Quick Update On The Trailer
In the picture - My cousin , his neighbor , and my fiancé. Slowly but surely!
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nice, by the time you have that all sanded down and repainted you should be black from head to toe. I knew when you removed those boards you would find rust all over those cross members. You might want to weld, or see a welder about adding another cross member by where you stick your water tank. The spacing on those cross members looks big, and they look small. It might just be me, I am used to looking at equipment trailers with bigger tongues, thicker and tighter cross members and beefier channel.
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No , we aren’t making an indoor beach bar ! (See floor) That’s from sandblasting this trailer for two days.
Two coats of primer done, painting tomorrow. Deck over for the boards in the next few days. 
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Quick Update
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3 Coats of “tractor equipment enamel” . SH probably gonna rip through it. Oh well.
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LED lights installed with new wiring harness and adapter for truck connection
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welded loose wheel wells on
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replaced two tires that were in terrible condition
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bought two wheel chocks. Might need these if I leave the trailer somewhere ?
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Last thing … I was on the fence about whether or not I should purchase new boards for the deck. My cousin said he could use the old ones for project he has at his house so I went ahead and purchased new pressure treated boards. This is the first time I have used pressure-treated wood and I was shocked at how moist it was. Now I am reading that I have to wait several weeks for it to dry out before I stain sealer or paint it. Do you guys have any insight on this ?
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OK one more thing. I can’t wait to start working on actual power washing equipment stuff. Tired of working on this trailer .
The old timers always told me this, if you sprinkle water and it beads up, it’s not ready. If the Wood sucks it up, then it’s ready to be sealed.
The other guys on here might have some knowledge one of them is the wood guru.
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On my utility trailers I just pour a couple quarts of used oil on the boards and smear it in with a 5 inch brush. It’ll soak in whether the wood is wet or not. Doesn’t look pretty, so maybe not the best thing if you are making a show trailer 
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I have seen a couple of people doing this. Doesn’t it make the boards extra slippery?
Ever farm trailer in Kentucky gets this treatment. Gets rid of excess oil and keeps things from rotting. Not pretty at all but works a charm. Ever few years repeat the treatment and I doubt the wood would ever rot.
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It does get slick when its wet but mine are mainly used to haul sweet potatoes, corn and an old tractor. I never did it to my washing trailers when I ran trailers. With my luck, it would have dripped oil on someone’s driveway.
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It could take a couple months for it to dry out.
I’ll also say this, in my day job in paint sales, we tell people that the minimum time to coat pressure treated is 6 months. If a hand full of water doesn’t absorb into the wood quickly then your finish wont either.
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I like firewood that has been split for 6-8 months so it can release some of the moisture but keep the sap. Not too much but not too little. Too wet and it wont burn. Too dry and you get no flavor off the smoke. I dont know it this relates but a fresh bunk of ptp is soaking and heavy. I cant see how an oil based coating would stick to a wet wood. I know this is a weird comment and has nothing to do with trailers but wet wood is wet wood.
I don’t know your skillset, so here are some things to consider.
Are you going to coat those cross members with something before laying your boards? That will need time to dry.
2by would be better and last longer, decking boards are garbage. Take back any boards with open knot holes.
Go to lowes or amazon or wherever and get a moisture meter. When those boards are about 12-14% or less go ahead and paint/stain/oil away (pay attention to the variance on your moisture meter some are actually +/- 3-5 %! It won’t take too long if your garage is heated to get there. If you get a warm day don’t stick the boards out in the sun to dry out, they will warp.
Almost all PT lumber from big stores is soaking wet when you get it.
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My little 4x8 trailer cold water pressure and soft wash, soft wash 4 gpm 70 psi. 4 hose reels got me started pressure washing 4 gpm/4000 psi, right now in the picture i have a 3.4/3300 because I had heart surgery and can’t pull start yet so i have this one with electric start til the doc says I can go full speed again, working to build something Iike you big guys some day, gota start somewhere I guess.
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We all have to start somewhere for sure. Be safe with your heart and don’t push too hard until you’re ready!
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Man after my own heart, got that little trailer loaded to the gills. Good luck.
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Thanks will do
Yep little House Washing machine, Thanks love your new truck.
Finally getting to the fun stuff.
Completely open to different layout suggestions.
Initially I was thinking putting the machines in the front of the trailer but then I saw some people putting them towards the back by the hose reels. I plan on getting 1 maybe 2 chemical tanks (50 gal). I can’t stand pulling the bucket around for an Xjet so I wanted to downstream but I have never put 200 feet of hose on my other machines and I don’t know if the injector will pull.
Let me know what you guys think !!!
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You are man after my own heart with that white trailer. Just remember the farther away from the reels the more hose you gotta maintain on the trailer. Why such a big tank do you plan on carrying that much water with you.
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