Official trailer thread

[blue924.9]

This is the official trailer thread for all things trailer, loaded unloaded it doesn't matter, big or small too. Atv skidders ate good to as are wagons. Let t the pics begin

(I post mine from the other thread later I'm on mobile now)

 

[svk]

Good idea.

Mine carries about 3/4 cord with a strategic piling. Box itself is 5'x8'x2.5'

 

[rarefish383]

The big one is an 8' dump and holds one cord the little on holds half a cord, Joe.

 

[row.man]

Tractor supply carry on no floor 4x8 with some extras bolted on.
I figure it can hold 1/3 of a cord, stacked to the rails. too much for the road, but no big deal to go from the splitter to the stacks.
Hauling rounds home I've carried 1/4 cord, taking it slow and easy.

 

[Need2Saw]

this is my 10' trailer that has hauled its fair share!

My dads 16' trailer, still wonder how it has made it home everytime!

 

[blue924.9]

well heres my small one and my big one, with the dedicated wood hauler and daily driver to tow all.

the old f150 doesnt do to bad with with 4000 pounds of sandbags in the front, this was after a big flood in our small town so i did my part and hauled some wet sandbags from the old folks home, was on the bumpstops the whole 3 blocks i had to drive

 

[Dogsout]

Have about $400 in this trailer. Bought new tires for it and cut out the beater bar and removed the chain. Great trailer that hauls roughly 1/2 cord of wood.

 

[lindnova]

My dad made this in 1982 - 4x8. No springs and evenly balanced meaning good to haul with tractor and atv, but will wag down the road if not front loaded. I can go 45 max comfortably. It is licensed, but serves it purpose better in the woods. Works great sneaking through narrow trails between trees, and still holds 1/2 cord.

 

[deerehunter]

 

[Jere39]

I guess I've been posting pictures of my trailing equipment to various Unofficial threads all these years.

I use this one to move from my various piles for delivery. It is about 100"x54" with 18" sides. I figure with only a little mounding I am getting half a cord on it. It is balanced, so I pull it to the driveway with the ATV, then switch to behind my truck for delivery.



Or, if the lawn/cart path conditions support not rutting, I just load truck and trailer directly from the piles:



But, I snake around the woods, trying not to make roads/ruts, or cut trees for access, so I often use this much smaller cart for getting out of the woods:



It also pulls better in the snow:



And, every once in a while, I want to move a log, to get it off a pile of rocks, or out of a mound of briars, so I hitch my home made log arch and give a pull:

 

[dancan]

In the woods I use this trailer that I built last year to haul out some firewood behind the tractor or atv .

My 16' to move stuff around .

My handy little 4'x8' that I made years ago .

I'll put up some pics of my 5'x8' tandem dump after I get it's mid-life refit done .

 

[Jere39]

Is that a tour bus of folks there in your second picture that came out to see your firewood operation?
Pretty cool.

 

[TRL WGN 1]

My 1947 Ben Herr Jeep trailer
built some small sides for it. Split and stacked I can get ~ 1/2 cord
works great because I can unload it all from the ground without having to get in.

at the wood pile


coming from the woods


I hook this to the front when coming from the stack to the house



Loading my 6.5'x12' with some rounds


lawn cart bringing a big load from the stack

 

[benp]

A LOT of Norway Pine a few years ago from storm cleanup on a 24' PJ Gooseneck. The neighbor estimated a load shy of 20k on the deck. I loved pulling that trailer with my old truck. Pulled like a dream even when loaded real heavy.



My atv scrounger/yard trailer. These are made by my Dolmar dealer and it tilts. The decking is popple and sides pine I think, all milled from trees on his property.



Loaded up with the steel to shoot in the pit at the foot of the driveway. It's a great trailer. I use the heck out of it.

 

[Babaganoosh]

I''ve got a little 5 by 8 that I picked up off of craigslist for 250. Galvanized which is nice but ugly. It's missing the front but there's pt 2x8's lag screwed in until I make something. It's a discontinued line so I was able to find a new front but it was over 300. Trailer cost me less.


Oh, and it dumps too. I had to wire it initially, the guy gave me the light kit. I didn't account for the extra wire needed to dump the bed and 2 of them snapped. Kinda pissed cuz I had to solder them back together and I suck at soldering but it was actually kind of funny if you saw my face change from smiling to frowning thesecond I pulled the pin to dump it.

 

[shamusturbo]

From left to right:
2012 Griffin 16' 14k dump trailer
2013 PJ 20+5 GN (Sold last Week)
20?? Baileys Log Trailer 16k 17' grapple, 15.5' log capacity or ~ 2 cords
2013 CRD Rapido Loco (if that counts)
2012 4x8 Harbor Freight
1995 5x8 Palmer
Not pictured: 2010 Quality 18' 14k equipment trailer

Without a doubt, the most valuable of them all.... I think I may have a trailer problem....~$200 a year registration plus $40 inspections on 4 of them.

 

[Marine5068]

My new 5'x8' galvanized landscaper trailer has a removable tail gate and is stoutly built with a 3500lb axle.

My ten year old 5'x10' trailer has hauled tons and tons of firewood, as well as furniture, wood pellets, lumber, patio slabs and everything else I hauled over the years.
I'm rebuilding it with a 3500lb axle and new 1/4" thick cross members and tongue.


Me on the old Craftsman lawn tractor with my garden dump-trailer.
It's been very handy for hauling materials around my property and I bought it used for a song at $80.

 

[Marine5068]

My 6'x12' enclosed trailer and my fully welded, 14' bunk trailer for my fishing boat.


My dual wheel, flat-bed, duck tailed car hauler loaded with my 1994 Jeep YJ on it.
Those 36" tires look even bigger on it.

 

[Cliniford]

Anybody use one of those old heavy duty military trailers? Been kicking around the idea of picking one up for the farther out trips in the woods for firewood. I also think it would sit better on my lifted dodge than a normal low utility trailer.

 

[Otahyoni]

This is my 76"x18' trailer I'm working on. Bought it with no wiring, bad bearings, and no deck, but it was a great price.