Thinking of putting steel floor in grain truck.
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Topic: Thinking of putting steel floor in grain truck.
Posted By: Lonn
Subject: Thinking of putting steel floor in grain truck.
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 8:56am
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It's an 18' box. What thickness steel would you use. I saw something on another website that talked about 10 or 11 gauge. I would only be using this truck for corn and soybeans. It's got a plank floor now (rotted) with the sides of the box being steel already. I initially thought of 3/16" but it lighter works fine then that's what I'd use to save $ and weight. BTW This box I'm guessing would hold at least 450 bu. and maybe 500 bu. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
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Posted By: Dipstick In
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 9:32am
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Lonn if you are going to overlay the wood floor with metal, it will not take a heavy gauge material, but if you are replacing the wood, the you will need a heavier gauge for the strength. I would think it would be better to replace the rotted wood and then use the lite ga. It will be slicker if you use it to carry pallets and/or seed or chemical tubs. Decisions, decisions, right? there's always that darned trade off!!!!! ------------- You don't really have to be smart if you know who is! |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:01am
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Are you saying it's better to stay with planks rather than steel? Or replace the planks and then overlay with steel? The floor is rotted badly. I haven't used the truck yet but it sat outside a lot so the current floor is unusable even for a backup under the steel. I stepped right through it last fall when I bought it. I was hoping to just replace the plank floor with all steel. I believe I'll have to put in a spacer above the steel runners so the steel floor sets at the proper level. Thanks ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:10am
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I'd look at the cost factor.. 1) replace all the planking with new pt material and a thinner gauge steel...2) use a thicker gauge steel only BUT be sure it'll be properly supported ! You might not have enough ribs right now to prevent 'craters' forming when heavy loads go in.
Me, I'd go option #1 as it's already setup for the wood BUT i'd be sure to paint the underside of the steel maybe a month or two after the light oil comes off.
Either way you choose, it'll probably outlive me....
hth
jay
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:13am
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I'm a little dense sometimes jay, what do you mean by pt material? ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:25am
| Just replace the wood with new pressure treated wood. your current box was not designed for steel flooring. just welding steel to your existing cross members will make for a floor that will bend easily. If you want to cover the wood use heavy poly floor sheets. it comes in one piece sheets for whatever lenght box you have. just attach at the front of the box and the reast will stay in place. All the grain trucks around here use it. makes everything slide out and is easy to clean. At the end of the year we remove and clean it and under it. let dry reinstall and put he trucks back in the shed till next year. |
Posted By: rob young
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:27am
| probably means pressure treated lumber. |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:47am
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Got it. pt = Pressure treated. Thanks. Might just stick with putting in new treated planks. I'm gonna talk to a local who would know what works and get his opinion too. He's not scared to try something if he thinks it wil work. He converted his two big pit haul trucks to giant self propelled grain carts. No auger though. He just built a dump door on each that used a hand crank to slide up and dump into a pit with an auger to load a semi trailer. Worked great and are easily changed back to pit haul trucks. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 1:53pm
| I have a wagon that we put a steel floor on the wood and hay bales slide easier on it, not sure about the grain...also feet and metal objects as stated above slip easier too. : ) |
Posted By: Protrucker
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 4:21pm
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Dakota Dave wrote:Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 4:29pm
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Plastic truck flooring
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Posted By: Protrucker
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 4:54pm
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Thanks for the link. ------------- "ALLIS EXPRESS" Allis Chalmers 1944 B, 1949 B, D14, WC
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Posted By: patrickmull
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 6:30pm
| i have one in my dump trailer |