive over the wheel arches.

This means the trailer is no wider then the floor

You could incorporate a toll box of sorts between the arches. So it looks like one big wheel arch the full width of the trailer

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:40 pm**

Shorty40 wrote:I like the trailer where you drive over the wheel arches.

This means the trailer is no wider then the floor

You could incorporate a toll box of sorts between the arches. So it looks like one big wheel arch the full width of the trailer

Thats how I plan to make mine this year....as the one thing I hate about towing a car trailer is how god dam wide it is....I want the trailer to be exactly the same width as the 4runner....

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:44 pm**

what do yo do if you increase you track of the vehicle being towed

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:24 pm**

STIKA wrote:what do yo do if you increase you track of the vehicle being towed

Theres not much wider than hilux diffs with 3" wheelspacers either side

Not that I have anyway

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