What's this guy called and do they sell them? I can probably have the local welding shop bend one but if I can order one easily from the comfort of my chair I'd honestly rather do that especially if I can get one in galvanized to last indefinitely on treated deck. I gather I could also make brake attachment for the press and run it through a foot at a time, but again pain in the butt factor vs time saved isn't worth it.
edit: referring to the little strip with a slight bend that holds the ends of the boards down to the frame. They're usually bolted through the wood to a frame member below
Sonic
UberDork
3/15/23 8:58 p.m.
I've heard it called a beavertail, and it is usually made when the trailer itself is made as part of the frame. I suppose one could be added though.
Sorry, i meant the little strip on top that has maybe a 7-8 degree bend in it that holds the wood down. They get beat up and bent when you're dragging wheel free cars up and off
I don't know if you can buy them premade. I assume the break angle changes from brand to brand. If you can't find one, it would be an easy job for a fab shop. We used to do stuff like that for our local customers pretty frequently. Galvanizing is a good option for corrosion protection, but it will warp that piece to hell and back.
In reply to Patrick :
Ours is two seperate pieces of metal. One for the flat deck, one for the dovetail
In reply to bobzilla :
Probably the way to go here, not sure why I didn't think of that. Probably because too obvious 
Patrick said:
In reply to bobzilla :
Probably the way to go here, not sure why I didn't think of that. Probably because too obvious
Now you know why Gumby kept me on the team. Call me Mr obvious.
