just go buy a pto driven manure spreader, remove the beaters and put a small engine on the tongue to run it.. use the web to unload. they are heavy enough to haul a good load.
I think I saw a thread about that on here. Thats a good idea too.
just go buy a pto driven manure spreader, remove the beaters and put a small engine on the tongue to run it.. use the web to unload. they are heavy enough to haul a good load.
Here is a link to a crappy video of the unload, before I doubled the line pull. You can hear the winch pulling pretty hard, and it's not a very big load. It works better now.
YouTube - Firewood trailer unloading
Steveguy,
I have a few questions,
can you post some pics of the winch inside the toolbox and how you have it set up to go under the trailer. I was wondering if you had it low enough to pull underneath or did you have to use a pulley up front to get the cable under the frame?
Are you using a stand alone battery ?
If you had to replace your current winch, would you go bigger next time?
Thanks,
Kevin
I do use a stand alone battery mounted on the tongue, and a charging cable tied to the truck battery system to help keep the battery charged. I am pretty busy right now, but when I get a chance I will try to get more pics of the bulkhead and stuff, It isn't in the trailer right now cause I'm not wood hauling now.
Yeah, I don't have any better pics. but it really works well since I doubled the pull and used it more to get the hang of it, but when you are on level ground, you can leave the truck in neutral and as the pile builds up behind, it pushes the whole rig forward, making room to finish unloading. I did 10-15 loads with this one so far, and did probably 35 loads with the smaller trailer. It works, and is fairly cheap, plus I can remove the bulkhead when not in use.
Here is a link to a crappy video of the unload, before I doubled the line pull. You can hear the winch pulling pretty hard, and it's not a very big load. It works better now.
YouTube - Firewood trailer unloading
Thanks for the links Ted!
I decided to go with a Warn from streetside auto. First I made a portable hitch mount for it, and currently making a front hitch to go where the license plate goes.I am going to make a receiver tube for the plate to hide the receiver when not in use. Trailer work to follow soon.
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