Lightweight Trailer Designed To Carry Parts, Tools

2020 - Volume #44, Issue #3, Page #18

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Bert Jones spent just $750 to build a trailer that holds parts, fuel and tools. The 6-ft. by 12-ft. trailer is lightweight and all cargo compartments are lockable.
  “I bought an old pickup body insert with tool compartments and mounted it to a frame and tongue made with 3-in. angle iron,” says Jones. “I bolted on tandem axle assemblies from a boat trailer for good floatation.”
  The insert is steel reinforced rubber with a hard surface and came with a removable tailgate that slides up and down. It has 4 tie-down points on the top of the sides. When the 2 rear ones are tightened up, it squeezes the tailgate in place.
  The insert came complete with side and front toolboxes. The side boxes are 4 ft. 11 in. by 4 1/2 in. wide. Storage compartments vary between 4 and 8 in. deep. Two front compartments with separate covers have a combined length of 3 ft. 10 in.
  “I added a top rack for carrying sickle bars, ladders, and other longer objects,” says Jones. “The front compartments are big enough to carry 5-gal. cans of fuel and we often carry a welder/generator or air compressor in the open bed.”
  The axle assemblies came with springs, eveners and steel fenders. Jones mounted new tires and wheels to the axle assemblies and a piece of aluminum to the back for a step.
  “I got the idea after seeing some farming cousins dig through all the stuff they carried loose in the back of their pickup,” he says. “I like building small trailers for special uses, so I went home and started putting this together.”
  Jones found each piece separately, having had to poke around some before he found the angle iron frame. One of the few things he had to have fabricated was the rear step.
  “That single piece of aluminum cost $30 to shear and bend,” he says. “I didn’t add lights, as they aren’t required, but they could be found for around $35.
  “The insert won’t wear out, and setting it on a low trailer makes it easier to access than if in a pickup bed,” says Jones, who wants to sell the trailer and build another one like it.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Embert Jones, 21791 Spur Lane, Pine City, Minn. 55063 (ph 651 307-9016).

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Lightweight Trailer Designed To Carry Parts Tools WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous Bert Jones spent just $750 to build a trailer that holds parts fuel and tools The 6-ft by 12-ft trailer is lightweight and all cargo compartments are lockable “I bought an old pickup body insert with tool compartments and mounted it to a frame and tongue made with 3-in angle iron ” says Jones “I bolted on tandem axle assemblies from a boat trailer for good floatation ” The insert is steel reinforced rubber with a hard surface and came with a removable tailgate that slides up and down It has 4 tie-down points on the top of the sides When the 2 rear ones are tightened up it squeezes the tailgate in place The insert came complete with side and front toolboxes The side boxes are 4 ft 11 in by 4 1/2 in wide Storage compartments vary between 4 and 8 in deep Two front compartments with separate covers have a combined length of 3 ft 10 in “I added a top rack for carrying sickle bars ladders and other longer objects ” says Jones “The front compartments are big enough to carry 5-gal cans of fuel and we often carry a welder/generator or air compressor in the open bed ” The axle assemblies came with springs eveners and steel fenders Jones mounted new tires and wheels to the axle assemblies and a piece of aluminum to the back for a step “I got the idea after seeing some farming cousins dig through all the stuff they carried loose in the back of their pickup ” he says “I like building small trailers for special uses so I went home and started putting this together ” Jones found each piece separately having had to poke around some before he found the angle iron frame One of the few things he had to have fabricated was the rear step “That single piece of aluminum cost $30 to shear and bend ” he says “I didn’t add lights as they aren’t required but they could be found for around $35 “The insert won’t wear out and setting it on a low trailer makes it easier to access than if in a pickup bed ” says Jones who wants to sell the trailer and build another one like it Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Embert Jones 21791 Spur Lane Pine City Minn 55063 ph 651 307-9016

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