Home-made Stock Trailer

I have an 18 foot double-axle "landscaping" trailer, originally bought to haul my compact tractor and equipment on.



After pricing stock trailers (gasp!) I did a little head-scratching and decided to build my own.

The sides are made of thin-wall 2x2 square tubing, 2" light angle iron and standard 16 foot stock panels. There is a piece of angle that mates with the rails on the trailer, and the sides and front bolt on with 5/16" hardware.



I hung a 6' pipe gate 2/3 of the way back so I can crowd the critters up in the front. When moving sheep, I put some plywood panels across the front and about 4' down the sides to give them a little wind break and keep the slop from the rear wheels of the truck off them.



It also lets me back the trailer into the receiving shed and drop one ramp and then I can just open the interior gate and drive the sheep down the ramp into the receiving pen.

Works slick as a smelt, cost about $200 in materials, and can be put on or taken off the trailer in under an hour.

I've gotten in the habit of leaving the front section on, with braces down to the trailer rails. It's not in the way for hauling the tractor, and is quite handy for hauling square bales.

Looks like a good setup. I have an old double axle trailer, but it is a wheelover deck. And it is a whole 96 in wide. I've thought of putting stake pockets on it, but haven't yet. I hope to get my new sheep critters this spring.

Looken good there Fawteen but ifin i was a gona haul my critters to market up here in ND in that thayed be petrified time i got there...LOL
But hey,,,If it gets cold you can always tarp it,,btdt

Hauled today, and I usually haul closer to the first of November. Upper 30's, they were fine. Got them nice wool coats on, ya know...

Looks good; hope b & d doesn't see it; you might be accused of 'farmer engineering'.

Heh.

Bring 'im on, I got skin like an armadillo.

Some folks got time and imagination, others got money. Guess which one I am?

Fawteen if that is your house, it's a biggen.

And if there is a wood burner at the bottom of them 3 smoke stakes I'm glad I'm not the one to cut the wood to supply them.

Looks like that trailer serves it's purpose well.

Gary

Nice set up 14...This be a Montana Human Cone hauler.

Your sheep actually look Happier, going to disneyland and all.

Looks good 14 - Taler Trailer?

Now kinda wonder if I could adapt mine to haul the wife's hayburners? HUUUUMMMMM

Nope, that's across the street, and yer right, I'm some glad I ain't paying the heating bill either!

Don't have a decent pic of my place, but as long as it stays above 20º and the wind don't blow too hard, I can heat it with one wood stove.

I like your setup. The ramp certainly beats lifting into the back of my pick-up. What breed are they?

Taler Trailer...I like it! "8^)

I've been trailer-surfing with it too. If ya know where to look, you can see where the hitch hit the tailgate when I forgot to lock the ball before loading the tractor...

Shetland/Corriedale cross.

I started out with purebred Shetlands, crossed 'em with a Corriedale ram for a little more size. Seems to be working out, I get nice big lambs and the wool still retains the desirable qualities of the Shetland according to the lady who buys all my wool.

Just checked your thread from the other day. I thought those might be Jacobs. Aren't they the ones where the rams have multiple horns?

Not BAAAAAAAHHHD!!!!!!!! Saw a guy a few weeks ago with a cage made out of stock panels. 10'x20' with a spindle and wheel welded on each side, hitch on frt and taillights. Pulling it with a tractor thru town with about 15 cows inside walking along. Farm was in the middle of town and pastures outside. He prolly got shocked at the price of stock trailers too, just didn't have an equipment trailer :roll:

Good Job.

Dave