Hay wagon Winter project

[skyhightree1]

I bought this running gear for 40 bucks no clue who the manufacturer is or the weight rating I figure could hold maybe 200 square bales it is pretty thin metal so not sure if I should put that many on it as it stands the middle pole is sert that the wagon is 9' but can move it another foot then will be 10' axle to axle. I have pipe to make it longer but I'm not. I also never seen brackets you bolt beams to look like these anyone know why they look like that? It was missing a hub as you can see it's not a common one that I can seem to find it's 6 lug also spindle is longer than normal trailer spindles so a standard trailer hub doesn't fit. Couple rims are ate out around the valve stem but I could probably cut it out and weld a piece back

 

[skyhightree1]

 

[jltrent]

We have several hay wagons like that. We use to hook them on the back of a baler and load anywhere from 120-150 square bales. About all of them have 15" tires and need replaced. Finding good used 15" tires is hard and new ones cost more than the wagons are worth. I would hate to go back to that day loading them and unloading by hand.

 

[skyhightree1]

We have several hay wagons like that. We use to hook them on the back of a baler and load anywhere from 120-150 square bales. About all of them have 15" tires and need replaced. Finding good used 15" tires is hard and new ones cost more than the wagons are worth. I would hate to go back to that day loading them and unloading by hand.

I plan to leave it loaded up lol and tarped.use those bales for goats/sheep. How long are your wagons? Should I leave it 9' axle to axle then just put a 12' floor on it.

 

[M-5]

you can make it as long as you want , a 20' piece of pipe on running gear and 30' ' of pipe welded to each up right and you have a round bale trailer

 

[jltrent]

We have several hay wagons like that. We use to hook them on the back of a baler and load anywhere from 120-150 square bales. About all of them have 15" tires and need replaced. Finding good used 15" tires is hard and new ones cost more than the wagons are worth. I would hate to go back to that day loading them and unloading by hand.

I plan to leave it loaded up lol and tarped.use those bales for goats/sheep. How long are your wagons? Should I leave it 9' axle to axle then just put a 12' floor on it.

With the land we used them on, which was rolling, most not steep, the wagons wood floors are around 7 ft wide (some 8 ft.) and all were 16' long. We had seven at one time. I would ride the wagons and load them of the evenings (they would hold almost 1000 bales placed 7 ricks high, 7 wagons) Early the next morning before it got real hot we would unload them (my dad or mother would place them on an elevator and I would rick in the barn. We would leave the last load on and put in the barn at the end. It worked pretty good, but round bales are much better. I wish those wagons were out of the way in the barns as I am not going to ever use them. Some of them are piled high with junk.

 

[skyhightree1]

you can make it as long as you want , a 20' piece of pipe on running gear and 30' ' of pipe welded to each up right and you have a round bale trailer

Thanks. Probably leave it for square's or a trailer for a milk tank

 

[skyhightree1]

We have several hay wagons like that. We use to hook them on the back of a baler and load anywhere from 120-150 square bales. About all of them have 15" tires and need replaced. Finding good used 15" tires is hard and new ones cost more than the wagons are worth. I would hate to go back to that day loading them and unloading by hand.

I plan to leave it loaded up lol and tarped.use those bales for goats/sheep. How long are your wagons? Should I leave it 9' axle to axle then just put a 12' floor on it.

With the land we used them on, which was rolling, most not steep, the wagons wood floors are around 7 ft wide (some 8 ft.) and all were 16' long. We had seven at one time. I would ride the wagons and load them of the evenings (they would hold almost 1000 bales placed 7 ricks high, 7 wagons) Early the next morning before it got real hot we would unload them (my dad or mother would place them on an elevator and I would rick in the barn. We would leave the last load on and put in the barn at the end. It worked pretty good, but round bales are much better. I wish those wagons were out of the way in the barns as I am not going to ever use them. Some of them are piled high with junk.

Hay wagons with good floors bring $1500 if there 8'x16'

 

[ChrisB]

Have a couple wagons with brackets like that but I don't like the idea of bolting the stringers down. I bolt a 2x4 in opposite corners of the running gear so the wagon can't slide back or forward then chain the stringers to the gear. I feel it lets the wagon and gear flex independently. But honestly never really studied it much, made the decision have thinking about it 10 seconds.

If you have used equipment/parts dealers around they can probably set you up with another rim.

