Easy-To-Back Swivel-Wheel Trailer

Easy-To-Back Swivel-Wheel Trailer WAGONS/TRAILERS Accessories Willie Witt’s homebuilt trailer takes the hassle out of backing up and the problem of jackknifing when he hauls it behind a camper     “It has a hitch arm on each side that attach to brackets on the back of the camper They hold the front of the trailer securely but still pivot up and down when moving across a hill or dip ” Witt explains “Both wheels are ‘crazy wheels’ swivel wheels so backing up is easy ”     He got the idea from motorcycle trailers that have one swivel wheel     Witt built his 6 by 12-ft trailer to haul his ATV and golf cart He used 2-in steel tubing for the frame and expanded metal for the bed and he purchased new ramps The axle is a rubber torsion axle – a 2 1/2-in square tube with a 1 1/4-in solid shaft inside with hot rubber poured between to make it solid The 8-in rim wheels have mounted motorcycle springs and shocks Witt used 4-in square tubing for the wheel swivels with a 1-in bolt and 6-in turntable plates     “If I did anything different I’d use larger turntables on the axles so there wouldn’t be as much torque on that 1-in bolt ” Witt notes     “It works great ” he adds “We’ve gone to Arkansas and Oregon It trails right straight behind ”     The camper is 32 ft long so with the trailer he can maneuver wherever semis can travel He mounted a camera on the back of the camper to keep an eye on the trailer     When he’s using the trailer around home in Gordon Neb Witt has the option to add a galvanized tongue that hooks on to a standard ball hitch He slips in pins on the wheel mounts to keep them straight when he uses the regular hitch     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Willie Witt 721 N Oak St Gordon Neb 69343 ph 308 282-2301