New PT trailer

[bbabineau]

Had a new trailer built to help with some of the chores. It is the same width as the PT so it will follow faithfully behind. The bed is 6' long and 54" wide. It is also street legal so can be towed to the rock and other supply yards as well as to the dump.

Bob

 

[ethr]

Neato!

 

[2deeskip]

Very nice trailer, it appears by the surroundings that you haul a lot of rocks. I assume the box on the front is a power-pac for the dump cylinder.

 

[pajoube]

Very nice. Is the trailer large enough to transport your PT?
PJ

 

[J_J]

Had a new trailer built to help with some of the chores. It is the same width as the PT so it will follow faithfully behind. The bed is 6' long and 54" wide. It is also street legal so can be towed to the rock and other supply yards as well as to the dump.

Bob

Your 1430 is 53 in wide, will it fit on the 54 in wide trailer if you take the sides off? Do you have sufficient length to haul the 1430?. How much weight will it carry?

 

[bbabineau]

I did not want it to carry the PT and at 6' length it is quite a bit too short to haul the PT. I can however put the dump trailer and the PT on my car trailer with the mower in the dump trailer bed. The sides of the trailer are 2' tall to allow up to 2 yards of material and is rated for 4,400 lbs but the sides are not removable. The box on the tongue is for the hydraulic pump, battery and control.

My primary purpose was to be narrow enough to pull into the less accessible areas of the property but yet be road worthy.

 

[BobRip]

Fantastic!

 

[MossRoad]

Very nice trailer.

 

[Barryh]

Very cool ! and matching Red.

 

[Highridge]

Nice!!!

 

[pequeajim]

VERY NICE Bob!

But my 425 was wanting to know why it is not green?

(grin)

 

[bbabineau]

VERY NICE Bob!

But my 425 was wanting to know why it is not green?

(grin)

What's in a color - I'm sure it could be painted green!

Bob

 

[Rolando]

Bob,

Those front and back wheels are pretty far apart and it doesn't look like the front wheels steer. Is it a problem making turns?

I've been looking at the Country Manufacturing, Inc. Model 8300 Dump Wagon. I've read that it's not too sturdily built, but I have a good welder in town that could reinforce it for me. And the price is low enough to allow putting some extra money into it. How much did yours cost you?

Thanks,
Rolando

 

[bbabineau]

Bob,

Those front and back wheels are pretty far apart and it doesn't look like the front wheels steer. Is it a problem making turns?

I've been looking at the Country Manufacturing, Inc. Model 8300 Dump Wagon. I've read that it's not too sturdily built, but I have a good welder in town that could reinforce it for me. And the price is low enough to allow putting some extra money into it. How much did yours cost you?

Thanks,
Rolando

You are correct that the front wheels do not steer; however, that was probably one of the tradeoffs in getting a trailer that is street legal. As for making turns, behind the truck I don't even notice that it is attached and with the PT, if it is on the front with the tow attachment I can turn it on a dime - there will be some wheel scuffing but it works.

As for sturdy - I had it built with two - 2500 lb. axles, the hoist is capable of 5 tons and the bed and sides were fabricated with 10 ga. steel. The tail gate is also a three way gate (barn doors for dumping, spreader gate or drop gate to extend the length).

As for price, dealers wanted about $4k for a factory build unit with two 3500 lb axles but the narrowest I could find was almost 6 ft and I wanted a 54" bed and a total trailer width of 4.5 ft. so my only choice was to have it made. I paid a bit over $3k and got what I wanted.

Bob

 

[cschulz]

Hey Bob, sent you a private message. Interested to know more about your trailer.

Thanks Chris

 

[J_J]

cschulz

The post before yours is 2006 post.

 

[cschulz]

cschulz

The post before yours is 2006 post.

Sure, I was just trying to get some info about his trailer. Really like the size. Was hoping to get some dimenions??????

Chris

 

[Rolando]

The original post says that it's 6 feet long by 54 inches wide.