Ball park trailer floor replacement cost

[Laurierace]

[QUOTE=SonnysMom;8586186]
I also have a 2001 Trail-et. It is the New Yorker. I have had to replace the wood on the ramp a couple of years ago. The wood floor is in great condition. I see a tiny bit of surface rust along the bottom edge near the floor. My trailer lives outside. I did have to replace an axle since I bent it when I hit a deep pothole. Other than that it has been a great trailer. It sounds like you got the lemon.

I personally would not add bedliner to the walls and ramps. If anything I think that condensation would get in behind the bed liner, then not be able to dry out and rust more and now you can’t see it. That can happen in the bed of a truck. Also grit will get in behind the bed liner on a truck, will act as sandpaper on the paint and wear it off further taking away the protection.
DH removes our bed liner about once a year on the truck to really wipe it out and get rid of any crud that gets in under it.
I have rubber mats on my sidewalls that go to the floor so that acts to protect the sidewalls anyway. I am not sure if that was an upgrade on the Trail-ets. I bought this one as 1 year old and it has a number of upgrades so that may be one.[/QUOTE]
Mine has rubber mats up the sidewalls as well but there is rust at the bottom which is why they were considering the bedliner. This would be a coating, not something that could be removed and cleaned behind.

[Laurierace]

[QUOTE=GoForAGallop;8586214]
Apart from all of the issues mentioned by SonnysMom, bedliner is also ROUGH and will HURT if you scrape an elbow against it or something. (I speak from experience.) Horses, probably a bit more protected with the hair, but you never know.

It is also most certainly not worth an extra $700, since you can buy a gallon of it for $50 and just roll it on with a paint roller, if you are so inclined. Did a whole off-roading vehicle that way and it looked great.[/QUOTE]
That is a great tip, thanks! It would be covered up with the mats on the side but I guess they could possibly touch the ramp.

[GoForAGallop]

[QUOTE=Laurierace;8586450]
That is a great tip, thanks! It would be covered up with the mats on the side but I guess they could possibly touch the ramp.[/QUOTE]

Ah, I didn’t realize they’d install mats over it. In that case, I side even more with SonnysMom; the mats up against the textured surface of the bedliner is going to trap moisture like it’s its job.

Far more inclined to just use good quality metal outdoor paint with Rustoleum.

[Jarpur]

I had Rhino lining applied to the interior sidewalls of my new gavaneal (sp?) steel trailer, to a 4 foot high level. It’s not rough and does not hurt to scrape against, and is very easy to clean - much easier than either the plywood or sheet rubber linings I’ve had in previous trailers, with no adverse impact on the horses and their coats.

There was a choice of available textures, and this was discussed with the applicators (who are horsemen and familiar with trailers and hauling) before installation. I considered a DIY job (there is an applicable thread on a BHW forum giving directions) for a split nano-second before hiring it done.

http://liners.rhinolinings.com/en/applications/trailers-rvs

I didn’t get it on the wood floor, under the mats. Currently, I still have the original, very heavy duty rubber mats, but I’m consideringreplacing them with much lighter weight EVA mats for ease of removal when cleaning out the trailer. I’ve used portable EVA mats when hauling out to other facilities (for stalls at shows or clinics, for example), but never before in a trailer. However, a neighbor used them for several years in a stock trailer, so they should work in my situation, as well.

[Quelah]

Does Trail-et have a lifetime floor warranty? Just asking cause Hawk does and they’re slightly similar.

[enjoytheride]

I would add $1500 for the cost of sandblasting and painting if you want to get that done. You don’t just need new floors, you need the axle, the floors, and the cross members as well.

[Laurierace]

I already replaced the whole underneath part, I am not replacing anything else.

[Laurierace]

[QUOTE=Quelah;8586695]
Does Trail-et have a lifetime floor warranty? Just asking cause Hawk does and they’re slightly similar.[/QUOTE

Yes but they have been out of business for ages hence me being stuck with a lemon.

[Halfpasser11]

I’m not terribly handy but I’ve replaced the wood floor in my steel 3H slant gooseneck and this summer I’m repainting it inside and out as well as adding mats to the butt wall. I research the crap out of everything (horse trailer conversion websites) go slow and have saved hundreds of dollars this far.

It really is a lot of work but I’m a teacher so I can do this work in the summer. I’m not saying that’s for everyone but $700 for some mats and rhino lining seems excessive.

[Halfpasser11]

Double post

[Beentheredonethat]

Ooh! I did this! I put a rubber truck bedd liner on my trailer walls. DON’T pay for it! I got one gallon of rubber paint for about $40 and after making sure all rust was gone, painted the walls from the floor up to about 2 1/2 feet (that’s all I had) 4 horse stock trailer. That was the BEST thing I ever did.

It’s great. You don’t get all of those little hoof scrapes that rust, it’s not coming off like paint, it looks much cleaner, and it doesn’t hurt at all. If you do it, just do it yourself.

[SonnysMom]

[QUOTE=Quelah;8586695]
Does Trail-et have a lifetime floor warranty? Just asking cause Hawk does and they’re slightly similar.[/QUOTE]

Trail-et went out of business.

[trubandloki]

[QUOTE=SonnysMom;8587455]
Trail-et went out of business.[/QUOTE]

I have been under my rock too much lately.

I did not know this. Wow.

[GoForAGallop]

[QUOTE=trubandloki;8587463]
I have been under my rock too much lately.

I did not know this. Wow.[/QUOTE]

If by lately you mean “last eight years” or so. :lol:

It’s a shame, they’re nice trailers, I have an '87 New Yorker that is still 100% serviceable.

For those who are fans, Hawks are pretty similar as the company was started by someone who left Trail-et.

[Laurierace]

They finally got it taken apart and there was only one small part that needs repaired. Hopefully this is the end of this nightmare. The place I bought it from no longer sells trailers as part of their business but did just take one in on a trade for a car. 2002 Hawk with a dressing room. Says it was literally only used twice and is in like new condition. They wanted to know if I was interested in it. I told them I would trade even up! Don’t think that is going to go over real well.

[Laurierace]

Finally picked up my trailer yesterday, they took a lot longer than they said they would but it looks great. Cost with the welding and such was $1500.

[Tory]

I’ve never had to do any major repairs on my trailers.

At what point do you through in the towel and just go get another one?

I know with automobiles, they are sometimes not worth putting money into over and over again.

[Laurierace]

In my case it probably should have been about 5k ago but it was always “just one more thing” and then it would be perfect that led to another thing and another etc. Knocking vigorously, I think we finally reached the end of the things for the near future. Except for the aluminum skin it really is a new trailer with an older title.

[csaper58]

Not sure if you already covered this, but in most wood floors the boards are long and run front to back, length wise on the trailer. Be sure new floors are NOT put in with short boards running side to side. That is cheaper, but very dangerous.

[Laurierace]

[QUOTE=csaper58;8604356]
Not sure if you already covered this, but in most wood floors the boards are long and run front to back, length wise on the trailer. Be sure new floors are NOT put in with short boards running side to side. That is cheaper, but very dangerous.[/QUOTE]

They are lengthwise but thanks for the tip.