Trailer behind tractor?

[Slowpoke Slim]

What does everyone use as a trailer behind their tractor? I'm wanting a trailer to haul wood out from behind the tractor when cutting. I have an old pickup bed on a trailer frame that I thought about using. However, the bed is rusted out and I don't think it could handle a load of wood.

Sheet of 1" plywood across the bottom, and one of those plastic drop-in one piece bed liners on top of that. If there's any trailer left under all of that, it should be able to carry stuff around the farm.

 

[check]

Woodland Mills

ATV Trailers | Woodland Mills USA

They make 2 models. I have the "Woodland ATV Trailer". For the money, it's awesome

I have the same thing. Use it all the time. Great trailer! And narrow enough for use in the woods.

 

[ptsg]

We use trailers like this over here:



These things last a lifetime! It handles so much abuse. The bed is made with the sides in wood or metal as the costumer wants. They can dump to the sides or rear.

They are rated from 3000lbs up to 20,000 lbs, varying in size according to the rated weight. Bigger sizes get dual wheels and hydraulic brakes. Some can get two axles with dual wheels.

 

[LouNY]

It's always interesting to see those farm trailers, we don't see many of those in this country.
With the exception of the big grain carts and dump wagons for the ones that haul with trucks.
This used to be quite common, but less so every year.
They would be a bit big in the "woods"

 

[powerscol]

Probably overkill for you but here is my PJ goose neck. Use it for hay, but you could load wood. :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

I've got a little machine with a little trailer.

Rubbermaid 10 cu ft dump trailer like this.

I mostly use it for planting and harvesting canna lillies spring and fall now.

I took the kids for hay rides back when they were small and I had a little Simplicity to pull it around. Couldn't do that now, as my current machine has a rear exhaust. I used it to haul gravell, limestone, mulch, pumpkins, potatoes, etc... before I got our current machine with a 10 cu ft bucket. Kinda negates the 10 cu ft trailer except for those canna lillies.

Anyhow, it's pretty tough, won't rust, has sat outside for 20+ years and still works fine. But MAN ARE THEY EXPENSIVE NOW!!!

I think I paid about $200 and now they are over $500. YIKES! But I still highly recommend it. :thumbsup:

 

[kco]

I got this small wagon running gear from an online auction at the end of our road:





Added a few new bolts, used tires and tubes and painted it. I have just used it a couple of times to make sure I can handle it on the hills. The bed is about 3.5 x 8' and I added side stakes 2' high. It is possible to extend it a few feet but I will likely leave it at 8' because I work on narrow, winding trails. My main wood supply is at a neighbour's 1 to 2 miles away.


I was using front and rear forks to haul 8' logs:





It was quite a struggle to load the largest logs. It also put a lot of weight on the tractor.


I have been hauling mainly 12' logs with some up to 16' logs on the new trailer. The trailer makes loading and unloading much easier. I carry or drag the logs to it and load it with the pallet forks. I also carry a set of 16.5" log tongs. Unloading the trailer is also a lot easier and safer.

 

[LouNY]

^^^^
good use of an old farm wagon

 

[PHPaul]

Home built 4x8 dump trailer. Hydraulics are an old PTO pump off a 1 ton dump truck, driven by a 6 horse Honda with a gear reduction.

Originally built with a straight lift cylinder, but it was't really up to much of a load due to under-sized cylinder (it's what I had at the time) and inefficient geometry (dictated by the length of the cylinder).

Later updated to a scissors lift built from plans bought off the internet with a 2.5x8 cylinder.

 

[MossRoad]

Got any more info on your Pasquali tractor? Would love to see some more pictures in another thread. The Power Trac, Steiner and Ventrac owners would, too. :thumbsup: