On 1/13/2011 3:03 AM, mm wrote:
I have a 4x8 flatbed trailer built from a harbor freight kit, and the
method they provided for attaching the wires is pretty poor. Metal
clips that don't really stick to the suare U-bars and don't hold the
wires well either. The clips fall off, even when I've pushed them all
the way on, the wires fall down and get broken.

I've never seen a good trailer up close so I don't know how they do
it. What do they do? This one has square-U shaped bars that make
up the sides. The 3rd, open side points in.

Do I have to drill holes and put plastic wire ties through the holes?
The trailer has got sides now and is too heavy to turn on its side.

Thanks

Several options here. First off the "square-U shaped bars" you mention
are called channel iron.

1. You can tack weld thin conduit to the inside
2. You can tack 1x1 angles (about 2 inches long) in the inside corner
of the channel every so often
3. You can use silicone gasket sealer and glue the wires down with that.
4. If it is a wood deck, you can staple the wires up to the underside.
5. There's a multitude of self stick devices available that you can then
use a zip tie on.

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