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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 784419" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>If you are referring to me jed, I can get some pics. Here is an explanation of them. </p><p></p><p>You take two of the U post bases, run a piece of angle iron across them. Old bed frame iron or store bought - whatever you have. A few of mine have tube steel across them. </p><p></p><p>Run the bowed pieces from a round trampoline frame across the centers and weld them to the angle iron pieces. </p><p></p><p>Flip it over and weld a piece of iron across the middle of the bows, then run a pieces of tube steel gussets from that center member back to the U post bases. </p><p></p><p>Flip it back over and run 8 short gusset pieces at each corner. 20 inch long pieces of angle or pipe etc. Just something to give strength to the legs. </p><p></p><p>Cut a scrap piece of wire cattle panel and lace it across the bow inside. </p><p></p><p>I put a 8 to 10 inch vertical piece of tube steel or angle up from each corner and weld a rail around on top. </p><p></p><p>You can load them in the pick-up truck by yourself. They are fairly light. The gussets are what give them strength. I load tested the first one with 1 and 1/2 bales of 4 by 6 coastal hay. Pushed it around a bit and it held. </p><p></p><p>Old trampoline frames are around. Gather them up if you can. </p><p></p><p>Most of the items in mine is pure scrap or short iron. I probably have less than $10 or 15 in each of them. You can't buy used hay rings for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 784419, member: 3162"] If you are referring to me jed, I can get some pics. Here is an explanation of them. You take two of the U post bases, run a piece of angle iron across them. Old bed frame iron or store bought - whatever you have. A few of mine have tube steel across them. Run the bowed pieces from a round trampoline frame across the centers and weld them to the angle iron pieces. Flip it over and weld a piece of iron across the middle of the bows, then run a pieces of tube steel gussets from that center member back to the U post bases. Flip it back over and run 8 short gusset pieces at each corner. 20 inch long pieces of angle or pipe etc. Just something to give strength to the legs. Cut a scrap piece of wire cattle panel and lace it across the bow inside. I put a 8 to 10 inch vertical piece of tube steel or angle up from each corner and weld a rail around on top. You can load them in the pick-up truck by yourself. They are fairly light. The gussets are what give them strength. I load tested the first one with 1 and 1/2 bales of 4 by 6 coastal hay. Pushed it around a bit and it held. Old trampoline frames are around. Gather them up if you can. Most of the items in mine is pure scrap or short iron. I probably have less than $10 or 15 in each of them. You can't buy used hay rings for that. [/QUOTE]
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