Trailer Jack Dumps Cargo
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Dean Zimmerman needed a tilt trailer that could easily be loaded and unloaded, so he built his own 16-ft. single axle model using I-beams off an old steel truss building. The trailer is raised or lowered using a home-built, hand cranked, winch-operated hoist and jack attached to the trailer’s tongue.
“It requires no power to operate and cost very little to build,” says Zimmerman. “The jack’s leg rides on a swivel wheel, and moves backward or forward on the ground to raise or lower the trailer. The winch was originally used to raise or lower the curtains on an old hog barn. I’ve used the trailer regularly for the last 30 years, and it still works perfectly.”
He used 3-in. sq. tubing to build the tongue and welded the winch on top of it. The jack’s leg is also built from 3-in. sq. tubing. Two lengths of 1-in. tubing are bolted to each side of the leg, and 2 lengths of 1-in. tubing are bolted to the front of the trailer. The winch cable is guided around a pair of pulleys and attached to the 2-in. tubing. A pin runs through the jack’s leg to lock it in place.
To raise the trailer, Zimmerman removes another pin and then cranks the winch, which causes the 2 sets of tubing to push apart and automatically raise the trailer bed.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dean Zimmerman, 73 Elkhorn Lane, Tunas, Mo. 65764 (ph 417 770-1158).
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Trailer Jack Dumps Cargo WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions Dean Zimmerman needed a tilt trailer that could easily be loaded and unloaded so he built his own 16-ft single axle model using I-beams off an old steel truss building The trailer is raised or lowered using a home-built hand cranked winch-operated hoist and jack attached to the trailer’s tongue “It requires no power to operate and cost very little to build ” says Zimmerman “The jack’s leg rides on a swivel wheel and moves backward or forward on the ground to raise or lower the trailer The winch was originally used to raise or lower the curtains on an old hog barn I’ve used the trailer regularly for the last 30 years and it still works perfectly ” He used 3-in sq tubing to build the tongue and welded the winch on top of it The jack’s leg is also built from 3-in sq tubing Two lengths of 1-in tubing are bolted to each side of the leg and 2 lengths of 1-in tubing are bolted to the front of the trailer The winch cable is guided around a pair of pulleys and attached to the 2-in tubing A pin runs through the jack’s leg to lock it in place To raise the trailer Zimmerman removes another pin and then cranks the winch which causes the 2 sets of tubing to push apart and automatically raise the trailer bed Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dean Zimmerman 73 Elkhorn Lane Tunas Mo 65764 ph 417 770-1158
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