new trailer

[M5farm]

Bought a trailer last week 20' 4' dove tail. It was built on the early 80's and used to haul tractor and equipment. All of the boards were shot and 1 axle was bad. We have a lot of mobile home movers in our area so I picked up 2 new dexter axles with brakes 45 each and 6 new tires 25 each. Gave 800 for trailer and have 150 in new oak floor. I will mainly use to haul hay and a small tractor no more than 20 miles around home

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Looks pretty good and sounds like a pretty good deal, doesn't look like it has any welds. Those dexter axles are real good runners. Do they have the sealed hub bearings or not?

 

[M5farm]

Bearings are replaceable and at every parts house 12 bucks a set . Frame is in excellent shape . Rub rail is the worst part its bent up a little.

 

[highgrit]

That's a real nice trailer M5 and it sounds like a good deal also. If it's not over 8' you can weld some stake pockets on the sides. And then a new 4"x 3/8 rub rail on the outside of the pockets. Sure makes binding stuff down a lot easier.

 

[M5farm]

Already got the stake pockets. The rail is bent between the pockets on both sides in several places. I like it and it pulls good. 18000 gwvr and should weigh around 4 k empty.

 

[circlew]

M5 take a crow bar and straighten up the rub rail then split the difference between the current pockets on the trailer and add the new ones. Will strengthen up the rub rail a lot.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I don't think it could be beat for you having under 1200$ in it. What are you pulling it with?

 

[skyhightree1]

Nice.. thats exactly what I been looking for at auctions lately.

 

[Craig Miller]

That sounds like a heck of a deal to me.

 

[M5farm]

I don't think it could be beat for you having under 1200$ in it. What are you pulling it with?

2500 Dodge 4x4 and will use my 1500 Dodge 4x4 for light hauling . I'm gonna builg a hitch for my tractor also

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

Mobile home axles are not worth a dam. Mobile home tires are worse than not worth a dam.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I don't think it could be beat for you having under 1200$ in it. What are you pulling it with?

2500 Dodge 4x4 and will use my 1500 Dodge 4x4 for light hauling . I'm gonna builg a hitch for my tractor also

That's what I wondered, if you were gonna pull it with that half ton.

 

[M5farm]

4000lbs trailer and 6k cargo is within 10250 the truck is rated at. I'll haul less and a lot shorter distance than those heavy travel trailers you see running up and down the road. Mostly got it to haul my hay with the tractor. Next thing is a FEL for the tractor to make it easier. Hay field is about 2 miles from the house

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I know a couple people that pull loaded 24ft cattle trailers with half tons. Do you have a hitch in it yet?

 

[M5farm]

Yes put a draw tite flip in thursday.