Ask The Trades - Plastic for trailer

Welcome, Guest. Please Login or Register

	Apr 26^th, 2026, 10:00am
View recently thanked users View top thanked users

Quote: If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts - Albert Einstein

Ask The Trades › DIY Forum › Carpentry Questions › Plastic for trailer

(Moderators: big_all, woodsmith, TIMBA-WOLF) - (Moderator Group: Board Moderator)

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Pages: 1

Plastic for trailer (Read 3563 times)

CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Plastic for trailer 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?
Back to top	IP Logged

Badger GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0	Re: Plastic for trailer Reply #1 - Oct 6^th, 2007, 5:39pm try here http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=garden+t...
Back to top	IP Logged

jasonB GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0	Re: Plastic for trailer Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2007, 5:50pm Have a look at Phenol plywood this is wahts used for lorry floors, van sides etc. Jason
Back to top	IP Logged

CWatters

Super Member

Offline

"Daddy fick it" says James

Posts: 5150

Total Thanks: 58
For This Post: 0

Gender: male

Re: Plastic for trailer
Reply #3 - 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.

IP Logged

Malfunction GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0	Re: Plastic for trailer Reply #4 - 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.
Back to top	IP Logged

Pages: 1

(Moderators: big_all, woodsmith, TIMBA-WOLF) - (Moderator Group: Board Moderator)

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Ask The Trades › DIY Forum › Carpentry Questions › Plastic for trailer