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Title: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: jabberwoki on June 15, 2020, 11:35:54 PM: I remember a long while ago hearing that you could buy used aluminum truck floors to use as a trailer floor.
Anybody got any info?
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: strik9 on June 15, 2020, 11:56:33 PM: Places that salvage or scavenge wrecked trucks for parts might be the best source.

Anybody near you do that?
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: gtermini on June 16, 2020, 10:57:48 AM: Ditto on the truck wreckers. The sorta local one here is Anderson Bros in Eugene. I assume you're talking about the essentially 1x3 extruded alum "boards" used in dry van floors? Maybe find a walking floor trailer that has been messed up to gut the planks out of. You could call the big chip hauling outfits and see if they have a trailer coming in for re-flooring.
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: jabberwoki on September 27, 2020, 09:31:37 PM: Got the entire floor out of a walking floor sawdust truck. Enough for 2 1/2 trailer floors.
I`ll tackle it this winter.
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: gtermini on September 27, 2020, 10:13:55 PM: Off the list or from a wrecker? Under a dollar a pound?
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: J.A.F.E. on September 27, 2020, 11:35:19 PM: What are you going to use the 1/2 trailer for?
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: pep on September 28, 2020, 06:13:07 AM: Good idea Steve

How does it go together?
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: skfarmer on September 28, 2020, 08:10:23 AM: Quote from: J.A.F.E. on September 27, 2020, 11:35:19 PM
What are you going to use the 1/2 trailer for?
send it to me. i could use half a trailer. :great:
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: fatfillup on September 28, 2020, 08:38:12 AM: Quote from: J.A.F.E. on September 27, 2020, 11:35:19 PM
What are you going to use the 1/2 trailer for?

Silly alien, 1/2 trailer for 1/2 a load.

Why you got to be so 1/2 assed :))
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: J.A.F.E. on September 28, 2020, 08:42:10 AM: Quote from: fatfillup on September 28, 2020, 08:38:12 AM
Quote from: J.A.F.E. on September 27, 2020, 11:35:19 PM
What are you going to use the 1/2 trailer for?

Silly alien, 1/2 trailer for 1/2 a load.

Why you got to be so 1/2 assed :))

I had 1/2 a mind to not respond to that. But the other 1/2 won.
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: Matt_T on September 28, 2020, 11:11:44 AM: Quote from: fatfillup on September 28, 2020, 08:38:12 AM
Silly alien, 1/2 trailer for 1/2 a load.

Why you got to be so 1/2 assed :))

I reckon he's 3 beers short of a six pack ;)
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: jabberwoki on September 28, 2020, 05:52:05 PM: G... twas free :93:
P... I`m planning in screwing in in and sandwiching it in between the side rails. I`ll know more when I start on it.
Jaffer......... :banghead:
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: J.A.F.E. on September 28, 2020, 06:14:38 PM: Quote from: jabberwoki on September 28, 2020, 05:52:05 PM

Jaffer......... :banghead:

You're welcome. My work is never done.
Title: Re: Aluminium truck floors
Post by: jabberwoki on September 28, 2020, 08:40:08 PM: My .5 ill spank with my plank.