Yard trailer

[Nat]

Harbor freight had some tires and wheels on sale last week, so I bought the last 4 4.00 x6 x 13" OD tires they had. Our daughter has Vickie's trailer so I decided to build me one. I used 2"x2"x1/8" angle for the frame and some 2"x2"x1/4" tubing for the walking beams. It has 1/2" treated plywood for the floor and the 16" high sides. It works great behind my golfcart. Later, Nat

 

[Mike_C]

Looks good. Hey, what's that I see in the background, a still? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[bobodu]

Yeah...that's a still!!! That's the problem with posting pictures,everybody looks in the background!.
What kinda dog is that???

 

[Nat]

That my friend, is a salamander heater. I've had that thing for 25/30 years and use it in the winter as a space heater. I mix used oil and diesel and it burns as hot as blazes. The problem is I don't want or need it anymore and nobody else seems to, so since I finished the new house, it has been sitting there and I can't seem to get enough interest to move it, as much as my wife would like for me to. Later, Nat

 

[hobbyfarm]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( That my friend, is a salamander heater. )</font>

Funny Nat,

Down here they are called <font color="brown">Smudge Pots</font>! Here they are used to protect the citrus groves from freezing. That is until diesel got so expensive!

That is, unless you ask someone else: <font color="red">Smudge Pot</font>

 

[bobodu]

That's what we always called those little torches.
Remember them from when we were kids???
They were EVERYWHERE...Then somebody invented the barracade flasher.

 

[Mike_C]

ah, yes, the torches in the construction zone. I forgot about those. But now we must apologize for stealing this thread, and give this guy some positive feedback about his trailer!!

 

[Bully]

Last year I built a tandem trailer for my Sears garden tractor. After the kids gave each other rides for about two hours I found two of the 5/16 bolts & nuts gone from the rims. make sure they are tight, almost split a rim. Gary

 

[bobodu]

Sorry Nat.....
Thread stealin' is something I'm workin' on....really (snicker...)
That is a great lookin' trailer....Love the RED!!!
/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[cmhyland]

I can't even imagine leaving an open flame
( smudge pots ) unattended, let alone lighting
up a dozen at a construction site and going home....

Regards,
Chris

 

[bobodu]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I can't even imagine leaving an open flame
( smudge pots ) unattended, let alone lighting
up a dozen at a construction site and going home....

Regards,
Chris )</font>


They were used maybe 35 years ago along side of the road( or in the middle !) to mark hazards...just like modern barracade flashers.Way back in the days before;helmit laws,seat belts,child safety seats,tie-offs,kill switches,frivilous lawsuits,Rap music and SUVs....back then,you drove with your left hand...the right held a longneck...except for shifting and giving your best girl a hug. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif