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Offline jabberwoki

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Aluminium truck floors
« 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?
Is the need enough? Or does the want suffice?

Offline strik9

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #1 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? 

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #2 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.

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2020, 10:13:55 PM »
Off the list or from a wrecker? Under a dollar a pound?

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2020, 11:35:19 PM »
What are you going to use the 1/2 trailer for?
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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2020, 06:13:07 AM »
Good idea Steve

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2020, 08:10:23 AM »
What are you going to use the 1/2 trailer for?
send it to me. i could use  half a trailer.  :great:
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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2020, 08:38:12 AM »
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 :))

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2020, 08:42:10 AM »
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.
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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2020, 11:11:44 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 ;)

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #11 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:
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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2020, 06:14:38 PM »

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

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Re: Aluminium truck floors
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2020, 08:40:08 PM »
My .5 ill spank with my plank.
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