Dump Trailer

[Iplayfarmer]

Just a few thoughts...

...A few ideas I had about building a dump trailer awhile ago was to make it a bottom dump...

...Best deal would be to find a mini truck that's thrashed....

Thanks, Eddie. I'm tossing some of your ideas around in my head. They may work themselves into the plans.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I could sit and try to figure this one out myself, but some of you already know.

What tire/wheel combinations will be between 16 and 20 inches to the top?

I actually just spent a few hours on NorthernTool.com looking into the spindle/hub combination like what John proposed. I think that for the price, though, I will still try to get some car hubs.

Another question about the tires, wheels, and hubs and how they go together...

I was cross referencing car wheel hub bolt patterns on The Tire Rack with wheel bolt patterns on NorthernTool.com. I'm trying to see how small of a wheel I can get to fit on a car hub. I can't figure out how to read Northern Tools' specs for the bolt patterns on their wheels. How do I figure out the diameter of the bolt circle?

 

[MrJimi]

Easy, measure from the center of one bolt and skip one and go to the next one thats it. Like going from your thumb to your middle finger.
A standard 5 lug/stud trailer bolt pattern are all the same. I think its 4 1/2 on 5 or 4 3/4 on 5. its a ford bolt pattern on the older cars/trucks

A 8 inch tire is 16.5 inches tall and a 12 inch tire is 20 inches tall
Jim

 

[Iplayfarmer]

A standard 5 lug/stud trailer bolt pattern are all the same. I think its 4 1/2 on 5 or 4 3/4 on 5. its a ford bolt pattern on the older cars/trucks

A 8 inch tire is 16.5 inches tall and a 12 inch tire is 20 inches tall
Jim

How old of a Ford? 90's? 70's? 50's?

 

[MrJimi]

70 / 80 ish vintage, most trailer places can tell you but they go by bolt circle. For an instance, I bought some wheels off a 96 Mazda 626 and they fit perfect? There can only be so many dif patterns some are metric and some US
Jim

 

[rdln]

what you need are take offs from someone pimping a golf cart they are 18"

4 hole, these will get u good flotation also.

 

[rdln]

Trailer Wheels

look at the figure on the bottom of this page for bolt circle dia.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

what you need are take offs from someone pimping a golf cart they are 18"

4 hole, these will get u good flotation also.

Great. 18" would be about perfect.

Now I just have to find where golf carts go to die.

 

[MrJimi]

Don't forget what each tire is rated for weight wise
Jim

 

[AlanB]

Great. 18" would be about perfect.

Now I just have to find where golf carts go to die.

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