Building a hydraulic dump trailer

[Tractors4u]

I have started building a hydraulic dump trailer from scrap that I have been collecting for the last couple of years. Some of the main components are:
Axle carriers made from the gauge wheel brackets of two Hinomoto tillers.
2 rear wheels from a Craftsman lawn mower and 2 from an unknown brand.
Hinges for the dump are from 2 Yanmar tiller toplink brackets.
Hydraulic cylinder is from a Yanmar front end loader
The front post that support the bed are post from a weight bench. Here are a series of pictures of the assembly so far.

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The rolling frame

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Stub axle

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Hinge point for bed

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Bed frame started

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Bed tilted

[OkieG]

Looks like a great start!! Keep the posts coming.

OkieG

[dummy]

Is the ATV in the photo your "power plant" [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] for the pump?

[Tractors4u]

That is my daughter Suzuki LT50 and knowing her she will try to pull this trailer. Actually hydraulic power will come from a Yanmar YM1500D. The trailer is a little out of proportion for the little tractor but I went ahead and built bigger for when I step back up to a 30+ hp tractor again.

[markct]

i hate to cricize but that little angle iron frame is probably gona fold in half when you try to dump that thing with much weight in it. personaly i would have used channel or sqaure or rectangular tubing for a trailer that size,angle iron isnt that strong when loaded that way. i dont want to see a post a few weeks from now titled "dump trailer oops" where the bed looks like an inverted taco and there is a pile of rocks on your toung and drawbar,i have seen what happens when the rear hinges rip off of a dumptruck and the body kicks up and comes crashing down onto the center of the frame and back of the cab, its not pretty and it takes alot of welding to fix that