I HAVE DRIVAN 53 X102 I NEED TO FIX MY TRAILER ,CHANGE THE COLUMNS AND 6 SHEETS,A FORKLIFT IN WAREHOUSE HIT IT WHEN THEY WERE UNLOADING AND IM STRUGGLING WITH INSURANCE
What seals the bolt from leaking on outside of trailer nothing it will leak water because when scuff liner is hit from loading bolt will lossen over time which will leak
Really nice job Mr. Gregg..! 👍 Question for you please: Do you have a video showing how to install those 16" Wearband's at the middle or higher on the interior walls, for protection against tearing the walls with the metal skids..? thank you
I am sorry but I don’t have that video. You can still use these fasteners to install those pieces. I do sell these stainless steel bolt/nut combo’s in a kit. If you have any questions about the kits please give me a call. 260-409-0896.
I started doing this a long time ago as long as the customer was okay with it. I would just take a 1/4 x 6 carriage head with the nut to the outside to match the rivet lines on the outside and it works fine. There is no way to stop scuff damage or stop the scuff from pulling away from the posts, so this method always works. Sell it as a package deal for permanent scuff repair and just go all the way down both sides with bolts through the wall and you would make a killing in your own shop.
Sorry for the delayed response. We sell them in 1/4 kit, 1/2 kit, and full kits. You can call me anytime for pricing. 260-409-0896 or www.branhamequipment.com. Thanks.
It's a great repair, however I don't see why you didn't use a screw closer to the proper length and why the holes were not drilled in the recess groove of the rub rail.
Well, there are many different side wall thickness on the market. If you have a ice cream spec it could be 3" side wall, or food service could be 4", and some produce/dry good trailers may have only 1.5", with the standard being around 2". Its easier to have a one size fits all. Most people don't know there are different side wall thicknesses and this would cause a huge headache trying to get people to figure out how thick their walls are. thank you.
To answer your second questions. The goal is to keep the screw head in the rivet line on the outside. In doing that you cant always pick where it ends up on the inside. However, you can drill random holes in the side panel to hit where you want on the inside, that's your call. If you do this you will have random screw heads that don't line up with any rivet line on the outside making a repair that hurts the cosmetic appearance of your trailer. This is a repair that is meant to be functional and cosmetically appeasing.
If you would have installed this on the second row as you describe it would have not lined up with the rivet on the outer wall. The way this kit works is from the outside in. You have to line it up based on the rivet line from the outside. You cant always pick where it will be on the inside. Thanks for watching.
