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Was getting the brain juices going... and thought there must be some good DIY ideas amongst the brains trust
Any good suggestions on budget friendly mats for a ute tray?
Getting a new work ute at the end of the year so not wanting to spend much. It's primarily to stop the chainsaw and chilly bin sliding around, when on tight corners, breaking etc.
Appreciate your time,
Cheers DJ
astroturf works ok in base of dingy....it holds dirt n sand well,lots of sand will make it stay down.....easy to tip it out and shake off excess....
Besides a mat, this sort of thing is very useful
https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/drive...175cm/p/321129
There are better versions around
Conveyor belting, marine carpet…..
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Pity you are so far away
Got a brand new 2010 hilux double cab rubber mat I should sell to get rid of
Not necessarily. My Ranger has a fitted-in corrugated ? HDPE tray liner and it's as slippery as hell. I'll never get another one. Anyway, when you have anything heavy with a flat base, bungies are hopeless on their own. That's why I suggested the concertina bar.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
Get some outdoor carpet and cut to shape
Glue two velcros to carpet up both front corners
Glue a small piece of timber in the grooves of tray and then glue piece of thin tin to timber. Then glue other side of velcro to tin
That’s the front sorted
For the back fold the carpet and tuck under the plastic tray
Job done
I looked into this a couple of years ago. Have a look through the selection blackwoods have.
https://nzsafetyblackwoods.co.nz/en/...=1000&count=50
They do a ute tray mat.
https://nzsafetyblackwoods.co.nz/en/...mm-each-428107
Arb sports liners are better then your standard liner. Or get some 6x1 timber or 4x1. Two pieces about 700mm long each side of wheel arch and one piece about 1450mm right across deck couple off screws each side job done,
It means all the stuff you put right at the back stays there.
pretty water tight so far, no diff to the tub liners that get a pinhole or crackQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
Am not in that situation where i have to put whole animals in the back and process them in the back :P @7mmwsm But am not a 100% sure, yes i do know what you mean. Any animals i have put in the back have been hang so no blood or in a meat bag or fadge.
In my situation am glad i went with that type of liner
Whatever you get make sure it doesn't dissolve when you spill petrol onto it. That's a bugger as you invariably lose something out of a chainsaw, or tip a fuel can over and a lot of the cheaper materials are not solvent resistant. They either go bubbly as a bubbly thing which makes them useless as a liner as they are too deformed to be of use or worse dissolve then dry and adhere to the tray. I made up a liner base out of plywood with tiedown points and if needed you can screw to it. It is a neat fit into the hdpe liner so it can't slide anywhere. I have a Rolaworx tray bolted down to it at the moment...
Ply cut to shape as mentioned, can add synthetic carpet. The yanks have a neat system you don't see here,can flip one way out to the edge of a open tail gate or flipped back into the cargo area to create a smaller space.
https://www.4wheelparts.com/b/exteri...sion/_/N-cm1yh
Airplex do one locallyQuote:
Originally Posted by johnd
https://www.airplex.co.nz/product-gr...tender/product
They also do the rubber mats.
I cut ply to deck shape then used left over garage carpet stapled to ply..
This looks like my current liner, the corrugations mean big chillybins slide like they're on ice.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
Its actually bloody grippy, my chilly bin wont slide unless its been driven like a sports car rather than a uteQuote:
Originally Posted by Jukes
Its similar texture as the sprayon rhino liner
How does the carpet go for grip on big chillybins? I have a few carpet tiles that I can experiment with, was thinking of turning them upside down and having them rubber side up for more grip.Quote:
Originally Posted by The bomb
I thought carpet may not provide enough friction, as they're easy to push on the carpet :slow:
Ahh, roger that. Mine is the *nearly* glossy plastic - 2019 ColoradoQuote:
Originally Posted by striker
Thanks team! What a bloody good bunch :thumbsup:
Show's how good community & brainstorming together is.
Will try a combo of the Bunnos/B.Woods matt with a light timber frame
Gratefully appreciate your ideas, cheers!
>>Ahh, roger that. Mine is the *nearly* glossy plastic - 2019 Colorado <<
Same on my Ranger- slidy azz..
Really, I had an ex who found carpet has plenty of friction on the kneesQuote:
Originally Posted by Jukes
Sorry, I'm not here to be helpful :pacman::thumbsup:
Garage carpet seems to grip tool box’s really well.
Yep my ranger is the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47