Single-Wheel Trailer Adapted To Tractor

Single-Wheel Trailer Adapted To Tractor WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 28-4-32 Jerry Marks, Kansas City, Missouri, says he couldn't resist buying an old bumper-mount single-wheel trailer from a garage sale awhile back. In its original state, the trailer had mounting brackets that allowed it to clamp to a car bumper but still flex up and down. The single wheel was supposed to pivot 360 degrees to let the driver back it up just like he was backing up his car. Marks' intent was to use the trailer for light hauling behind a Ford 8N, but he had to modify the hitch. With the help of a friend, the brackets that originally attached to the car bumper were welded to a length of steel tubing. Then a 3-pt. hitch was built onto the steel tubing. Once that was all worked out, Marks had another friend, one who operates an antique tractor restoration business, paint it to match his tractor. "One advantage gained by using it on the tractor is you can raise the 3-point to dump the bed," he says. The only disadvantage of the single wheel trailer is that it doesn't pivot at the hitch, so it follows like a 3-pt. mounted implement rather than a trailer or wagon. In sharp turns, you have to make sure it doesn't swing around and hit something, Marks cautions. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry Marks, 820 NW South Shore Drive, Kansas City, Mo. 64151 (ph 816 587-7304).

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