Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer

   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer
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#41  
Thanks for all the replies guys. Good info. To be honest, I never got any email notifications of replies so I just assumed this thread went nowhere. :laughing:

Ended up moving forward with my plan pretty close to how I originally described it. I just used plywood, made it 18" high. Figure that's higher than I need, but gives me a little safety buffer as I will be using this on the road. Instead of running bolts through the uprights, I bolted 2x4 pieces onto the plywood that fit in my stake pockets. This way it doesn't take any tools to install or remove. I just pull out the sides, unfold, and drop in. The piece on the front just slides in also, blocked by the rail on the front and a couple of thin blocks that I screwed to the plywood on the inside. It all looks like it would be unwieldy, and to be honest even I kind of thought I might need a second person to help install and remove. But there's enough flex, I'm easily able to put it in and take it out by myself in no time at all.

Hope I didn't screw up with the type of plywood I bought, but if I did it's not a super expensive lesson. I intend to paint it, hoping moisture and/or rain doesn't destroy it immediately. But as I said, I'll only be using these sides when hauling firewood or other materials where they would come in handy. Any time I'm not hauling, I intend on removing them and putting them inside. I don't think I'll even have them set in the stake pockets when traveling empty to where I'm going to get firewood. I'm thinking I may fold it all up, strap it down, and install when I get there. I know nothing's going anywhere once there's a load of wood inside the walls.

Here's some pics from today:

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Folded up and ready to be put away:

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   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer #43  
Looks great!
Dont paint it, paint peals and chips. Stain it or coat it in oil.
 
   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer
  • Thread Starter
#44  
Thanks guys.

Painting it with used oil is something I hadn't considered, I may do that. And it's free to boot.
 
   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer #45  
Neet and clean. :thumbsup:
 
   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer #46  
Looks good and functional,
I am surprised that your trailer had stake pockets with the top rail on it, seems like it would interfere with anything but the short stakes you used.
 
   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer
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#47  
The stake pockets are still very useful for chains. In fact that's all I've ever used them for; I wouldn't have bought a trailer without them for that reason.

But also, the rails on that trailer are removable, they're bolted on. One of the many reasons I really like that trailer. I have yet to find a need to take them off, but it's nice to know it's an option.
 
   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer
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#48  
Put the walls to use yesterday. Worked great. They slid right in. Kept everything contained. Truck and trailer pulled great. Applied some deck stain sealer, but only one coat. They got rained on quite a bit yesterday and this morning. Just got the trailer unloaded an hour or so ago, going to be taking them off shortly. Hopefully they don't warp.

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The tree I got the wood from:

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After:

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   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer #49  
   / Hauling firewood on a landscape utility trailer #50  
Post #48 you figure that is a max load for the trailer?? WoW - my wood trailer must have been WAY overloaded. Same sized trailer but with five foot high sides - loaded and stacked to at least a foot higher than the five foot side racks. Thank God we only moved it on our own property.
 

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