Re: Seeking Trailer Building Advice

Posted by Buzzman72 on July 24, 2006 at 13:04:05 from (4.89.135.91):

In Reply to: Re: Seeking Trailer Building Advice posted by KEH on July 24, 2006 at 12:09:01:

This was a mobile home built in 1948, so the specs are about what you'd find on a modern travel trailer. The frame rails are 2"x4" square tube, but they are no more than 1/8" stock. As far as hay goes, I don't anticipate loading this anything like a conventional hay wagon...probably not over 4-6 bales high, if that, as Mom is down to just 3 horses and doesn't anticipate increasing the herd. Hay would probably be loaded out of a cousin's barn, rather than out of the field, so the dovetail shouldn't be a problem.

The wheels are 5-lug, and I plan to use load range C or D tires [old 6/8 ply rating]. Plans are to install a Bulldog-style hitch in place of that old original, and a decent SIDE-winding jack [too many memories of busted knuckles with the top winders on the old 2-horse trailers].

The idea of being able to haul a vehicle is only for occasional use, and not a regular function. Mom's Farmall Cub with a belly mower will be the primary tractor hauled on it. So it's primary for light-duty use, and won't usually see anything as heavy as most landscape trailers get.

Thanks for your comments.

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