What would you use on a trailer floor?

[harrycatcat1]

We have a club trailer that has a plywood floor and we use it for transporting clays traps etc but it is very slippy when walking or carrying anything on it. We have used netting on the floor but this soon rags up.It is stored outside.

What would you use to stop it from being slippy?

 

Regards

 

H

[steyrman]

Paint the ply with anti slip paint that contains a gritting agent

[Medic1281]

Staple chicken wire to it! Or a thin rubber mat. If not, paint with sand mixed into it.

[big bad lindz]

As previous post or how about chicken mesh

[Fisherman Mike]

We have a club trailer that has a plywood floor and we use it for transporting clays traps etc but it is very slippy when walking or carrying anything on it. We have used netting on the floor but this soon rags up.It is stored outside.

What would you use to stop it from being slippy?

 

Regards

 

H

Aluminium chequer plate.

[harrycatcat1]

Staple chicken wire to it! Or a thin rubber mat. If not, paint with sand mixed into it.

 

We have used chicken wire but the spikes in the electric traps rip it then its more dangerous as it trips you up.

We have tried the paint and sand trick but that does not last long

I have used the non slip paint with grit in on my daughters front open porch area on ceramic tiles and that doesnt last long either, the sun flakes it off.

Not used chequer plate or rubber matting.

 

Any other ideas?

 

Regards

 

H

[four-wheel-drive]

Chequer plats when wet can be very slipy I would have thought that some sort of thin rubber matting would be best.

 

I just had a quick google and came up with this may give you some ideas.

 

http://www.rubbermattingco.co.uk/rubber-matting.html

Edited May 15, 2014 by four-wheel-drive

[harrycatcat1]

Chequer plats when wet can be very slipy I would have thought that some sort of thin rubber matting would be best.

 

 

Yes the problem is that its left outside all the time and we cant take it under cover

 

H

[webber]

I have the ideal stuff in my yard.

Its plastic track mat. The stuff that is put down as temporary tracks at events.

Its light weight, totally slip resistant, and is in 8 x 4 sheets.

They are expensive to buy, I have several, they are pre used and have the odd crack, but this wouldn't affect your job.

 

If you come and get it you can have one.

 

webber

[rimfire4969]

I use anti slip paint a lot around my place all for public use, never had a problem with it, we would normally repaint it every couple of years.

[kennett]

Rubber matting for horse stables?

[pestcontrol1]

pig board is good if you can get some it dont rot either

[kent]

Try stock board and add a mat like artificial grass or similar

[glb8686]

Cover it in buffalo board?

[lksopener]

Conveyor belting.

[darren 67]

Have a look at expamet sheet it a metal sheet slitted and stretched to form a mesh. As its open mud would drop through and no water trap either. Comes in dif thicknesses and sized meshing. Atb.

[TR1]

+1for Expamet often used for mezzanine walkways so can replace wooden floor completely.

We use it also on gamecart floor so all the s--t falls through

[four-wheel-drive]

Conveyor belting.

I second that I used to work in a factory that made michnical handling equipment they made convairs for coal mines and the belts was brilliant things last for ever if you could got hold of some offcuts or an old one.

[Old farrier]

Hi

You could just screw some strips of Batten on the floor leaving gaps to wheel in your traps space according to clay box sise

Just a thought

All the best

Of

[bunnykiller]

Try and get your hands on some fibre glassing resin, mix it fairly weak then while its wet throw some sand over it. this is how I do my boat floor every five years.

[grrclark]

Try the rigid galvanised mesh panels, either 13mm or 25mm mesh size. It is typically about .5mm - .8mm thick wire and much more durable than chicken wire as it doesn't snag and pull out of shape quite the same, or look at Rocol Safe Step 200 which is a two part epoxy treatment for use on multiple surfaces and is suitable for heavy use, including vehicles.

[TaxiDriver]

Put a cover on the trailer to keep the water out ?

[harrycatcat1]

Firstly I would like to say thank you to everyone that has responded to help solve this problem I have not been ignoring you all I have been busy googling all the suggestions as some of them I have not heard of.

 

The thing is even is we cover the trailer when it is stored it will still get wet during use then its like an ice rink.

 

The trailer is a big one it is about 18'x6' so thanks for the offer webber but we need a lot, thanks again

 

Would carpet be slippy when wet as there is always loads of carpet being thrown away?

 

I have also been pricing galvanised welded netting

 

rimfire4969 what surface do you use it on as this is wet plywood on the trailer?

 

four-wheel-drive thanks I will have a look

 

Regards

 

H

 

edited to say thank you to webber for his offer, and please accept my apologies for getting your name wrong

Edited May 16, 2014 by harrycatcat1

[Gimlet]

Try stock board and add a mat like artificial grass or similar

 

Brilliant stuff that. Google Stokbord for a supplier or buy offcuts from your friendly local horsebox fabricator.

[deny essex]

Polyester resin and grit mix