Field Trailer Built From 1-Ton Pickup

Field Trailer Built From 1-Ton Pickup PICKUPS Miscellaneous Gary Swensen of Yankton S Dak converted an 80-gal propane tank into a high capacity inexpensive portable air supply He mounted the tank on the tongue of a 1-ton 4-WD dual wheeled pickup box that he converted into a field trailer “It comes in handy whenever I need to fill up a low tire anywhere It has enough capacity to air up one truck tire and 2 or 3 implement tires before I have to fill it up again ” says Swensen “I use a big compressor in my shop to fill it ” He made a bracket to hold the tank and uses a 25-ft log chain to hold it in place “The chain serves a dual purpose ” explains Swensen “When using the trailer to haul a load of hay I place a couple of wooden pallets on top of the bales then wrap the chain around them and tighten it down with a binder to keep any bales from falling off ” The trailer is supported by leaf springs that were already on the Chevrolet 1-ton pickup Swensen added 1-ft high wooden sideboards to the bed “I’ve loaded it heaping full of black dirt above the 1-ft sideboards and never had a problem ” he says The trailer has a telescoping ball hitch made from 3 and 3 1/2-in sq tubing By pulling a pin Swensen can adjust the hitch length from 6 to 8 ft To build the trailer he cut the pickup frame off at the motor mounts then folded the front part of the frame together into a “V” shape and welded it back together Swensen has also used the trailer to haul everything from scrap iron to dirt and gravel “The trailer doesn’t have a hoist so to dump the load I have to unhook it and then use a loader tractor to lift the tongue ” he notes Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gary Swensen 1408 Sunrise Drive Yankton S Dak 57078 ph 605 660-3489; g_swensen@msn com

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