Semi Trailer Converted To Big Capacity Grain Hauler

Semi Trailer Converted To Big Capacity Grain Hauler GRAIN HANDLING Miscellaneous “We use my home-built tandem axle grain wagon to haul corn from the field to our grain dryer I built it several years ago out of an old semi trailer at a cost of less than $3 000 ” says William Davis Masontown W Va The wagon holds about 500 bu of corn and is equipped with a rear-unloading auger at the bottom It weighs about 9 000 lbs empty and almost 40 000 lbs when fully loaded Davis pulls it behind an IH 2 plus 2 tractor with 170 hp The wagon’s running gear tandem axles and air brakes came off the semi trailer He used 10-in channel iron to build a frame that attaches to the tandem axles He used 4 by 8 sheets of 14-ga steel and 3 and 4-in channel iron to build the box which is supported by 4-in vertical “ribs” Channel iron was also used for the tongue A homemade cable and pulley system connected to a hydraulic cylinder is used to activate the brakes Davis used a length of 6-in dia well casing to house the unload auger which operates off tractor hydraulics “I cut a series of 12-in wide slots about 1 ft apart into the casing and covered them with sliding metal doors which I can manually open or close by turning a screw on back of the wagon Makes it easy to control the flow of grain ” says Davis Contact: FARM SHOW Followup William Davis 1250 Long Hollow Road Masontown W Va 26542 ph 304 435-9622; carolynbuchman@gmail com

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