Inline trailer question

[latebraker]

Hi guys, I have found this site a invaluable resource. Thanks for all the free advice I have received. Now I need to tap into those resources. A buddy and myself bit the bullet and are having a new custom trailer being built. The question i have is what are you guys doing for track mats and ski guides on these trailers? Are you using them on the the ramps? I was wondering if the weight would affect the opening and closing of the ramp doors. What are you using, and where are you getting the product and how have you installed it? I am comming from a old 4 place open that I purchased used and never had to install any of the above mentioned items. Thanks in advance -Jonathan

 

[fatdaddy]

I actually didn't want to put track mats or ski guides on my new trailer. I use it in the summer to haul atv's and dirt bikes so I just got those ski protectors that you drive on and it covers the entire ski. They look like a actual ski but larger, crap I can't think of the name . anyway I don't have studs so I just put those on the skis and just drive up the trailer. It doesn't scratch the wood at all

 

[ezra]

I have a bud with a in line with the deep grove ski guides it is goofy because of the in line stagger really no mats needed.he scraped the fr 4ft of guides to much work to unload over deep groves

 

[mvedepo]

I use low profile ski guides and track mat. Works great!

 

[samc]

mvedepo - I like the low profile mats you have down in your trialer. Were did you purchase them?

 

[blob]

I have had inlines both ways, with and without guides. I prefer no guides inside the trailer as it is most flexible. My trailer floor on my new Legend trailer is not marred at all after one heavy season of use. It has the fancy particle board stuff that Legend and some others use called advantec or something like that. Have a friend that put a plastic sheeting down in his trailer, works great for protection, but is slippery. On my ramps I use old belts cut into about 18 inch strips spaced about 12 inches apart for traction.. Works great and is free. For a guide on the front loading door I use a plastic piece of angle that I bought at snow show last year, but a 3 inch piece of angle iron would work just as well. Just put the angle to the outside edge of the door to keep you from driving off it if you hit the ramp funny. Weight is not an issue if you have spring assist doors, you can adjust the tension on the springs. (get help from someone with experience is you haven't adjusted spring tension before as it can be very dangerous if not done properly.) All this works for me, but no studs on any of my sleds other than on the seat

 

[coldbear]

Used Belting...

We've always managed to come up with used conveyer belting retired from gravel pits or material handling plants. When the belting is removed there is little to do with it but landfill and OUR EPA frowns on that. Many plant managers beg you to come get it.I've found that a carpet knife heated with a torch will cut it like butter.[till it cools].Use the smooth side for best results.Bevel the ends for easier loading/unloading.Good hunting.

 

[yamadooed]

From personal fall'n on my Donkey experience I would highly recommend horizontal mounted 1x4" wood grabber bars up the ramps instead of rubber or traction mats... Also a 3x3" aluminum or plastic angle on the outside of front ramp turnout will save ya from wad'n it up on the trailer tongue... Low profile guides are mandatory...

 

[mccaleb]

Forget anything on the trailer bed itself, just a waist and gets in the way. Yes when building your trailer use Advantech decking, Can be purchased at quality lumber supply
houses. After numerous seasons of use almost impossible to tell carbides have ran through the trailer. I have seen more wear on my buddies ski guides than the floor decking. I took old hyfax cut them into 16" long strips and screwed them into the r. ramp.
Works great, you may have to go longer depending on your spacing of studs in ramp so you have something solid to screw into. Advantech decking all the way.

 

[northmnsledder]

I use low profile ski guides and track mat. Works great!

Same set-up in ours with the low profile glides from EZ-Off on the rear door and the main trailer. On the fron door we run the deeper ski slides so that your ski'd can grab them while turning. I also put a few of these deeper ski slides horizontal on the front door for traction bars and that works great for walking up the door also. We don't have any traction bars on the back as we have never needed them. We don't use any stud mats as nobody with studs is ever in the trailer. We also use the Kwik-Klamps to anchor the sleds down. We put 5 of the kwik-Klamp mounts in the floor. 3 of them for when all 3 of us are traveling in which case the sleds load from the front. And the other 2 for when it's just two of us and the sleds load from the back. It is amazing at how easy the sleds slide on these and the last thing I want to do at the end of a long day riding is mess with the ski-boots. Just drop the door, ride in and lock the ski-bar. Fast and we can have 3 sleds loaded and secure in under 2 minutes without even rushing! I'll get some pics taken this weekend of the set-up.

 

[famousguy]

No track mats or ski guides in my inline. They are a pain to have in there when hauling other items besides sleds. By the time the floor gets bad, that trailer will be history anyways.

 

[lvr1000]

29' inline Legend trailer, nothing in/on the floors, why would I, 25 year warranty.

our Legendary Warranty
-5 year axle
-15 year frame
-25 year floor
-25 year roof

http://www.legendmfginc.com/

And no I don't work for them, but I have built aluminum snowmobile enclosed trailers.

 

[mvedepo]

mvedepo - I like the low profile mats you have down in your trialer. Were did you purchase them?

I used the E-Z Off slides. I really like them. I got the track mat for free through a show special. As for not using anything I will not go that route with plywood floors. Maybe Advantec is different but when I picked up my sled from the dealer my carbides dug in to the ramp really bad. Not only did it scuff the wood all to **** but made it hard to load with the friction.

I will also use my trailer to transport my R/C airplanes. I am going to lay a subfloor over the guides in the summer.

 

[cool700]

I also have a legend 7-29. love the advantech flooring. I personally don't use guides or tie downs and have never had a sled move.