Enclosed Trailer Built From Passenger Van

Enclosed Trailer Built From Passenger Van WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions Though he didn t build it himself Roger Gutschmidt of Gackle N Dak loves his trailer made out of a 15-passenger Ford 1-ton van
     I bought it just the way it is for $600 It s such a good idea that I might build another one myself he says
    The seats were stripped out and the body of the cab cut off right behind the driver s seat The previous owner bent the front frame pieces into a point welded on a ball hitch and a jack and extended the wiring for the lights
    They closed the trailer up front by welding on a large plate of steel which they painted to match the rest of the trailer
     I really like that it has 2 sets of doors û on the back and the side This makes loading and unloading much more convenient and there s better access to the stuff loaded inside he explains This cargo van is 12 ft long and 4 ft wide û it s a great size and you can haul almost anything with it
    Gutschmidt didn t like the bolt holes that were still in the floor from the seats so he closed them with bolts dropped down from the top and nuts on the bottom He also added hold downs on the inside walls for tying tarp straps to secure items
     I have the keys for the doors so I can lock it up which is nice he says When I bought it it had never been used so I had to register it and get a vehicle identification number I welded that number onto the inside of the frame It s permanent and impossible to remove because the location isn t accessible with a grinder
     I ve had so many compliments on that trailer I can t even begin to tell you he says
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gutschmidt Manufacturing LLC Roger Gutschmidt 6651 Hwy 56 Gackle N Dak 58442 ph 701 698-2310; shopdoc@drtel net

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