i have a 28ft featherlight. It is strickly a snowmobile trailer. THe flooring issues are giving me a heck of a time! I first sanded down the original and tried some home depot bed liner stuff and rolled that stuff down. It peeled up with the first ride of a sled through and ened up being a giant mess by the end of the season. Then laid hardy plank down for ski skids and that sucked. They hard soon started chipping and looking terrible. MY next move is to tear it all up and lay down Black ASTRO Turf/Outside Carpet. Has any one done this before??? will it work? or will the skags just rip it up to? PLease Help!!!!!!
I put in this plastic flooring and was very happy with it, it wasn't cheap, but works great and cleans easily. I don't remember where I got mine from, but it is like this. http://americangaragefloor.com/blt-garage-floor-coin.php
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Powderboy
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Featherlite recommended this product so I had it installed from the factory when they built my trailer.
http://www.nudo.com/Mezzanine-Decking/Designed-Performance/NuPoly.aspx
Seems to be working pretty well but also costly. I suppose a guy could buy this product and install himself to keep the cost down. On my last Featherlite my buddy applied the hardware store'esq line-x stuff and we had pretty good luck with it. Odd yours broke down. I feel your pain. For what you pay for a trailer of that caliber you hate to destroy the floors. I also know guys that are hard core ski protectors types. Sleds do not go inside the trailer without slipping those on first. Too much of a hassle for me. I couldn't take it honestly. But some guys make it work. Good luck.
http://www.nudo.com/Mezzanine-Decking/Designed-Performance/NuPoly.aspx
Seems to be working pretty well but also costly. I suppose a guy could buy this product and install himself to keep the cost down. On my last Featherlite my buddy applied the hardware store'esq line-x stuff and we had pretty good luck with it. Odd yours broke down. I feel your pain. For what you pay for a trailer of that caliber you hate to destroy the floors. I also know guys that are hard core ski protectors types. Sleds do not go inside the trailer without slipping those on first. Too much of a hassle for me. I couldn't take it honestly. But some guys make it work. Good luck.
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Powderboy
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I also saw this stuff in a trailer at the snow show. The sales guy swore by it. They sell it in planks. The trailer on display had a solid row of them. It actually looked pretty cool.
http://www.rumber.com/boards/ezrunner.html
http://www.rumber.com/boards/ezrunner.html
My cousins came with this flooring. 6 or so years old and holding up great.
http://parts.mirageinc.com/p/206/poly-bead-laminate-plywood
Expensive though.
http://parts.mirageinc.com/p/206/poly-bead-laminate-plywood
Expensive though.
Thank you all for the input! i have looked at all of these applications and the price is crazy! Im still looking to hear from anyone who has done the carpeting or astro turf application. Seems really easy cheap and do it yourself? Wondering if it will hold up?
Andrew, saw on Spokane Craig's List that somebody had 200' of ski guides for sale that they took out of a 4 place trailer. I think price was $175. I just paid over $525 for ski guides for my new Aluma inline so I think the $175 would be a great buy. I really like the ski guides.
I have marine carpet in mine, the type you would find in a boat. Waterproof/sealer for glue so no water gets to the wood. At first I used runners, etc. We had an emergency which we bypassed the skins for times sake. To my surprise there was no damage to the carpet. I now load and unload with no runners, have had 0 cuts. The key is to get single strand carpet, make sure you have no loops as they will snag.
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Dirty10
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I also put carpet in mine I used outdoor carpet. I use ski covers however I do run across it from time to time with no damge at this point. However reverse is a little different I do have a couple small rips from doing that. Carpet been in for 1 year and is holding up well.
Hmmm okay I have done this several times and worked great every time AND held up for years.
For a wood deck fiberglass coat it AND put clean large grain sand final coat so you dont slip
You can get 5 gallons of fiberglass resin for $150. Any cracks or holes in the floor use bondo for $20 a gallon.
You can add as thinner into the resin so the first coat "soaks" into the wood deck. Then apply more coats to make it tougher.