I've been looking off and on for an old John Deere split rim for a couple years and haven't had any luck. Stopped by a dealer like mentioned above and was told they have everything, just bring an existing one by and they will match it up. The next day I brought one over and the owner was walking by and before I could even say a word, he took one look at it and said 'we don't have anything like that'. Hopefully you have better luck.

With tires 9 foot on center, you can easily go with a 14' wagon, probably even 16. I like 16' for option of hauling 6' round bales three wide.

 

[jltrent]

I plan to leave it loaded up lol and tarped.use those bales for goats/sheep. How long are your wagons? Should I leave it 9' axle to axle then just put a 12' floor on it.

With the land we used them on, which was rolling, most not steep, the wagons wood floors are around 7 ft wide (some 8 ft.) and all were 16' long. We had seven at one time. I would ride the wagons and load them of the evenings (they would hold almost 1000 bales placed 7 ricks high, 7 wagons) Early the next morning before it got real hot we would unload them (my dad or mother would place them on an elevator and I would rick in the barn. We would leave the last load on and put in the barn at the end. It worked pretty good, but round bales are much better. I wish those wagons were out of the way in the barns as I am not going to ever use them. Some of them are piled high with junk.

Hay wagons with good floors bring $1500 if there 8'x16'

I have I think 5 left setting in the barn with dry rotten tires that if they will unload the junk (heck take the junk with them) I would sell for less. They have good floors.

 

[skyhightree1]

With the land we used them on, which was rolling, most not steep, the wagons wood floors are around 7 ft wide (some 8 ft.) and all were 16' long. We had seven at one time. I would ride the wagons and load them of the evenings (they would hold almost 1000 bales placed 7 ricks high, 7 wagons) Early the next morning before it got real hot we would unload them (my dad or mother would place them on an elevator and I would rick in the barn. We would leave the last load on and put in the barn at the end. It worked pretty good, but round bales are much better. I wish those wagons were out of the way in the barns as I am not going to ever use them. Some of them are piled high with junk.

Hay wagons with good floors bring $1500 if there 8'x16'

I have I think 5 left setting in the barn with dry rotten tires that if they will unload the junk (heck take the junk with them) I would sell for less. They have good floors.

Wish you were closer

 

[skyhightree1]

Have a couple wagons with brackets like that but I don't like the idea of bolting the stringers down. I bolt a 2x4 in opposite corners of the running gear so the wagon can't slide back or forward then chain the stringers to the gear. I feel it lets the wagon and gear flex independently. But honestly never really studied it much, made the decision have thinking about it 10 seconds.

If you have used equipment/parts dealers around they can probably set you up with another rim.

I've been looking off and on for an old John Deere split rim for a couple years and haven't had any luck. Stopped by a dealer like mentioned above and was told they have everything, just bring an existing one by and they will match it up. The next day I brought one over and the owner was walking by and before I could even say a word, he took one look at it and said 'we don't have anything like that'. Hopefully you have better luck.

With tires 9 foot on center, you can easily go with a 14' wagon, probably even 16. I like 16' for option of hauling 6' round bales three wide.

I am probably going to weld new spindles on it will be easier to do that and get trailer hubs and 5 lug trailer tires

 

[Nesikep]

ours is about 16-20 ft.. Come pick it up if you want it. has good hubs and I think the tires still have air in them after 30 years.. 5 bolt truck rims I think, but I think ours has 16" tires

PITA to back up!

 

[JMJ Farms]

Looks like the running gear out from under a gravity flow wagon.

 

[skyhightree1]

ours is about 16-20 ft.. Come pick it up if you want it. has good hubs and I think the tires still have air in them after 30 years.. 5 bolt truck rims I think, but I think ours has 16" tires

PITA to back up!

On the way

 

[skyhightree1]

Looks like the running gear out from under a gravity flow wagon.

Could be but would the wheelbase be adjustable like a hay wagon?

 

[skyhightree1]

Metals thin





How the spindles attached

 

[JMJ Farms]

Looks like the running gear out from under a gravity flow wagon.

Could be but would the wheelbase be adjustable like a hay wagon?

Some are. No telling what it was used for once upon a time. Probably make a good farm wagon. I’d be careful not to overload it.

 

[ohiosteve]

I'm always building hay wagons sky, I enjoy it. That gear isn't real heavy I wouldn't go any longer than 16'. I've been finding rims and tires on Letgo and just swapping the centers if the lug pattern is different. Just did these last weekend got the Goodyear's and rims for $50.

 

[True Grit Farms]

Looks like just a 6 lug ag hub to me.
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