steel in a tipper trailer

[aidank]

in the market for a tipper trailer at the min somthing like something like this http://www.kanetrailers.co.uk/small-dds-trailers-20

anyway

spoke to a major brand name manufacturer in the north of Ireland who says mine is dear but the steel in mine is away better quality than a lesser know manufacturer, the word hardox wasn't mentioned either

is such a thing possible ? trailers are essentially sheet plate cut and welded together, quite sure some of the Pro welders here have manufactured such a trailer in their time- are there different grades of steel you can buy for such a job ?

would have thought all steel used in trailer manufacture would be the same grade, simple mild steel, same grade as used to manufacture channel iron or angle iron that I buy from local hardware store

anyone ever work with a trailer manufacturing company shed any light on this ?

 

[madkayaker]

It will be normal mild steel I bet. Ask them what grade it is

The I use better than everyone else is normally rubbish

 

[cumbriasteve]

I once worked for a motor body builder, making everything from tipper trucks to livestock carriers and railway wagons...it was all bog standard steel, can't see any reason to use anything else.

As long as the weight of the steel matches the requirement it will be fine.

 

[Welderpaul]

There are different grades of plate/section; the grades relate to the toughness of the material. I wouldnt expect a trailer to be made out of anything out of the ordinary.
As MK says, call his bluff, ask him what grade it is.

Google steel grades..S275JR, S355JR etc etc.