I've needed a little trailer for a good long while. Something to haul a Cub around on, and of coarse anything else that is easier to haul in a trailer. Dad has a small one. (It's the one I used to meet up with Lance a couple weeks ago.) And so does a good friend of mine. I pull them all the time. Well we (my wife and I) decided it was time for out boys to get their first summer jobs, so I picked up 5 yards to mow and I set them up. Deal is dad (papa to the step kids) supplies the equipment and eats the cost, and they do the work. Pretty good deal for them! I picked up a couple used push mowers and some of the yards supplies a rider and a push mower. (Deere... as it is.) Anyway, I didn't want to pull a big trailer, and the box trailer was out of the question as it has other uses. Chris (son of the guy I work for) had a homemade trailer that he was willing to part with, but it needed rebuilt. Well.... I'm kind of frugal as I don't have a lot of money to spend. His price was more than fair at $100, so I paid him and brought it home. (As if I don't have enough projects.) Today we started tearing it down to rebuild. Can't tell this isn't a produnction trailer. Built heavy and even has brakes! Chris bent the tongue and end frame accidentally with a tractor and loader putting a round bale on it, so I'm going to replace those. Change the end gate and wrap the box, so the sides are enclosed, with diamond plate. Definitely a new floor, but haven't settled on steel or wood. Waiting on a price from my welding shop (for material, I'll do the work). Of coarse, new lights, wiring and tires. Blast and paint it too. Hoping to come in at around $800, but even if I get up to new price, it will be built exactly the way I want it, and heavier than a production trailer. I need it NOW so it's priority. Actually, the kids did all the work while I fixed my buddies truck, lol. Ripped out all the wiring, floor and tore the spare tire off the rim! Ok... I helped some, and so did my buddies son, lol.
As usual, the pics....
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As usual, the pics....
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