"Repair Trailer" Works Better Than A Truck

"Repair Trailer" Works Better Than A Truck FARM SHOP Repairs 28-1-39 Lloyd Meffert, Hettick, Ill., does repair work for area farmers. When he heads out on a call, he always takes his home-built, 2-wheeled "repair trailer". He built the trailer out of an old camping trailer, angling down the frame in front so the trailer would pull level. "I had been hauling all my repair equipment on a truck. A trailer is easier to use and also saves money on insurance and licenses," says Meffert, noting that he saves at least $500 per year with a trailer compared to a truck. When the trailer is hooked up to his tow vehicle, the vehicle insurance carries over to the trailer. Another advantage of the trailer is that he has access to his tools and equipment from all four sides, without having to climb over things or move stuff around. The equipment that he hauls on the trailer includes four tanks containing oxygen, acetylene, carbon dioxide, and argon, as well as an 8,000-watt welding generator. An aluminum box in front of the trailer contains helmets, safety equipment, aprons, a sawzall, halogen lights, and a spool gun of aluminum wire. On back there's a 250-amp wire welder, an air compressor, a handyman jack, a set of mechanic's tools, different kinds of welding rods, chains, binders, come-alongs and a sledge hammer. "I use a dually 4-WD pickup to tow the trailer, so I've been able to get back into fields that were pretty muddy," says Meffert. "However, if I get into really bad field conditions I have the farmer put a tow ball on his tractor and then pull the trailer back where the work is." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lloyd Meffert, RR 2, Box 73, Hettick, Ill. 62649 (ph 618 778-5519).

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