Wilson Livestock Trailer.

[James Maynard]

Thanks guys for helping me with the resin cab question. Now I have a new question. I have a Wilson Livestock Trailer I'm about to start building. I built one a few years ago and had this same problem. It was never resolved. Ok so what is the best way to get the middle door on the back to fuction/raise up and down? It's just a bunch of flat pieces that go in two tracks.

[tbill]

When I built mine, I slid all the slats into the channel on the roof, sanded them as required to make them move freely, then used masking tape to hold them all together.

[Force]

I even think they suggest to use tape for this, but it's really not a good solution as tape deteriorates and the glue on it doesn't work as well over time regardless of brand and product, at least I have not found any that will hold up.
So I don't know, maybe some kind of fabric glued to the backside of the slats will work.

[Straightliner59]

Maybe drill and pin doll house hinges to the insides of the slats? There are several styles. One might be close to the prototype.

[stitchdup]

4 hours ago, Force said:

I even think they suggest to use tape for this, but it's really not a good solution as tape deteriorates and the glue on it doesn't work as well over time regardless of brand and product, at least I have not found any that will hold up.
So I don't know, maybe some kind of fabric glued to the backside of the slats will work.

maybe some inner tube would work. might have to use the rubber cement from the puncture kit but it would stay flexible

[Force]

6 hours ago, stitchdup said:

maybe some inner tube would work. might have to use the rubber cement from the puncture kit but it would stay flexible

Well rubber also deterorates over time and dry rot and cracks.

[Oldcarfan27]

How about gluing string or attach a fabric mesh to the back?

[tbill]

Even if the tape degrades over time, you could pull the slats out again and re tape them.