Trailer door head pad

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ItDoAble

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• Jan 31, 2011

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Recently bought a 6x14 cargo trailer to hall the dirtbikes and sled. I'm looking for ideas on a head pad above the side and ramp doors. Twice this weekend while installing a shelf in the front, I banged my head walking out of the trailer .. put me to my knees once. :frusty:

Thinking of a piece of foam pipe insulation, or looking for a camper pad from a salvage yard. Any suggestions?

 

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on your knees

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skibreeze

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• Jan 31, 2011

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No pad needed, sooner or later you will figure it out. Stupid hurts. I used to occasionally bang my head on the trailer furnace, not any more.

On my garage lift post corners I put on pipe insulation that had sticky tape edges, works great to prevent door dings, should work for your head also.

 

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He's right.
After that one that took you to your knees, I doubt if you'll have any more problems.

I hit my melon driving into the trailer, hurt like a sombetch & I bet you could hear the F word being constantly repeated a block away!
Never had a problem after that.

 

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• Feb 2, 2011

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look on overtons.com they have bumper that you put on docks. i've got one sitting in my garage that i was going to put in one of my trailers. sold the trailer before i put it in.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/pro..._D_Profile_Dock_Cushion&aID=602D&merchID=4006

 

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• Apr 16, 2011

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I had some table corner pad for the coffee table to keep the kids from splitting their gourd open. Once the kids got bigger I recycled the corner pad to my trailer. It uses double sided tape and works pretty good. I mostly just wanted the corners protected as I am taller than the trailer is so I am likely to catch it if I'm not thinking about it.

It looks like angle iron made of foam. Likely find it at Target in the "protect your kid" section. It seems thick enough to do the job yet thin enough to not impede on clearance.