HELP!!!!! Mine is nailed.....

[Smartin436]

For sure nailed guys"........trailer is brand new, no crud or filler in the heads of screws, These were shot in with a hilti gun or something simular. I' ve got about 6 hours invested in grinding the heads off of these nails, got one 4x8 sheet left to go, i will get one more good pic of a nail in a wall z stud before i wrap this part of the project up.

Ps: my cordless dewalt drill would have made this 6+ hour job a whole lot shorter if it had been screwed.....

[Larry C]

For sure nailed guys"........trailer is brand new, no crud or filler in the heads of screws, These were shot in with a hilti gun or something simular. I' ve got about 6 hours invested in grinding the heads off of these nails, got one 4x8 sheet left to go, i will get one more good pic of a nail in a wall z stud before i wrap this part of the project up.

Ps: my cordless dewalt drill would have made this 6+ hour job a whole lot shorter if it had been screwed.....

I used to work for an Industrial Distributor for 35years. We sold these pins all the time I was there. Back then they were for powder actuated tools. Now they are probably pneumatic or propane powered. They shoot into steel (I-beams) or concrete.

Another way to get them out would be find a cutter similar to a small hole saw, make a lay over template with the same size hole in it, attach the template with with double sided tape or a couple drywall screws to hold it over the nail. Drive the hole cutter (maybe a plug cutter would work) through the the template thus cutting a circle around the nail head, releasing the plywood from the nail. Filling the holes later with wood plugs after re-installing the plywood.

[Smartin436]

Last pics of nails, finished removing the last of the plywood tonight. Tommorow is insulation and window install......This was a pain....glad this is over with!!!!!

[roadinspector]

That looks like a hardened concrete nail. The must have used some form of hilti gun to shoot them in. That really sucks. Looks like folks better start asking more questions to the dealer about how the trailer is made. There is another trailer on here that has wood wall studs. Glad you got all the sood taken care of. You might consider wood putty to fill any holes that you have made if your not going to cover the plywood.

Earnest

[GPW]

Don’t feel too bad , my CT paneling is all pop riveted ... easier than those nails , just a PIA to drill out ...

[pete42]

Like Earnest said they look just like concret nails to me too.
GPW having worked on metal skinned airplanes I have drill out not only pop rivits but the driven rivets
one slip and you have your self a repair job thanks goodness I never messed up.

pete

[roadinspector]

Like Earnest said they look just like concret nails to me too.
GPW having worked on metal skinned airplanes I have drill out not only pop rivits but the driven rivets
one slip and you have your self a repair job thanks goodness I never messed up.

pete

I agree with Pete. I once thought I was wrong but I was mistaken.

Earnest

[sullyandsons]

I just bought a Diamond cargo trailer 7x12 has the same nails

[cam_tx]

I would just scrap the existing plywood. You are going to spend way too much time trying to carefully drill out each one. Isn't your time worth more than the replacement plywood cost?
I replaced all the luan side panels with 5/8" plywood. I wanted the thicker plywood for better support for things that I will be mounting to it rather than just relying on the vertical studs. Especially when they do not line up with what I wanted to mount.

[Smartin436]

I went through with a 4 inch angle grinder and ground the head off of each nail, after insulating, wiring and installing windows I put the old plywood back up and then skinned it with luan plywood and stained it. Looking back it probobly would have been better to pay them to insulate it, maybe.....but where's the fun in that!!!!
I also did some extra bracing and slapped some primer on the z-studs in the wall as they are bare metal and had already started to rust.
Currently working on the cabinets up front and finishing out the wiring.


Grinding the nails was a long drawn out process, most were counter sunk......wear a dust mask if you do it!!!