AERO TRAILER FLOORS AND SUPPORT SYSTEM

All standard trailer floors are either ½” or ¾” thick and considered light duty. Most all trailers set up for motorcycles are built exactly the same, despite the fact that motorcycles range in weight from 600 LBS / 1300 LBS. Seldom will a trailer dealer install 5000 LB D-Rings in a trailer floor and when they do , it will be installed in a light duty floor not intended to support 5000 LB D-Rings. Installing a 5000 LB D-Ring in a ½” or ¾” floor to hold down an 800 / 1300 LB motorcycle would be like using a fresh water fishing rod with 10 LB test nylon line to haul in a 250 LB Shark.

When a trailer transporting a motorcycle hits a bump, the motorcycle will coil downward, compressing the fork tubes and suspension. A split second later, the motorcycle will re-coil upward with tremendous force and pull the bolts that fasten the D-Rings completely through the floor. If there are two motorcycles in the trailer, they will collide prior to falling and generate thousands in damage! Often times there will be no insurance coverage, as there was no 3d party collision and comprehensive covers most all other occurrences, except collision.

Aero trailer floors are 1” thick and are topped off with Black & White Checkered linoleum. You can not lay linoleum over plywood that manifest 4-5 seams, or the linoleum will develop cracks above each seam. A 1/4” thick piece of plywood the length of the trailer must first be installed over the floor seams. There are few outlets to purchase plywood that is 12’ to 20’ feet in length with no seams. This giant plywood is purchased from the Weyhauser Corp in Texas and shipped to the Georgia Factory. This top layer of plywood that is 1/4” thick becomes a buffer layer between the 3/4” floor with seams and the linoleum and results in a floor that is now 1” thick.

The Black and White Checkered Linoleum protects the wooden floor from many unforeseen exposures and spills, such as water, gasoline, oil, grease and other chemicals that can and will hurt a wooden floor. Unprotected wooden floors, generate splinters, valleys, dry rot, soft spots, cracks and eventually holes. They will deteriorate at a much faster rate than protected wooden floors. Aside from this they are flat out ugly and detract from an other wise attractive trailer.

After the linoleum is installed , the 5000 LB D-Rings are installed and held in place with carriage bolts. The bottom of the floors , below the trailer are steel plated and the carriage bolts extend through the steel plates and are fastened with Thread Right Lock Nuts. At this point the Steel Plates alone will bare the Entire Weight of one, two or three motorcycles of any Size or Weight. The Floor, Sub Floor and Linoleum can be considered decorative, when taking into consideration the unlimited Load Capacity that the Steel Plates add to the Trailer's Ability to Manage and Trasport Heavy Motorcycles and Cargo.

The linoleum in a 6’ X 12’ or 7’ X 12’ trailer with the 1/4” plywood sub-floor is installed by the Factory at the cost of $120.00. There are 9 - 5000 LB D-Rings installed at the cost of $15.00 each and reinforced with steel plates below the floor, at a total cost of $135.00. The actual retail price for the above referenced floor and tie down system is $750.00. The customer pays the Factory Wholesale price of $255.00.

A floor is the HEART and STABILITY of a trailer. A sub-standard floor will bend and mis-align the frame beneath it, bow in the walls, generate wall & ceiling cracks, trigger water leaks, off-track the axles, off-set caster / camber of the wheels and jeopardize the trailer as a whole including its cargo. Aero Trailers maintain WORLD CLASS, STATE of the ART FLOORS with the most SOPHISICATED TIE DOWN SYSTEM of its kind anywhere. Aside from this you will pay FACTORY COST for every OPTION and UPGRADE the trailer is comprised of and not a penny more!

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