hill7410 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I use this trailer to haul my atv and ice house but it gets sprayed with salt spray every time i take it out of the garage. It is a aluma trailer and it has an 8 inch tall bar in the front where the tire's rest against. Do you guys have any ideas for material or something that i could bolt to that? i have many idea's going through my head and wondering what is the best out there.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonicrunch Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 If you can get your hands on a plastic 55 gallon drum, cut in in half (top to bottom) and use the halfs like a shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxcar46 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 hill, I have the same problem. last weekend I went 50 miles to fish and of course I had to follow a sand truck for about 10 miles. I had to stop at a car wash and spray of my wheeler as it was covered in dirt. I might look into the plastic barrel option.boxcar46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aczr2k Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Aluma makes a 2 foot tall shield for the front of their trailers, I just checked on one for mine (6314) and it was $240. If you want something else, just go over to Midway Iron & Steel in St. Cloud, bring you trailer and have them make something up for you out of diamond plate aluminum. 0.100 or 0.080 should be thick enough. What model trailer do you have? I designed one at work, I just haven't had it made yet, mine was going to be 3 feet tall and wrap around 24" on each side, quoted at $275. All kinds of options depending on how much you want to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing tech Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I installed a couple of hooks on the front of my trailer. Bought an 8x10 heavy canvas tarp and use that to keep the dump off my wheeler, house, sled or What ever I am hauling. I have been using the same canvas tarp for 8 years. I use bungy straps to hold it tight. Cheap and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice_shack Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Fleet Farm sells a shield that is supposed to fit most trailers. I don't know much else about it I just remember seeing it in their add a couple weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierBridge Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I've even gotten by on the Blue Tarps and some bungees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hill7410 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 I have a 7x8 trailer, the two atv trailer. What I ended up doing is buying a 8 foot long by 3 foot wide sheet of aluminum from menards, got some 2 inch wide by 3 foot long steel peices, self tapped them to the sheet and bolted it to the front of the trailer. before i bolted it i bent it a bit. Bad thing i did was i didnt get thick enough steel so i have to replace the 3 peieces of steel and go to midway and get some thicker stuff, it bent over pretty good when going down the highway. All in all very pleased, looks sharp and it only costed me about 50 bucks and a few beers later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrusia7 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I had the same issue with my old trailer and didn't want to put $200.00 into a salt sheild. I built my "redneck" salt sheild a few weeks ago using three, 55 gallon, plastic drums. The drums were a total of $15.00 and the hardware you could pick up at Menards for another $10.00. I just put 600 miles on the trailer and the sheild is rock solid. In fact it is actually taller than a few other shields I have seen advertised. It turned out pretty well and the only give away to the construction is if you look on the back side and see the remnants of the barrels. I can email you pictures and contstruction hints if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierBridge Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrusia7 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 PierBridge - sent you an email with instructions/pics. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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