Thanks for the trailer ideas guys!
Allen - yeah I have noticed that about the box store 'carts'. Even though some are rated 1,000#+ they dont look very heavy duty at all. And that rating is more of an even load over smooth ground. You start going through the woods and across the field and up the hill and its a different story. Thats what happened to mine. Going up a steep stretch there was so much weight shifting to the back and pulling up on the cart that I guess it flexed enough to pull through the dump release lever and it dumped. What I want is a real axle and body parts that arent going to flex with 1000+ pounds on it when I hit a rut in the field.
Kraig:
If I end up buying one it will probably be the 17cuft agrifab, its probably one of the most HD for a decent price if I go that route. Also, nice idea on the homemade one. If I design something from scratch I was thinking about removable sides or some other features not found on box store ones like maybe even a ramp gate.
Luther - well problem with that idea is the trailer I take to the farm is already too small and its 6x10 so I'm not going to get another just big enough to haul the tractor. The tractor goes in the 6x10 then I pack rounds in along each side and across the front or back, along with gas cans, saw, cant hook, etc etc. And that trailer is way to big/heavy for the cub to pull in the woods. Here is how everything is loaded usually when I go to the farm for wood (see below). There is two rows of rounds infront of the cub, the I just throw the cart on top and strap it. I'd like to get a slightly bigger trailer, or upgrade the axle on that one too a 5k axle w/ brakes, and build the walls up higher with another similar course of angle iron and a pt board.
So I want a slightly bigger trailer but one that I can manage to still throw on top. The exeption would be if I can rebuild my broken dump cart for use around the house, and build a larger one for wood, I might just leave the wood hauler at the farm. I also have my eyes open for another cub to build specifically for haulin wood and leave that at the farm too. Thats for future discussion, I'm thinking ag duellies, a boom and winch for hauling logs, and counterweight out front. Then I wont need to haul anyhting big and could load the trailer full of wood and get more in a trip.
Allen - yeah I have noticed that about the box store 'carts'. Even though some are rated 1,000#+ they dont look very heavy duty at all. And that rating is more of an even load over smooth ground. You start going through the woods and across the field and up the hill and its a different story. Thats what happened to mine. Going up a steep stretch there was so much weight shifting to the back and pulling up on the cart that I guess it flexed enough to pull through the dump release lever and it dumped. What I want is a real axle and body parts that arent going to flex with 1000+ pounds on it when I hit a rut in the field.
Kraig:
If I end up buying one it will probably be the 17cuft agrifab, its probably one of the most HD for a decent price if I go that route. Also, nice idea on the homemade one. If I design something from scratch I was thinking about removable sides or some other features not found on box store ones like maybe even a ramp gate.
Luther - well problem with that idea is the trailer I take to the farm is already too small and its 6x10 so I'm not going to get another just big enough to haul the tractor. The tractor goes in the 6x10 then I pack rounds in along each side and across the front or back, along with gas cans, saw, cant hook, etc etc. And that trailer is way to big/heavy for the cub to pull in the woods. Here is how everything is loaded usually when I go to the farm for wood (see below). There is two rows of rounds infront of the cub, the I just throw the cart on top and strap it. I'd like to get a slightly bigger trailer, or upgrade the axle on that one too a 5k axle w/ brakes, and build the walls up higher with another similar course of angle iron and a pt board.
So I want a slightly bigger trailer but one that I can manage to still throw on top. The exeption would be if I can rebuild my broken dump cart for use around the house, and build a larger one for wood, I might just leave the wood hauler at the farm. I also have my eyes open for another cub to build specifically for haulin wood and leave that at the farm too. Thats for future discussion, I'm thinking ag duellies, a boom and winch for hauling logs, and counterweight out front. Then I wont need to haul anyhting big and could load the trailer full of wood and get more in a trip.