new greedy boards, will this work?

[daveindales]

My plywood greedy boards are getting a bit tired. also, their get quite heavy when wet ( I leave them outside when not in use). So I was thinking of getting some of them 16mm polycarbonate sheets and using them. I would give them a bit of support around the edges with wood or aluminium. I have some on a roof and have found them to be quite strong. Any thoughts???

[tuttle]

My plywood greedy boards are getting a bit tired. also, their get quite heavy when wet ( I leave them outside when not in use). So I was thinking of getting some of them 16mm polycarbonate sheets and using them. I would give them a bit of support around the edges with wood or aluminium. I have some on a roof and have found them to be quite strong. Any thoughts???

 

don't think they would do it, plastics get brittle in the cold.

[Tom10]

I think they may get brittle quickly also, but they do sound ideal in every other way, light, strong and fairly cheap.

 

To be fair, if they do go brittle you can just replace.

 

I vote give it a try and let arbtalk know how it goes

[hiluxstihl]

i work with plastics, i was thinking of the same for the ranger, theres a load of types. if you can get sheets with uv stabiliser... prolong there life!

[Lee Winger]

bodge jobs always look bodged to be fair, get some alloy plank,or some fabricated mesh sides do a proper job mate you wont regret it

[fergusonforestry]

would alloy sheet no do the job? again an edge of alloy angle or summat

[Pedroski]

You could look at GRP panels. You can get them companies like www.servicemetals.co.u who we have bought the alloy planks and other parts from. Great company to deal with.

[daveindales]

Thanks for comments, they would be used for holding chip and nothing else. I want them as light as possible, as i'm always taking them on and off. will take a look at GRP panels

[stihllearning]

look on ebay for recycled plastic sheet its like ply but totally weather proof i used it to build a chip body for my truck and got the visible faces covered with dibond ally board and it looks the dogs,its much cheaper than grp and i think it will last longer to

[Pedroski]

look on ebay for recycled plastic sheet its like ply but totally weather proof i used it to build a chip body for my truck and got the visible faces covered with dibond ally board and it looks the dogs,its much cheaper than grp and i think it will last longer to

 

They look brilliant they do. I've got a Sankey Wolf army trailer that I use for camping etc, and currently use a canvas cover on it. While ago I bought locks and catches with the intention of making a hard top from alloy planking, but the price of the alloy planking shot up compared with what I paid before so the project got put on hold. These recycled plastic boards look perfect