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Fuel Barrel Trailer Hauls Wood
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
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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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