I purchased new 3/4 inch plywood and new black fiber board to go under the plywood. I used carriage bolts to pull it all down. I pulled the bolts down far enough that the flooring could be puttied over and then smoothed. This was in preperation for the Armstrong vinyl checkerboard flooring that would be glued down.
You can see that all the 2X4's were replaced, that was under the floor also.
Next I took the framing down that had supported the trailer while the floor and frame was being worked on. I was happy to see that go, I can't tell you how many times I would raise up and hit my head on it. Ha Ha That was the frame of many names!
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Hey Wood chopper:
ReplyDeleteNice work! Obviously you know what you are doing. Your fabrication skills are fantastic.
I have a quick question. Is there only one horizontal support beam (per side) screwed to the internal vertical framing (as shown above)? On another page I saw that you ran beams through the windows to attach to these internal braces.
Any advice on how to build a "scaffold" like you had to get my trailer up in the air and release the body from the floor/frame?
JK
Sorry so long in answering, we have been out of town and didn't check blog often.
ReplyDeleteYes one support beam on each side also a board runs across trailer from side to side and also one across the back that has taken lose in order for the floor to be released from the trailer.
Look closely at the photos posted, but basically what we did is put jacks under frame of trailer on each corner and jacked trailer up off the floor. You have to raise it high enough that tire and frame will roll out from under trailer from hitting the trailer.
As far as the scaffold, we fastened a 2X4 on each side of trailer just below the windows and then we ran 2X4 through the windows underneath those boards after we jacked it up and built scaffold underneath to hold those boards up so that trailer would stay at that heights. Once trailer is secured on scaffold you can begin to lower jacks down so that floor would be able to be pulled out from under the trailer.
Thanks for your comments, thanks for your kind words. I wish you the best in restoring your trailer. This has certainly been a journey or us.