Big Trailer Built To Haul Half-Size Tractors

Big Trailer Built To Haul Half-Size Tractors WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions With five half-size tractors to haul to shows Ben Friesen needed a trailer With some salvaged steel a ramp from a trailer dealer and an extra set of wheels he extended a 12-ft long trailer to 28 ft “I wanted a trailer that could hold them all in a line but I had to settle for overlapping them a bit because the trailer had to fit inside my 36-ft deep shed ” says Friesen The original trailer frame was made with 3 by 3-in sq tubing To extend it he butt welded more 3 by 3-in tubing and reinforced the joint sides with flat steel He reinforced the expansion by installing a railing of 2 by 2-in tubing with flat steel angled braces on every other 1-in sq upright “At first I tried it without the angled braces but there was some give ” says Friesen “The cross bracing really stiffened it up ” He added 5/8-in plywood sheet for flooring with anchors mounted through it to the frame for ratchet strap tie-downs They make it easy to secure his half-size Ford 8N TD6 IH crawler MM UDX Farmall M and 1206 IH Friesen knew he would need help lifting a ramp/endgate so he decided to buy instead of building He picked up a closed spring endgate at TJ Trailers although he did reinforce it with some more 2 by 2’s He also had to fabricate new fenders as he added an extra axle to the stretched-out trailer Friesen is pretty satisfied with his show tractor-trailer with one exception The hitch is just 3 by 3-in tubing and has started curving a bit “Being as long as it is the trailer puts a lot of strain on the hitch ” says Friesen “I think I will need to reinforce it some ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Benny Friesen RR 1 Box 16 Morris Manitoba Canada R0G 1K0 ph 204-746-8436; banniefri@gmail com

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