Suggestions for a trailer I found

[Bill_Calmes]

Having fruit trees, I would modify those posts to hold tripod ladders and pole saws, and build a deck for miscellaneous.

 

[EddieWalker]

A couple weeks ago when it was raining, I draged the trailer into my barn to start messing with it.

Inside the trailer are some metal screens I traded a guy some work for. I was gonna use them on a dozer, but that never happened, so I've been sitting on them for over a year now.

 

[EddieWalker]

This is a project that only gets worked on when the weather keeps me in and I have nothing else to do. I'm not a big fan of welding or working with metal, but will do what I have to in order to keep busy.

I spent a few days, on and off, stipping it down to the frame.

 

[EddieWalker]

Whoever built the thing knew what they were doing, but for some reason left the frame like this on both sides. There was a plate over the top that added some strength, but I hate to see gaps like this.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thats better. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[EddieWalker]

I picked this up at Home Depot for $27. I saw cheaper ones in catalogs for $20, but this is close enough.

In order for it to work with the fourwheelers, I needed it to be able to get as low as possible, so I cut off the mounting bracket and welded in back on six inches from the bottom.

No I can lower it way down, or even higher then it is now.

 

[EddieWalker]

Here's one of those screens I have. They are very heavy duty and should make a good solid floor. I'm also using them for the walls. It's a bit tricky welding it on due to the wire in the screen wants to melt before it flows. I lowerd my power setting way down to finally get a decent weld.

Demensions of the screes are 4' by 5', which should make a decent sized trailer.

 

[EddieWalker]

I cut two more screens in half for the sides. To strengthen them and protect myself and others from the sharp edges, I trimmed them with half inch black pipe. I used black because it was the cheapest at Lowes. I'm not worried about rust, it's already covered in rust. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I reatached the diamond plate to the front of the frame for more storage and re-used the hose brackets for extension cords or hoses. It will also provide support for the screen and keep buckets from sliding off the diamond plate.

 

[Bird]

I agree. It's surprising that whoever built it left those gaps unless he just didn't have a welder at the time.

 

[EddieWalker]

To make the trailer multi-functional, I wanted the sides to be removable. I went with inch and a quarter pipe for brackets with one inch pipe sliding into it. That gives me a nice fit.