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Galen Mitchell 02-19-2013 15:53:17 76.7.29.87 Report to Moderator	Hello all. Been lurking here a while but this is my first real post. I built this wire winder / trailer for a friend of mine who has quite a few cattle that he puts on stalks every year. I built the trailer from scratch with 4 inch channel and square tube of a couple different sizes, and 3 inch pipe for the tongue and axle supports. Power is delivered via a PTO shaft I slavaged from an old square baler, 4 speed tranny from a junk yard, and 80 roller chain and sprockets. The tranny will give us a good range of speeds to choose from. Should get to try it out next week or so. [Reply]   [No Email]
danofarming 02-26-2013 18:24:09 69.8.164.11 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   How are you going to make the winders turn independent of each other? brake shoes? [Reply]  [No Email]
Billy NY 02-20-2013 07:26:28 72.226.79.200 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   Thats really neat, and I will bet performs as you like, but like the others said, chain cover and pto cover and or any other safety components should most definitely be installed, asap. That aside, looks like a nice fencing tool and a great fabrication job ! [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom-NoCenTX 02-20-2013 05:31:32 70.196.36.186 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   It is really good work, very nice. However, on a negative note, the liability could rapidly be a big problem, if your friend gets caught in the shaft or the chain, etc. Him or his family, with aid of a skillful lawyer, could wind up with everything you own and ruin your family's future. Think about it. Tom [Reply]  [No Email]
ss55 02-19-2013 23:18:08 173.31.19.80 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   Nice Job! Is there a shear pin of slip joint somewhere in the drive train in case the wire or something else binds up? Again, nice rig! [Reply]  [No Email]
Galen Mitchell 02-20-2013 04:25:15 76.7.29.87 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to ss55, 02-19-2013 23:18:08   There is a shear bolt where the driveline connects to the input shaft of transmission. Tried to save the slip clutch from the baler I got the driveline off of but it was too far gone. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick L 02-19-2013 19:55:59 50.51.184.132 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   Galen Mitchell?? Would you be from Bryan Ohio area? [Reply]  [No Email]
scotc 02-21-2013 09:04:24 75.235.199.45 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Dick L, 02-19-2013 19:55:59   I used to know a guy named Loren Moore from around Bryan, OH. He"d be over 80 now if my memory is right. [Reply]  [No Email]
Galen Mitchell 02-20-2013 04:22:26 76.7.29.87 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Dick L, 02-19-2013 19:55:59   No, NE Kansas [Reply]  [No Email]
Retired Farmer 02-19-2013 18:05:40 207.200.116.9 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   Looks like something out of "STAR WARS" movies. I'll bet you put that in fourth gear you can wind up a mile of wire in about twenty seconds. Put some safety shields on that PTO shaft and those chains. I accidentally got my coat sleeve wrapped in the drive shaft of a sideroll irrigation sprinkler last summer and almost got my arm broke before the engine got shut off. No fun. Nice work on the trailer. [Reply]  [No Email]
Paul 02-19-2013 16:37:04 66.44.133.112 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   Certainly you added the pto cover and a chain guard after you took the picture to show us how it looks. Pto shafts are so easy to forget to be careful around, and ESP with that design, a person can get way too close to an unprotected one. That would be terrible dangerous. Just agree with me....... Nice work otherwise, lot of potential use for the space. Paul [Reply]  [No Email]
Galen Mitchell 02-19-2013 16:43:38 76.7.29.87 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Paul, 02-19-2013 16:37:04   Yeah they are in the works. Going to try it out a little and then finish those things up [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick L 02-19-2013 16:27:54 50.51.184.132 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   Very clever. [Reply]  [No Email]
rrlund 02-19-2013 16:12:06 207.241.137.116 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to Galen Mitchell, 02-19-2013 15:53:17   Excellent work. [Reply]  [No Email]
Galen Mitchell 02-19-2013 16:15:54 76.7.29.87 Report to Moderator	Re: Electric fence trailer I built in reply to rrlund, 02-19-2013 16:12:06   Thanks! Tried to post some "during" pics but something went wrong. Story of my life ;) [Reply]  [No Email]