How To Treat A Wood Trailer Floor

5 gallons of 42 to 46 weight hydraulic oil to 1 5 gallons of kerosene is the proper mix.

How to treat a wood trailer floor.

Pressure treated lumber as a replacement for old boards or plywood helps the bed of your utility trailer withstand the elements for years. The standard is provided below but to oversimplify the statute in the cfr a trailer floor needs to be well constructed with no holes tight enough to minimize the ability of gases and fire to permeate it provide some traction and kept reasonably clean by the trailer owner. Seal the wooden floor on a utility trailer to protect it. It s better to treat both sides before installation which i have managed to do on occasion.

Original untreated but painted wood lasted 7 years. The legal requirement for trailer flooring in the code of federal regulations cfr is not a difficult standard to meet. If motor oil is ok but the black color is a turnoff find someone with a propane powered engine and get their used oil which will be clear. Treating wood decks on utility trailers can be cheap and easy.

Thinking about using a mix of diesel and used motor oil to be able to spray it. The problem with treating trailer floors is that usually the bottom is not treated. I bought regular pine boards instead of pt wood due to price per board. The wooden surface is often susceptible to becoming marred or tarnished over time depending on the contents of a load.