Hay wagon

grandpa Love · Jul 17, 2021

Got the new floor on my hay wagon, now we need some dry days to bale hay....

Got the running gear a while back,had 3 good tires on it. Paid $200. Got a free tire from the scrap yard...

47fivewindow · Jul 17, 2021

Sweet!

grandpa Love · Jul 17, 2021

And cub approved!

rustred · Jul 17, 2021

not to criticize ur job, but put a cross piece either 4x4 or even use those 2x10's over each bunk to hold them stringers . it will get wobbly fast like that. our old farm wagons years ago had the 2x4's on edge then the flooring boards were long ways. way stronger. plus i bit higher. now you need to oil it. i did that with hyd. oil looked till till it got used.

old · Jul 17, 2021

What no back board so the bales don't fall off the back end of the wagon

Janicholson · Jul 17, 2021

I will agree. In wagons and trailers Metal or wood, there are stringers running front to back, and juniors cross ways usually 24 centers. the juniors are the side to side strength. I also agree the stringers as shown need to be either blocked straight, or bolted to the bolster uprights. We also used 2X4 top side rails flat, to provide anti slip sideways, and cant the first bale layer up on the outside edge for a stable stack. We also used a rear standard to stack against to limit rear fall off. Reality is often demanding. Jim

Tracy Brown · Jul 17, 2021

I have a 9 ton running gear when you get ready to build your 2nd

Geo-TH,In · Jul 17, 2021

My dad put a second axle on the back of his silage wagons that unloaded from the front and put silage in feeding troughs. 6 wheels. Went through muddy fields better. Pushed trailer back to remove weight off front wheels.

caterpillar guy · Jul 17, 2021

Like said get a coule pieces in across those main planks or things will get ugly fast in the first few loads. A 2x4 along the perimeter will give the floor a lot of support at the edge.

Northvale PA · Jul 17, 2021

Ours use double 2x8 stringers, 4x4 cross braces and 1x6 oak fence boards length wise. The pipe sides insert into pockets in the heavy side rail. Supervisor approved. A full load is 150 bales.

flying belgian · Jul 17, 2021

As mentioned below, get some bracing between those stringers. Also, your help will appreciate if you move the edge 2x4s on top to get the load tipped in and put a back on it.

730virgil · Jul 18, 2021

my hay wagons didn't have backboards tall kid would load ans not loss a bale a friend would do the same I don't know how they did it

BarryfromIA · Jul 19, 2021

When using a backless flat bed lay 4 bales end to end starting on one side and finish the row with one laying fore and aft on the side then alternate the pattern. This ties them together the next row stars out the opposite way keep alternating till you have 120 bales. 4 high and 5 rows layer 5 is 3 or 4 bales laying fore and aft to tie the rows together.

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