Putting trailer on frame.

[elmo]

Does anyone put adhesive or caulk down before attaching the trailer floor to the frame and if so what? I am making a shopping list and hoping to get everything I need in one shot.

I did a search, but came up with 8,000 matches for the words I was using and I was hoping to leave for the store before I read them all.

Thanks

[Mary K]

Does anyone put adhesive or caulk down before attaching the trailer floor to the frame and if so what? I am making a shopping list and hoping to get everything I need in one shot.

I did a search, but came up with 8,000 matches for the words I was using and I was hoping to leave for the store before I read them all.

Thanks

I didn't, just attached it with bolts. I did seal the bottom of the floor with 2 layers of the Black Roofing Tar though.

Mk

[elmo]

Does anyone put adhesive or caulk down before attaching the trailer floor to the frame and if so what? I am making a shopping list and hoping to get everything I need in one shot.

I did a search, but came up with 8,000 matches for the words I was using and I was hoping to leave for the store before I read them all.

Thanks

I didn't, just attached it with bolts. I did seal the bottom of the floor with 2 layers of the Black Roofing Tar though.

Mk

I also did that, but I was wondering if anyone did a little extra to help seal or if it would just be a waste of time and money.

[madjack]

Elmo, we laid a heavy bead of regular painters caulk(arcyilliconized silicone) on the frame before attaching the body...this was to seal the space and keep road grime/sand from collecting and wearing thru the floor sealant...we sealed the floor with 6 coats of poly...this was probably wasted effort but the caulk was less than 2bucks a tube...if we had sealed the floor with black goop, then this would probably been totally unneeded.......
madjack

[elmo]

Elmo, we laid a heavy bead of regular painters caulk(arcyilliconized silicone) on the frame before attaching the body...this was to seal the space and keep road grime/sand from collecting and wearing thru the floor sealant...we sealed the floor with 6 coats of poly...this was probably wasted effort but the caulk was less than 2bucks a tube...if we had sealed the floor with black goop, then this would probably been totally unneeded.......
madjack

I guess for a couple of bucks I will add to my list. I would rather have to much sealer than not enough. Thanks

[toypusher]

I used polyurethene caulk between the frame and my floor.

[Ira]

Elmer, if you do a poll, it's a 50/50 thing.

Half do, and half don't.

With the undercoating of the roofing goo on my wood frame, I didn't.

[elmo]

I figured it was a horse a piece...(what does horse a piece mean anyway?)
so I have it now and might as well use it.

Just got back from a place called Fleet Farm...if they don't have it you don't need it. Also known as the Man's Store. The whole place smells like a tire, but you can get everything on your list, except beer and meat.(Kind of contradicts the Man's Store in my opinion)

[Miriam C.]

Elmo
I sealed mine with some PL poly tube glue. it is so one there.

[Mary K]

Elmo
I sealed mine with some PL poly tube glue. it is so one there.

Shheeeeshe, Talk about gravity in a tube

Your right, Its' not going no where

Mk

Oh and Elmo, I have never heard that term "horse a piece"

Mk

[elmo]

You had to make me Google it!

Here is a cut and paste....

: Where did "A horse a piece?" come frome?

From various sites:

"This expression is used mainly in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It means that neither of two alternatives is better or worse than the other. It's another way of saying "Six of one, half dozen of the other."

"Maybe from the Old West; maybe something to do with no matter how many horses you have, you can still ride only one at a time, so there's no sense arguing about how many horses you have available to ride."

It is a Wisconsin thing...like bubbler. Bubbler is a drinking fountain.

[asianflava]

I did not, the fit was so tight that I was afraid that it would start to setup before I had the body all the way down and bolted on. I had the asphalt stuff on the sides of the skirt and it was causing the frame to hang up.

[Miriam C.]

Elmo
I sealed mine with some PL poly tube glue. it is so one there.

Shheeeeshe, Talk about gravity in a tube

Your right, Its' not going no where

Mk

Oh and Elmo, I have never heard that term "horse a piece"

Mk

I put the floor down while still wet and when it dried really came back and sealed the edges. What a pain and so not necessary but it will keep it from letting stuff under and wearing it out. I can still remove it though. I think