Fuel Barrel Trailer Hauls Wood

Fuel Barrel Trailer Hauls Wood WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 34-5-18 It's nice to have firewood handy for summer bonfires and camping, so the idea of "rolling storage" appealed to Gackle, N. Dak. farmer, Roger Gutschmidt. "I made a little trailer out of an old 265-gal. barrel," he explains. "It was easy to make and I can put it wherever I want it. I usually have it parked inside a building so the wood stays dry until I use it. Then, it's quick and easy to just hook on to the ATV and take it where it's needed. Gutschmidt used a steel-cutting circular saw to open up the barrel cavity by removing its top side. Then, he welded a section of 1 5/16-in. dia. pipe to each side of the barrel's underside and slipped a 1 1/4-in. dia. round shaft axle and wheel assembly into each. The axles are bolted in place. "The trailer's 2 axle wheel assemblies are easily removed if I want to use them somewhere else," he points out. "To finish it off, I just made a hitch by welding a piece of 2-in. sq. tubing on the underside of the barrel so it sticks out about 3 ft." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gutschmidt Manufacturing LLC, Roger Gutschmidt, 6651, Hwy. 56, Gackle, N. Dak. 58442 (ph 701 698-2310; shopdoc@drtel.net).

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