I would expect that these trailers will be made from the proper grades of plastic that are UV stable and stuff that bends and flexs rather than cracking - plastics are not just plastics. I would expect these to be a more durable than steel and a definately a lot more durable than aluminium.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Bit hard to tell - I don't think they have been around as long as typical steel trailers - my 6x4 trailer (steel) is only twenty years old, but my steel framed alloy decked tandem trailer is at least 33 years old - both still in good shape, the 6x4 near new , although it could use another coat of paint.
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Interestingly, yesterday I saw a full timber trailer including the drawbar! Must have been Noah warming up for a bigger job!![]()
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Go back to the fifties, these were not uncommon (even semitrailers), but the price of timber these days makes just about anything else cheaper.
I used to dream (many years ago) of making one out of timber until I realised how rapidly stone damage erodes timber and how dimensional changes with humidity would cause problems.
John
Last edited by JDNSW; 13th September 2009 at 06:50 PM. Reason: grammar
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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