52fordredbelly
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Last year I used my 52 8n to pull a buddy's 12-14' utility trailer (high wall mesh) around (on a paved street) for my kids and a few of the neighbors as our houses are a bit spread out. It quickly turned into a hit and the trailer was loaded with several kids and parents at least those who could find room as the rest were walking along side. It was a great time and we thought we would do another one this year. The past 2 weeks has had everyone at the bus stop asking if we are doing it again so according to the better half the answer is yes The question is this, my buddy has since sold the trailer and another friend has said I can use his (my guess) 16-20' car hauler trailer... can I use it safely. It has a metal floor instead of wood and twin axels. I have done some reading and searching on the site and it seems the 8n shouldn't have any trouble pulling the trailer or any number of people who want to climb on board. Safety as always is my biggest concern though. My current setup has the PTO covered and a ballhitch attached to a drawbar and drawbar lock, I did not have stay bars on it last year. The setup worked well last year, although I did find there was a little play in the drawbar where it had the ability to tilt ever so slightly. Did not seem to be an issue but looking for suggestions and the been there done that. The key is to make this a night to remember for the trick-r-treating not anything less fortunate. This trailer does not have sidewalls and I am not sure if it has brackets welded to the trailer where I can add some 2x4's to make a railing. In addition to any safety suggestions, who has pics to share of some great hayrides? I'm trying to search the phones archives to find any of ours from last year. We had some great, relatively cheap l.e.d. lights hooked up to a car battery (since i'm still a 6v 8n) which helped everyone see their way around and ensure any vehicles coming by would easily see us. As always thanks in advance.