Bought a new Legend trailer this spring and use it in the summer for ATV's and racing Karts. Now winter is moving in and ready to put our snowmobiles in. I'm looking for some ideas for trailer runners so I don't damage the floor of the trailer from the carbides and studs. The thing is I'm looking for something that isn't Permanent. Something I can remove and take back out with out drilling holes in the floor. Any suggestions or ideas?
Trailer Runners for Snowmobiles
- Thread starter cmharcou
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My Dad and I swear by ski covers. The plastic things that slide over the carbides and skis. They work great for getting it on and off the trailer. The biggest dilemma with putting ski slides down on the floor is that in the spring, you gotta take em off or there they are annoying you all summer long. The ski skins are a very good way to go. We have used them on all our sleds and they have not worn out. my .02
Boy difficult question, how to keep the deck from getting scratches and chewed up from studs without screwed down guides and mats?? The only thing that comes to mind is either a sprayed applied bed liner or a self-applied lined but it all depends on your budget. Not only that but I'm not sure you still won't see damage from the studs with any liner. I have the guides, self-applied liner and mats and so far have seen no damage but it all depends on how you throttle in and out with the sleds; the more you throttle the more track spin the more the likelihood of damage I guess. Personally I used a high-end self-applied liner product by Rustoleum, it went on thicker than the auto parts store stuff and has non-slip properties.
anonomoose
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Studs eat trailer flooring particularly when it gets a bit wet.
My suggestion is to lay a subfloor down that once chewed up you can remove pretty easily and lay another one down.
You can also get some 1x3 wolmanized stripes to lay down just wide enough for your sled skis. Works like train tracks and the skis stay in them once lined up. Unless the trip up and back gets rough the sleds stay in the track and you won't need tie downs.
OSB seems to be the hardest stuff out there when it is cold and much harder than plywood. Buy the thinnest stuff and put 4 screws in the corners using stainless screws. It lasts a long time...but can be pulled to put new down when it gets warn out. Ends up not being that expensive of the long haul and it saves the trailer floor....you can even leave it all down and haul your ATV's....
My suggestion is to lay a subfloor down that once chewed up you can remove pretty easily and lay another one down.
You can also get some 1x3 wolmanized stripes to lay down just wide enough for your sled skis. Works like train tracks and the skis stay in them once lined up. Unless the trip up and back gets rough the sleds stay in the track and you won't need tie downs.
OSB seems to be the hardest stuff out there when it is cold and much harder than plywood. Buy the thinnest stuff and put 4 screws in the corners using stainless screws. It lasts a long time...but can be pulled to put new down when it gets warn out. Ends up not being that expensive of the long haul and it saves the trailer floor....you can even leave it all down and haul your ATV's....
heckler56
Active member
Not much to add than has been said. Studs will breakdown everything. I suggest going with the additional decking and remove it over time. If you go that route, I wonder if you couldn't put some bolts on the outside of the floor towards the wall, shave off the head, then slide the removable decking over those studs and run a nut over it to hold it down. Might make the process of removal quicker over time.
A buddy used plastic decking strips (1x1) accross the widht of the trailer and ramps. This makes a great slid for carbides and grip for the track. Also benefits ATVs with some traction when things are wet. Since the spacing needs to be fairly close, it is a little bumpy to walk on and I would guess go-karts would need to be "placed" in the trailer.
A buddy used plastic decking strips (1x1) accross the widht of the trailer and ramps. This makes a great slid for carbides and grip for the track. Also benefits ATVs with some traction when things are wet. Since the spacing needs to be fairly close, it is a little bumpy to walk on and I would guess go-karts would need to be "placed" in the trailer.