My attempt at making a off-road trailer.

[DAY]

yes it will be fine. most lawn dump carts have no suspension anyways

For that matter, TRACTORS don't have suspension!

 

[moored4]

The bed is gonna get more cross members to stiffen it up. My plan is to hinge it at these points.
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and then at the front to let it rest on the piece that is braced in. Those small chunks of steel are just for a shim for the picture.
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Think it will work or do you think I'll get to much twist in the tongue?

When I first looked at your post i did not Zoom in on the hinge point and it looked like it was welded there but now I see it's not. :thumbsup:
Do you plan on installing a hyd.ram to tilt this?

 

[looknlearn]

When I first looked at your post i did not Zoom in on the hinge point and it looked like it was welded there but now I see it's not. :thumbsup:
Do you plan on installing a hyd.ram to tilt this?

When I either find one or work long enough to buy one. Right now I am just allowing for it in the future.

 

[bcp]

Have you done a test tilt? The bed length, pivoting near the center, looks like a very low dump angle that may not be self-emptying.

Bruce

 

[looknlearn]

Have you done a test tilt? The bed length, pivoting near the center, looks like a very low dump angle that may not be self-emptying.

Bruce

I don't expect it to self empty. I just figured if it tilted it would be easier to shovel out a load than if it didn't. I don't want to move the bed forward because of the added tongue weight. I want some tongue weight for traction but not too much if it is loaded. I may mess around with it some before welding on the hinges to determine where the axle is exactly in relation to the bed.

 

[moored4]

I don't expect it to self empty. I just figured if it tilted it would be easier to shovel out a load than if it didn't. I don't want to move the bed forward because of the added tongue weight. I want some tongue weight for traction but not too much if it is loaded. I may mess around with it some before welding on the hinges to determine where the axle is exactly in relation to the bed.

I'm a little older now and my back is still in half way good shape I still would prefer to shovel from the trailer standing instead of bending over. I think I read somewhere that if you lift bending over you increase the force on your lower back by ?100 times?.

 

[Rio_Grande]

I look forward to seeing it loaded. The toung concerns me and I think your balance needs to be a bit forward. Typical on a road trailer is 60/40. at that I can pick up the toung of my woods trailer when it is loaded with wood and move it around (if I dont pile it heavy in the front) I figure I can lift 100lbs easy enough. Not sure what tractor u have but 200 lb of toung weight is just getting warmed up.

To each his own while I may not agree with the design tour craftsmanship looks good.

 

[PapaPerk]

Looks good! Will make a good off road trailer for your tractor. You don't need suspension for a off-roader.

If you decide you want a steeper dump angle you can always install larger diameter tires.

Axle placement looks good for an off-road slow speed trailer. If you bias the axle towards the rear it would be difficult to dump. You have it centered and that looks good to me.

 

[LD1]

Looks good so far.

The wa it appears though, the trailer is going to be built MUCH heavier than either the axle or the tractor will handle:thumbsup:

And you dont need a suspension for a off-road trailer for behind a tractor.

Here are a few pics of our wood hauling trailers. 10-15 years of abuse of hauling 3/4+ cord of wood and no problems yet. They do have truck axles though, and large tires to help them float/roll when conditions are less than desirable. No tilt though:confused2:

 

[looknlearn]

I'm a little older now and my back is still in half way good shape I still would prefer to shovel from the trailer standing instead of bending over. I think I read somewhere that if you lift bending over you increase the force on your lower back by ?100 times?.

That is why you are supposed to only lift heavy loads with you knees, back straight. I am not sure how well it will work dumping. I may just shovel it out flat or tilted a little. I guess I'll see when it is done.