I need to build some drive over fenders for my car hauler. I was originally thinking of using 10" wide junior channel braced in the center with either square tubing or heavy angle. My concern is that it will be very slippery with wet/muddy. Any ideas from the guru's for a cheap, easy, fuctional and decent looking drive over fender?

 

I've always used the 1/4 inch diamond plate steel myself as long as your deck is on the 3 sides of it it will hold a tank up with no problems.

If your worries about traction just use whatever you want and cover it with steel mesh.

A lot of this decision is based on the trailer itself though so pics would be helpful to really answer your question.

 

why not cut them just below the deck and weld angle to both the removed section of fender and the remaining piece, drill 2 holes where the angle meets and you can put pins/bolts or whatever through them. that way you can remove the fender tops very quickly and replace them quickly.

few people I know have done this with great success. one even welded bolts to the angle on the top part of the fender so it just dropped through and used 4 pins to hold it tight in place, ran like that for years hauling his mud truck and then his brothers race car.

 

Don't laugh... This is the only pic I have of it. The trailer rolled about 5 yrs ago. All of the important stuff has been replaced. The frame was still good:



The problem is my truck doesn't fit between the tires either!

 

They drove over the tires for years with no problems

 

I'd say just get some channel or angle and go to welding. Diamond plate or even flat plate will work fine -- for slippery issues, tack on a piece of the "regular" (not "flattened")exapanded steel. Gives great bite.

Or, find some old factory catwalk steps. They are aggressive! http://www.mcnichols.com/ecommerce/e...ode=cc:grating

the trick with drive over fenders is to give yourself a long enough ramp up and down so you don't have issues with hanging the rocker panels. That may not be a problem depending on how big the trailered vehicle is -- for most off-road guys not a problem at all. Heck, I never even use the ramps to trailer my stuff. Just drive up the back. What's a foot or so step?

 

My problem is I will only have about an inch of tire touching tire. I'm worried that the pressure will pop a trailer tire off of the bead.

I ended up going "shopping" in my grandfathers scrap steel, so I think I've found the material to make them. Now the only hang-up is the trans went in my Dodge. As soon as that is fixed, I can move the trailer and get to welding!