Trailer Modification Lets Him “Stack” Trailers

Trailer Modification Lets Him “Stack” Trailers WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions Alaska-based FARM SHOW reader Ken Brewer has invented a “patent pending” mount for a larger trailer designed to haul a smaller one on top of it As he explains “This is a 2-in ball hitch that can haul my 4-wheeler trailer I can put my snow machine on there and haul my machine sled simultaneously It’s a U-shape - you can pin it on the bottom ” This unconventional design makes it easy to transport equipment of varying sizes “In Alaska there’s a lot of stuff you need to transport ” says Brewer “It’s a big problem to tie down a trailer when going over rough roads so this hitch system helps keep everything secure ” Hauling small trailers on a larger one can be convenient because it prevents the smaller ones from flopping around the road or fishtailing during turns By design snowmobile trailers have bars that go across When you put the machine’s skis up near the front you can lock them down with this bar Brewer used that same hole and designed the hitch so it is long enough to extend into it Brewer isn’t making any permanent modifications to the trailer but instead is using the existing hole This means that the hitch can be taken on and off so the trailer can be used at its original capacity Brewer’s trailer hitch is made of a 1/8-in steel plate 1-in square tubing and a 2-in ball hitch welded together and installed using the existing tie-down crank handle This works for a 4-wheel trailer as well as a snow machine sled The hand crank ties this mount into the trailer which is where the mount usually goes across to hold down the skis “This hitch is easy to make A flat plate and a ball hitch - that’s all I used ” says Brewer Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ken Brewer 1701 Tamarack St Fairbanks Alaska 99709 ph 907-452-2919

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