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Title: Plastic for trailer
Post by CWatters on Oct 6^th, 2007, 5:12pm

I'm thinking of making a garden trailer like one of these because the big ones are very expensive (£300 to £500)...

I can get wheels, axles and assorted metalwork for it quite cheaply but I'd like to find an alternative to marine ply for the box itself.

Is there a plastic equivalent to MDF or anything like that available?

Title: Re: Plastic for trailer
Post by Badger on Oct 6^th, 2007, 5:39pm

try here
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=garden+trailer

Title: Re: Plastic for trailer
Post by jasonB on Oct 6^th, 2007, 5:50pm

Have a look at Phenol plywood this is wahts used for lorry floors, van sides etc.

Jason

Title: Re: Plastic for trailer
Post by CWatters on Oct 6^th, 2007, 6:38pm

Thanks. Tried ebay earlier and will have a look at Phenol plywood.

Google found this stuff which looks interesting if it's not too expensive and actually available..

http://uber-eng.com.sg/products_tuffply_intro.htm

TuffPly is an engineered plastic composite board / plastic plywood, made specifically for form concrete shuttering faces.

Its very tough & scratch resistant surface suits the rough handling on site and can be nailed, screwed & sawn easily like how you would use a wood product.

Title: Re: Plastic for trailer
Post by Malfunction on Oct 6^th, 2007, 9:02pm

My 6x4 trailer uses checkerplate material, I got it secondhand for £70, it has indespension units and mini wheels. I was going to build one but for £70 I would have just bought the suspension units. I'll have a go at posting a piccy of it.