Go to a junk yard or a company that coats liners in truck beds and buy the plastic truck liners for about $20 each. Cut them up and use them for tracks so the carbides don't eat the deck. You can even cut a lip to help the sled turn out of a V-nose trailer. Then cut sections from the tailgate liner and mount on the deck parallel to the track lugs between the "bedliner" tracks and the E-track so the sled has grip.
To tie the sled down bolt E-track to the deck.
E-track is rated to hold 46,000 psi but each clamp is 2000 to 6500 lbs depending on the type of clamp tie down release. To ghet this kind od holding strength grade 8 bolt it to the frame or weld it. This is the same fasteners used inside cargo containers. About $3 a foot but each foot has multiple ports to connect clamps.
Carpet don't work in the South West cause it gets above freezing most of the time and you drive up to the snow ... 7000 feet. The ice / snow melts then freezes to the carpet ! So when you try to pull it up the carpet comes with the ice!
And yep we do this on outdoor decks in the mountains cause the temps there range from 120F in the summer to -20F in the winter ! Or rich guys buy cedar ... and then replace it after a "bad" winter. Ya there is the "new" plastic decks but htey leak and the plastic is screwed into something ... wood!
For a wood deck fiberglass coat it AND put clean large grain sand final coat so you dont slip
You can get 5 gallons of fiberglass resin for $150. Any cracks or holes in the floor use bondo for $20 a gallon.
You can add as thinner into the resin so the first coat "soaks" into the wood deck. Then apply more coats to make it tougher.
Go to a junk yard or a company that coats liners in truck beds and buy the plastic truck liners for about $20 each. Cut them up and use them for tracks so the carbides don't eat the deck. You can even cut a lip to help the sled turn out of a V-nose trailer. Then cut sections from the tailgate liner and mount on the deck parallel to the track lugs between the "bedliner" tracks and the E-track so the sled has grip.
To tie the sled down bolt E-track to the deck.
E-track is rated to hold 46,000 psi but each clamp is 2000 to 6500 lbs depending on the type of clamp tie down release. To ghet this kind od holding strength grade 8 bolt it to the frame or weld it. This is the same fasteners used inside cargo containers. About $3 a foot but each foot has multiple ports to connect clamps.
Carpet don't work in the South West cause it gets above freezing most of the time and you drive up to the snow ... 7000 feet. The ice / snow melts then freezes to the carpet ! So when you try to pull it up the carpet comes with the ice!
And yep we do this on outdoor decks in the mountains cause the temps there range from 120F in the summer to -20F in the winter ! Or rich guys buy cedar ... and then replace it after a "bad" winter. Ya there is the "new" plastic decks but htey leak and the plastic is screwed into something ... wood!
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i decided im going to go with the indoor/outdoor carpet. Rubber backing. non loop. Glue the sucker down and wait to see what happens....
We have carpet in ours and it has been used 4 years with no ski covers. You need the thick backed kind. I live in Cda too and can show you what kind if you want...
I put in this plastic flooring and was very happy with it, it wasn't cheap, but works great and cleans easily. I don't remember where I got mine from, but it is like this. http://americangaragefloor.com/blt-garage-floor-coin.php
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How has this floor held up? Did you glue it to the floor?
Ok this year im going to get around to doing this! debating the Mirage flooring. but it sounds like im going to have to rip up the old flooring and lay this stuff down. time consuming and its not cheap by any means.
Hopefully I can take the gentleman up on showing me the carpet he used since he does live in CDA!
Hopefully I can take the gentleman up on showing me the carpet he used since he does live in CDA!
Indoor/ outdoor carpet
I see some of you are running indoor outdoor carpet for flooring in your trailers. Has anyone tried the outdoor carpet that comes in the 18" squares you can buy at lowes? I am looking at the low nap ribbed style. It's not priced to badly and the squares would make for any easier install. Do you guys think it would hold up not using ski skins or guides?
I see some of you are running indoor outdoor carpet for flooring in your trailers. Has anyone tried the outdoor carpet that comes in the 18" squares you can buy at lowes? I am looking at the low nap ribbed style. It's not priced to badly and the squares would make for any easier install. Do you guys think it would hold up not using ski skins or guides?
you may want to look at Superclamp products. www.superclamp.net call us if you have any questions. 1-403-203-2210
