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The Rhino lining sounds to be a great idea.... Anyone think of any 
negatives to it???

Paul

Sisu West Ranch wrote:

> The instructions that come with most (if not all) trailers with Al floors
> tell the owner to remove the mats, and hose the floor down after each use.
> The reason is that the ammonia from the horse pee corrodes the Al floor very
> badly.  Replacement of an Al floor is expensive.
>
> When I got my 10 yr old trailer, there was quite a bit of pit corrosion on
> the floor.  Not wanting to replace the whole floor I did the following:
>
> 1. Washed the whole floor
> 2. Sand blasted the pits down to bare Al.  The pits are filled with Aluminum
> Oxide from the corrosion.  This all has to be removed to stop the corrosian.
> 3. Acid washed the whole floor untill it sparkled.  I used phosphoric acid
> milk line cleaner from my local farm store.
> 4. Repaired the really bad areas with fiberclass cloth and resin.
> 5. Had Rhino lining put in the whole floor and up the walls 30 inches.
> 6. Bought cow mats (half the cost of horse trailer mats) cut them and
> installed.  (use a very sharp box knife under running water to cut the cow
> mats)
>
> Now the aluminum floor is protected from the ammonia and should last
> forever.  Cutting more drain holes is a good idea.  I would suggest cutting
> about 1 inch diameter holes (a hole saw works well for this).  Be sure to
> measure underneath so you do not drill into a support as you make the holes.
>
> Ed
> Ed and Wendy Hauser
> Sisu West
> 2994 Mittower Road
> Victor, MT 59875
>
> (406) 642-9640
>
> ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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