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Trailer-Mounted Bug Deflector
“We would haul our tractors to shows and they’d get covered with bugs,” says Dale Hiatt, Laramie, Wyo., who solved the problem by making a bug deflector for the front of his trailer by bolting together 2 air deflector side panels off a semi truck.
The two 6-ft. long panels are connected by 4 bolts and suspended
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Trailer-Mounted Bug Deflector WAGONS/TRAILERS Accessories “We would haul our tractors to shows and they’d get covered with bugs ” says Dale Hiatt Laramie Wyo who solved the problem by making a bug deflector for the front of his trailer by bolting together 2 air deflector side panels off a semi truck The two 6-ft long panels are connected by 4 bolts and suspended about 10 in off the trailer floor by a steel frame which pins to the trailer The bolted-together panels measure 36 in wide “I use the trailer to haul 2 tractors to local antique tractor shows In the past I had to scrub off bugs when I got there Now they stay clean ” says Hiatt The deflectors are supported by an angle iron frame that’s braced by a pipe to the trailer frame The back side of the deflector is bolted to a 1-in wide 1/8-in thick metal cross arm which is welded to a 3-in wide vertical steel bracket The bracket is also welded onto the trailer frame and has a metal loop on top of it allowing Hiatt to use a chain on his loader bucket to pick the unit up “There’s minimal wind resistance and I can easily put them on with a front-end loader ” notes Hiatt Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dale Hiatt 3071 Snowy Range Road Laramie Wyo 82070 ph 307 742-5525; dlhiatt@q com
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