16' panel fence

[chuck172]

Can I use a short bed pu and a 8' trailer to transport 16' x4' panel fencing?
Thinking the panel in the bed, laying the rest of the panel on the trailer.

 

[DT86]

Are you talking about the wire panels?

 

[chuck172]

yep, wire panels.

 

[DT86]

I'm not sure how that will work in the turns.

In a long bed we put one panel end against the front of the bed, bend the middle upwards and then close the tail gate against the other end.

Don't think that will work on a short bed truck but it might work on the 8' trailer if you strap the ends down good.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Can I use a short bed pu and a 8' trailer to transport 16' x4' panel fencing?
Thinking the panel in the bed, laying the rest of the panel on the trailer.

Good luck turning without tearing something up.

I would just borrow a proper trailer or rent one. Heck, even a Uhaul truck would do.

Chris

 

[bcp]

Keep it on cross pieces above the beds, tied in the center of one truck cross piece only, and loosely to the center of another on the trailer. Keep it out of the beds. Use several 16' 2x4's to keep the sag out. Make it rigid, and let it pivot.

Think like a semi-truck hauling logs.



Bruce

 

[chuck172]

Kinda like dt86's idea. lay the fence in the trailer, tie the two front ends down, roll the back end to the front and tie down. Think it'll work. Can probably do 4 at a time.

 

[schmism]

IF you buy some 12' long 2x8 and lay them across the top of the 8' trailer. then load about 300lbs of weight in the front of the 8' trailer, you can stick about 3' off the front 8' on the trailer and 5' off the back with a red flag. the long 2x8 support the floppy fence out back. the extra weight up front is to account for the fact that most of the fence weight is behind the axle which makes for shi....crappy towing.

 

[Ken M]

I haul 16 ft cattle panels in my 7.5 ft utility trailer. I put (2) 14 ft 2x6 on trailer bed c-clamped or strapped down at front edge of trailer. These give support to panels. Lay down panels and lash panels to end of boards. Also, run straps from rear corner of panel to the rear corner of trailer side to help lift ends. Don't plan on any tricky driving manuvers with this setup.

 

[gzfrt9]

I have hauled 16 foot cattle panels in my short bed truck. I bring with me two 12 foot 2x4's. I put them in the truck over the top of the tailgate. I lay the panels on top of the 2x4's. They end up being a little tippy out the back. So I buy a 50 pound bag of dog food and throw on top of panels next to the cab of the truck. On the top, hanging out in secure all panels together to make the rigid. I have hauled many of them home like that.