Know EXACTLY what you are talking about . . . 'Mr. CHEAP', here . . .

Went to HD . . . looked at their 'scraps, cutoffs, & rejects bin'. Got the
proper number of '2x's ' for the uprights. Some '1x4' stock for the 'rails'.

Never mind what the 'instructions' that come with the trailer say, when you
are using light stock . . . put the rails on the INSIDE of the uprights.
Don't worry about bolting the '2x's to the sockets. The little bit of error
in sizing, and the moisture absorbed by the wood, will cause them to wind up
fitting TIGHT.

I left the top, corner, bolts a bit long.{Facing OUT} The 'interlocking
brackets' that are noted on the drawings, and just about every advertisement
or commercially built rails, are impossible to get - at least for me. The
bit of the bolt that sticks out makes an ideal attachment point for short,
cheap, rubber, 'hold down straps'.

I really had no need for a set of rails . . . until my wife had me build a
couple of 'raised beds' for the small veggie garden. NO WAY would I pay $28
for delivery of one 'scoop' of top soil {about 3cu yds - 1,000 pounds}.
Built the rails, 'lined' the set-up with a old 'Blue Plastic' tarp, and had
them dump the soil in the created 'box'. Drove the few blocks home, put the
trailer in the rear of the house, and pulled out one of the side rail
assemblies. About 1/4 of the soil spilled out, the rest we shoveled into the
wheel-barrow and evenly filled the beds.

For storage I simply pull the assemblies and lay them on the trailer bed.
When I fold the trailer for the winter, I put the side assemblies between
the trailer & shop wall, attach the securing safety cable, and throw a tarp
over it all.

Regards & Good Luck,
Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop

"Monroe" wrote in message
...
Wanting to construct wooden sides for a 6 x 12 flat deck trailer.
Trailer has stake pockets to accomodate 2 x 4. Using this for
construction debris, mulch, trips to dump. Of those that have
constructed similar siding, what spec of lumber have you use and found
works or (perhaps) did not? Was considering 2x4 verticals with 2 x 6
or 2 x 10 horizontals, but perhaps the 2x horizontals are overkill?
I've had some suggest lighter weight 1 x 6. Ditto suggestions for
pressure treated wood. thanks
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Monroe

In article SHqBg.5107$Qu4.660@trnddc04,
Ron Magen wrote:
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I really had no need for a set of rails . . . until my wife had me build a
couple of 'raised beds' for the small veggie garden. NO WAY would I pay $28
for delivery of one 'scoop' of top soil {about 3cu yds - 1,000 pounds}.

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That is some light topsoil you have there! When I think of all the
backaches I could have avoided if the topsoil where I live only
weighed 330 lbs per yard...
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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland