Boat Winch Dumps Pull-Type Trailer
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"I built a 2-wheel, pull-type dump trailer out of a 265-gal. fuel oil tank and a boat winch. I've used it a lot over the years with no problems," says Patrick Prom, Eden Prairie, Minn., who pulls the unit behind his garden tractor.
Prom laid the tank sideways and cut out one side, installing a lift-off tailgate on back. He used rectangular tubing to make an axle that's equipped with car spindles attached to a pair of 13-in. wheels. The tank pivots about two thirds of the way back on a steel frame. The frame narrows up toward the front to form a tongue that's equipped with a ball coupler. A boat winch mounts on the tongue, with cable from the winch riding up and over a pair of pulleys. The cable connects to the front end of the tank. To dump the load, he simply cranks the winch.
"I use it to move dirt and gravel around my yard, and also to haul firewood and even pruned branches."
Prom notes that care must be taken to thoroughly clean out any fuel tank before cutting into it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Patrick G. Prom, 12661 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, Minn. 55347 (ph 952 944-9266; email: p_prom@msn.com).
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Boat Winch Dumps Pull-Type Trailer WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 28-1-11 "I built a 2-wheel, pull-type dump trailer out of a 265-gal. fuel oil tank and a boat winch. I've used it a lot over the years with no problems," says Patrick Prom, Eden Prairie, Minn., who pulls the unit behind his garden tractor.
Prom laid the tank sideways and cut out one side, installing a lift-off tailgate on back. He used rectangular tubing to make an axle that's equipped with car spindles attached to a pair of 13-in. wheels. The tank pivots about two thirds of the way back on a steel frame. The frame narrows up toward the front to form a tongue that's equipped with a ball coupler. A boat winch mounts on the tongue, with cable from the winch riding up and over a pair of pulleys. The cable connects to the front end of the tank. To dump the load, he simply cranks the winch.
"I use it to move dirt and gravel around my yard, and also to haul firewood and even pruned branches."
Prom notes that care must be taken to thoroughly clean out any fuel tank before cutting into it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Patrick G. Prom, 12661 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, Minn. 55347 (ph 952 944-9266; email: p_prom@msn.com).
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