Off road dump trailer options

[davepg1]

Has anyone looked at or used one of these? They come in wagon or trailer form. You can add a hydraulic piston.

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http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200311039_200311039

Northern tool has those brought in from Canada from a company called Millside. They are weak at the hinge point and bend pretty easily. They copied a design made by Country Manufacturing who used to sell to Northern, but they cheapened the design quite a bit. Compact Tractor Wagons and Tandem Axle Utility Trailers 2 ton Capacity by Country MFG.

 

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OK, picked it up yesterday, for about US$1300 before tax. Here is how far I have gotten in assembling it. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=476636"/> Hey, at least it made it into the bed of the pick up truck!

Ok, tonight I started the assembly of my new Woodland Mills trailer.

First, remove the cardboard box, exposing the parts all nestled in the steel crate:

 

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Ok, tonight I started the assembly of my new Woodland Mills trailer. First, remove the cardboard box, exposing the parts all nestled in the steel crate: <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/attachments/477061-off-road-dump-trailer-options-image-2454246191-jpg"/>

Step 2: take out all the parts (a lot of which felt quite heavy):




Nice galvanized steel trailer bed! (Will definitely need help getting it off the truck and onto the frame after I assemble the frame.

 

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Step 2: take out all the parts (a lot of which felt quite heavy): <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/attachments/477062-off-road-dump-trailer-options-image-132806806-jpg"/> Nice galvanized steel trailer bed! (Will definitely need help getting it off the truck san onto the frame after I assemble the frame.)

Partially assembled wheel sections. Note that each side will be on it's own stub axle - no long axle between them, since the bottom of the trailer bed is so low. (Edit: No, it is so that the two sides can pivot independently.)





OK, enough work for one evening. More tomorrow.

 

[John_Mc]

Mounting on this stub axles is one of the advantages of the walking arm suspension. It leaves you more ground clearance than a through-axle would.

I'm curious what you think of the stub axle attach points and the frame strength in that area. I've never seen one of these trailers in person, but a possible downside of the stub-axle mounting is that they can bend if the mounting point is not robust enough.

 

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Mounting on this stub axles is one of the advantages of the walking arm suspension. It leaves you more ground clearance than a through-axle would. I'm curious what you think of the stub axle attach points and the frame strength in that area. I've never seen one of these trailers in person, but a possible downside of the stub-axle mounting is that they can bend if the mounting point is not robust enough.

Here is a close-up. What do you think?

 

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Partially assembled wheel sections. Note that each side will be on it's own stub axle - no long axle between them, since the bottom of the trailer bed is so low. (Edit: No, it is so that the two sides can pivot independently.) <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=477063"/> OK, enough work for one evening. More tomorrow.

OK, it is tomorrow now. Finished most of the frame. Now I just have to get that 200 pound steel dump box down off the pick up truck and onto the trailer frame.

 

[ProjectKing]

Hello, Good thread.

I have a MUTS trailer from Canada. Excellent trailer.

Here's a video where I'm talking about it. Check out my other videos on assembling it, etc on my channel.

If you buy one from MUTS - Multi-Use Trailer System for your ATV, Quad and 4 Wheeler please mention my ProjectKing name to them. It helps my channel.

Let me know if you have any questions. (0:









Ultimate ATV Trailer, MUTS! Pt1 Intro - YouTube

 

[ProjectKing]

Here's the first assembly video of the MUTS trailer!

Ultimate ATV Trailer, Pt 2 Frame Assembly - YouTube

 

[John_Mc]

Here is a close-up. What do you think?


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The fact that the stub passes through the frame is good. I've seen some where they were just butt-welded onto the frame. The frame looks stout enough to avoid getting twisted by the load (especially when you consider that it's just one of 4 wheels supporting a trailer with up to 2000# of payload.

How does it look where the walking arm attaches to the main trailer frame?