[AT] Homemade trailers

[David A. Laughead Jr.]

Found this on ebay. Thought someone would be interested
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=450382051
6&category=80770

Dave Laughead

----- Original Message -----
From: James Yost <jnyost at yahoo.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Homemade trailers


> We built our own goose neck 16' grain trailer. We used
> S10 x 25.4 I beam which came out of a factory crane
> system. (I got those factory direct at no cost) Then
> we used the grain body which was in good shape off of
> the existing grain truck that was on its last leg in
> my opinion which we sold for $500. I bought 2 new 10K
> axle from A&N Trailer which ran me $2800. I installed
> a cylinder from a wrecked dump truck which again at no
> cost to me. I have about $2800 total in my trailer
> with tires and misc items including the $500 that I
> sold the truck for. New trailer like this are around
> $6500. So the long and short of this if you can
> salvage some parts it is much more cost effective to
> build your own.
>
> My 50 cents worth.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> --- Bo Hinch <mmco at cox-internet.com> wrote:
>
> > David , I built a 22 foot hyd tilt trailer a couple
> > of years ago for less
> > than 2 thousand smackers. If you would like , i will
> > put the photos on one
> > of my sites this evening . I used 8" channel (
> > 150.00 used ), new 3500 lb
> > torque axles with brakes on one axle, no need for
> > springs ( 600.00) 4"
> > channel cross bracing , 12000 lb electric winch ,12
> > v hyd pump and motor and
> > the two lift cylinders which the latter items were
> > used and new treated 2x10
> > pine for the flooring .
> >
> > Bo Hinch
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David A. Laughead Jr." <daljr at bright.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 9:12 AM
> > Subject: [AT] Homemade trailers
> >
> >
> >
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> Jim and Janna Yost
> Utica, Ohio
> USA
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