Replacing Trailer Deck Boards

[@Subieadventures]

My old man when he would change the oil on the truck would brush on the used motor oil on the deck wood .

[@barrygrant2907]

Old oil mixed with diesel fuel is what I've seen.

[@danielkingery2894]

I luv the teaser for the M video.😎 Well done on the board replacement the timber oil is a good choice.

[@doughboy1966]

Most people won’t seal their trailer boards. Great job on the re decking.

[@odc43054]

Nice rebuild. That will haul trailers for many years to come.

[@bobmclemore]

Nice, great idea using oak

[@t.l.robinson2162]

Oak lasts much longer.

[@billroberts3864]

That trailer with its new oak boards will last a long time with additional application of a good wood oil each year.

[@FiveBoroNative]

This was extremely helpful. I'm doing exactly this right now...!

[@evanpulchinski2552]

Love your vids, your like a mini Andrew camerata

[@NovaMudder]

Great job. Oak wow.

[@dallasarnold8615]

I have a 16 foot trailer with pressure treated deck that is 40 plus years. I am only just now seeing enough deterioration to be looking at replacing. I am not sure that I would use oak. Seems like it would make the trailer considerably heavier. I may be wrong. I need to do some research on that.

[@Onemattressatatime]

Did you leave space for expansion and contraction of the lumber?

[@kenthompson3730]

It’ll create a gap as the green wood dries out. Then there’ll be plenty of space between boards for future swelling and contracting.

[@jayss10]

Ditto on this. If you use green lumber or ground contact pressure treated pine you want to butt them tight because they will dry and shrink.

[@BillLeifert]

How is the Cabot stain holding up? Wondering if you would use it again?

[@thesmallenginekid]

As of Nov 2023 it is holding up well.

[@Bill-1005]

What type of screw did you use before tapping screw? Thx…Bill

[@thesmallenginekid]

Drill bit through the wood and maybe a little into the metal then the screws

[@jaynelson4175]

How much heavier were the oak boards than the original pine boards?

[@thesmallenginekid]

Probably about 4 times as heavy. But now that they are dry they are much lighter.

[@214mannygarza]

Do you have videos on tiktok that are not here ???

[@johnsoncountytree5131]

What kind of wood? Where did you get it? Looked rough sawn which is what I want for grip

[@kenthompson3730]

If you’ll watch the video, all your questions will be answered.

[@johnsoncountytree5131]

​@@kenthompson3730not worth my time

[@jurpikag]

Oak boards?

[@thesmallenginekid]

Yes White Oak. Installed them wet, they did shrink but not too bad.

[@paulremnantone1102]

What size boards did you use?

[@thesmallenginekid]

the guy with a lumber mill cut them for me 1 7/8" x 8" x 18'

[@paulremnantone1102]

@@thesmallenginekid we don’t have a lumber mill. They are 1x6 now. I want to go to 2x10 Do you think it will work?

[@jaxon179]

you should post more on youtube

[@m16ty]

You're going to regret putting green boards on there. When it dries out you'll have cracks between the boards wide enough a chain will fall though.

[@thesmallenginekid]

The boards did dry out as there are gaps, but not even a 1/4” chain would fall through.