My 16x6 tandem 3250# axles (from memory), 700x15 8 ply bias tires was built in 1979 for me, just plain ole flat deck with an angle iron rail around it about 10" off the deck with fenders. It came with 2x10 painted pine. Somewhere along the way I got some soft spots and decided to redo it. Was easy as the rear of the deck was held in place with a welded piece of angle iron. With that off and the cross member bolts out it was a nobrainer to get the boards out.
In shopping for replacement boards I bought treated 2x6s as they were cheap and couldn't find any 2x10s treated......it WAS going to get treated lumber. Over the years I have mopped it with old crankcase oil a few, not many, times. The under carirage was replaced 15-20 years ago with a kit for about 25 bucks with shackles, bolts and nuts and all the piddly stuff that wears out when no zerks are built into the design. Didn't need replacing but I wanted to inspect it and if I were going to tear it apart to do that I might as well just replace it.
The trailer has spent it's life sitting out in the weather and I keep the tires shielded from direct sunlight. Tires are Shield Brand, bought for $40 ea, cash and carry, and have been on there for at least 15 years, maybe more. There are ZERO signs of any cracking on any of the tires and it is seldom used so there must have been a lot of plasticizers in the tire when built to keep the rubber soft. I never had a set of tires survive the way these have. I did add home-made ramps to it as I have hauled tractors on it. Biggest was a Ford 4600 and it handled it just fine.
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