With all the rage over fuel economy, once exotic aluminum frame or constructed trailers have become quite popular. That popularity necessitates aluminum semi-trailer repair know-how and Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver has that expertise.
For some classes of trailers, particularly cattle liners, bull haulers or cattle pots, the cream of the crop choice for these trailers is nearly total aluminum construction. The weight savings and relative imperviousness to corrosion found in these trailers are benefits that we see increasingly creeping into the construction of more and more semi-trailers of all types, especially where the ultimate tensile strength of steel is not needed for the loads these trailers haul.
Aluminum Semi-Trailer Repair is Different
Nearly every welder out there who isn’t just learning the skill thinks they can weld aluminum. “It’s not more difficult, it’s just different,” is the common refrain. Don’t get suckered into that line of thinking when the service life or resale value of your aluminum bodied semi-trailer is at stake. 
Welding aluminum properly does present a degree of difficulty in pulling off an OEM level of repair that guys who mostly weld steel all day fail to fully appreciate. With the investment you have put into such a trailer, you don’t want someone training themselves on the intricacies of welding aluminum, using your semi-trailer repair as a test run of their novice skills.
Aluminum is a very reactive metal compared with steel alloy and way less forgiving of welding mistakes. Even the aluminum oxide outer layer that develops on the weather exposed facets of the aluminum body present a trap for the uninitiated. Aluminum is different all right. Inexperienced welders who use their steel welding set-ups as a starting point, to “figuring it out,” could blow right through your trailer’s aluminum body before getting their settings straight.
Aluminum and its welds are also tricky to combine. Some aluminum series are heat treatable and others are not. Do you or your steel welder know which is which and why it matters? Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver does. You also have to know what alloy you are working with to employ the correct process and filler metal to reduce crack sensitivity and minimize distortion.
Ainsworth Now the Trusted Experts for Comprehensive Semi-Trailer Repair
When you absolutely have to have your aluminum semi-trailer repair done right the first time, Ainsworth Trailer Repair of Denver should be your first and last call. As on any semi-trailer repair job we perform, we offer free quotes and a guarantee on all of our work.
