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Anyone remove the wood flooring on their ATV trailer and replace it with a metal type material? What did you use. Trying to lighten up the trailer,and the wood needs replacing

I picked up a Carry-On trailer a while back. It has an expanded metal deck/ramp on it. It's pretty light, strong and works out well for the deck/ramp. You might want to look for some expanded metal for the deck that suits your needs.

I just replaced the plywood deck on my trailer with a new sheet of PT plywood.

Its sturdy and has good heft when towing empty.

What is the advantage of expanded metal?

i built these 2 trailers from scratch. i have a 40ft refer box trailer that i use for storage .it had metal 3ft high on the walls to keep front hurting the walls when loading with a forklift . i tore it all out and used on my trailers. the big trailer is 14ftx 5ft,we use it to haul 2 atv's on when hunting or trail riding. the small tilt bed is 5x8ft and hauls one atv or my zeroturn mower .

I am planning to do the same and will use 1/8" (10 gauge) diamond plate (deck plate). Not the lightest thing and can be slick when wet but will never have to be replaced. That aluminum is the way to go for sure.

I'd like to do that - all the wood I have on mine proabably weighs a good 400lbs

I built a utility trailer about 10 years ago. I used 2x6's for the deck and painted them on all 4 sides with deck paint before I put them in place. They're just now getting to need a fresh coat of paint on the top and there's no sign of weathering or rotting. The right paint will last a lot longer.