New floor for tipper

[Shane]

Looks like the tinworms have had a nibble at the floor of my tipper.

Its a thin steel floor with ally sides.

 

I was planning to put down a sheet of ally (probably have to overlap some sheets due to size).

 

I plan to just lay it over the top rather than hack off the entire floor first.

 

Any comments on thickness required, alternatives (weight and cost) and any decent suppliers darn sarf - Sussex area?

 

At the moment only postage stamp sized holes but things can only get bigger.

 

Thanks in advance

[Thesnarlingbadger]

It may be worth looking at popping some marine ply to put down. May not last as long but it's cheeper and easier to work with. Maybe patch the holes up with thin metal and ply over the top.

Just a thought

[Mark Bolam]

I've got the same problem mate, but the underrails are totally shot on mine as well.

Gong to need a totally rebuilt tray.

[Mick Dempsey]

It may be worth looking at popping some marine ply to put down. May not last as long but it's cheeper and easier to work with. Maybe patch the holes up with thin metal and ply over the top.

Just a thought

 

I'd be inclined to use marine ply as well.

5 minute fix.

[Spoons]

Holes just mean less to dump as they fall out en route - thus saving money on dumping fees

[Vespasian]

Funnily enough, thats on my to do list as well, re-ply the back of the van..

 

I'll get round to it when I near fall through it though if past maintenance schedule's anything to go by..

[base]

Rather than using ply, I would use Stokbord, I recently lined a muck trailer in with it, tek screw it in place, job jobbed.

 

STOKBORD 2440x1220x12mm SHEET black

[Shane]

Spoons, good to see you thinking outside the box again!

 

base - that stuff looks the bizz.

 

Thanks folks

[Pbtaylor2014]

Id use marine ply to becaus even though the old floor is supporting the alloy sheet it is still rusting underneath and then thr alloy will just bend with logs so marine ply will be mor rigid than alloy or see if you can buy a cheap alloy flat bed and put your side and tipping frame on it i bought one last yeefor £100 and its was a tipper but ended up selling due to buying a complete ford tippping body witch was mint condition for £400 and it was white same as tge cab on my iveco win win

[Al Cormack]

I've got the same problem mate, but the underrails are totally shot on mine as well.

Gong to need a totally rebuilt tray.

 

 

Just had my Daily done. Floor was rusted out on top of a cross member. Cross members rusty, side rails rusty. Was getting to the stage where we would have gone to tip off, and the ram woukd have come through the floor!😱😳

 

New steel floor, cross members and rails. Took the guy a week and £600

Other quote I had was £2400!