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 08-15-2006, 19:25 Post: 133359
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I bought a piece of 20 gauge "electro-gal" (whatever that is) steel to lay in the bottom of the dump trailer. It seems nobody in town carries galvanized that was large enough and thick enough for this application. The electro-gal steel develops a sort of white rust when exposed to weather. Anyone familiar with this stuff? Is there a good way to keep this metal from rusting badly short of painting it?






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 08-15-2006, 20:24 Post: 133364
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I wanted real galvanized but I couldn't find a place that would shear it to size and sell it to the public in a reasonably thick gauge. Some HVAC shops would sell me 24 gauge but that seemed pretty thin to stand up to the abuse of dumping firewood, etc. on it. Would real galvanized get scratched up and rust anyway? Maybe I'll just screw it down, keep it tarped when not in use and when it rusts out replace it.






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 08-16-2006, 09:59 Post: 133381
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Thanks, guys. It's all a learning experience. I'll just keep the sheet metal dry, oil it before the rainy season starts and use it as-is. When it gets too beat up or rusty I'll replace it with something else. It's always interesting to learn what solutions other folks have used to solve a problem like this. I suppose a stainless steel sheet would be too expensive.






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 08-16-2006, 13:13 Post: 133389
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Mark, the aluminum would probably work and be easy to install. The extra seams might let more water underneath but they could be caulked.

KT, yep the metal was to make the bottom a little more slippery to ease dumping. The boards that came with the trailer aren't all that thick and will flex some so I thought a thicker gauge metal would help stiffen it some when tossing a big round into the trailer. You're right, it's just a trailer and it will get banged around. So be it.






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Where were you to suggest getting 14 ga. aluminum sheared to size Smile






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