Farm trailer bed replacement

Soundguy · Oct 12, 2013

lhfarm said:
This is getting me thinking - what I needed. I'll head down to the barn tomorrow and see what I might be able to do quickly. My welding is shaky too, so simpler is better.

Thanks,

luckily it's a farm job.

grind the metal clean in a couple spots to tack.

not like it needs to survive 75mph.

lhfarm · Oct 13, 2013

Did a quick measurement and a 4" angle would get me to solid metal on the side and floor. Think of getting a piece of 2" channel and welding that to the frame, then the put the angle on top of that.

How thick does the angle need to be? Stated another way, what should I ask for at the steel store?

Thanks,

Shield Arc · Oct 13, 2013

lhfarm said:
Did a quick measurement and a 4" angle would get me to solid metal on the side and floor. Think of getting a piece of 2" channel and welding that to the frame, then the put the angle on top of that.

That's how I would do it.

My steel book shows 4" x 4" structural angle come in 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4-inch. I'm no engineer, but that small of trailer I would think 1/4 to 3/8-inch would be good enough.:confused3:

lhfarm · Oct 28, 2013

Finally got the repairs made. Just need to drop a 4x8 of 3/4" plywood and I'm ready to haul firewood! As suggested, used some 4" angle on top of the 2" channel. Used tools I had to cut away old metal. I've defined this as a UBF job - ugly, but functional, so no closeup shots of my welds.

Thanks again for the suggestions and encouragement.