Re: trailer

Posted by Don Wadge on September 04, 2002 at 19:16:39 from (216.81.20.12):

In Reply to: trailer posted by Ed on September 04, 2002 at 07:48:24:

Tom has a good point about trailer width. I have had a 20' bumper hitch two axle trailer for about 20 years. It was 78" between the fenders and I disliked that because I was restricted to what I could haul and I sometimes had to drop the front on the ground and load from the front then jack it up and hook on. Doing this I was also usually overloaded on the tongue weight. The trailer was factory built but the frame weight was the same as what you find in a 16' trailer so was actually a little light for the 20' that it was. Two years ago I rebuilt this trailer by cutting rectangular tubing for spacers and installing a new rail underneath and remounted the axles to the new rail. I ran the new (24') rail out the rear 4' and sloped a new beaver tail section from the end of the original deck down to the end of the new rails. When I reinstalled the fenders the top of the fender is now only 4-5" above the deck. In my opinion the best of two worlds. If the tractor is too wide to go between the fenders I throw a couple of short 2x6 or whatever beside the fenders and drive the tractor on. This has raised the trailer but there is still a world of difference between this and an over the wheel deck. You can still put your foot on the deck to climb up (a good reach mind you, but you get the idea). I must say that I realy like this trailer.

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