Flatbed Trailer Decking Screws

Bought these to put a new deck on a utility trailer.

Flatbed trailer decking screws.

Shiplap hardwood trailer decking is now available. Quick tip on how to re deck your car hauler trailer this isn t a full how to but just a quick tip on how to remove boards when redecking your car hauler trai. Whether you have a small utility trailer or a fleet of flatbeds give us a call for some deals on trailer decking. The standard is provided below but to oversimplify the statute in the cfr a trailer floor needs to be well constructed with no holes tight enough to minimize the ability of gases and fire to permeate it provide some traction and kept reasonably clean by the trailer owner.

Trailer deck screws 5 16 18 2 1 2 torx t40 fastener. I first drilled a 7 32 hole through the channel steel and then coated the screw with anti seize so they wouldn t rust to the trailer like the old ones and they all went right in without any problems. These are the best oem quality screws available torx head thread cutting pre oiled and waxed perfect for installing your apitong truck flooring. These decking screws worked great for screwing the boards down on my trailer.

Next four screws rounded out and would not drill through the angle at all. I used the recommended drill bit size and ordered some heavy duty torq bits to use and they went in perfect. 1 4 20 x 1 1 4 flat head trailer flooring 6 lobe drive blk ox 1 4 20 x 1 1 4 flat head trailer flooring 6. To install your new truck decking we offer a selection of deck screws from 2 to 3.

First screw torqued into two pieces when it started penetrating the angle. Showing 1 21 of 21 1 4 20 x 1 flat head trailer flooring 6 lobe drive blk ox 1 4 20 x 1 flat head trailer flooring 6 lobe drive blk ox trxf14201. These are great trailer floor screws. The legal requirement for trailer flooring in the code of federal regulations cfr is not a difficult standard to meet.

I was screwing them into 1 4 angles and expected to break a couple but none of them did. I pre drilled the pressure treated lumber and drilled pilot holes in the 3 16 cross members. I used my 1 2 angle head drill to install the screws as it turns at a slower rpm and still has the torque to drive them thru the 3 16 steel. Self tapping screws for installing hardwood planks on flatbed trucks trailers.

3 8 16 trailer flooring screws. 5 16 18 trailer flooring screws. I just screwed 72 of them into the deck of my equipment trailer and they all worked perfectly. Cross members were 1 8 angle which should be well within the capabilities listed on the package.