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Trailer Built To Last A Lifetime
"It's built on the same principle as stakeless grain truck bodies," says LeRoy Lillibridge, farmer-manufacturer of the new Iron Steer livestock trailer that gets its strength from formed sheet metal rather than steel uprights so there's less drag outside and smooth sidewalls inside.
Lillibridge says the aerodynam
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Trailer Built To Last A Lifetime WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 18-3-3 "It's built on the same principle as stakeless grain truck bodies," says LeRoy Lillibridge, farmer-manufacturer of the new Iron Steer livestock trailer that gets its strength from formed sheet metal rather than steel uprights so there's less drag outside and smooth sidewalls inside.
Lillibridge says the aerodynamically-shaped trailer is much easier to pull than a conventional trailer. It's just 67 in. wide in front - matching the width of the pickup bed - and has swept back fenders and a totally smooth outer skin formed out of 12-ga. steel. The long sloping neck, made out of 10-ga. steel, has a locked compartment inside of it to hold spare tires and an air vent that pulls fresh air into the trailer. The fenders and top of the trailer are also made of 14-ga. steel.
The formed sheet metal design of the trailer gives it extra strength and a smooth clean look. Tubular arches inside hold gates and protect lights and wiring. The rear gate is made of 2 by 3-in. tubing. The center gate from 2 by 2-in. tubing and is contoured to fit tightly against the sidewalls. Both are fitted with slam latches designed for quick release to make them easy to operate when moving livestock around. Sliding gates inside glide on 3-in. rollers.
Trailer is painted inside and out with an epoxy primer and then final-coated on the outside with the high-quality polyurethane paint that Lillibridge says won't fade and is acid resistant. "There's more than $850 worth of paint on each trailer. In addition, the Dexter rubber torsion axles are fitted with steel-belted radials.
"It looks great and is much easier to pull than a conventional trailer. We built it strong enough to last a lifetime. The first thing farmers say when they see it is that a farmer must have built it because it's so strong and everything on it makes sense," says Lillibridge. A 7 1/2 by 20 1/2-ft. trailer, which weighs about 5,600 lbs., sells for $8,950. Other sizes - 12, 18 1/2, 22 1/ 2, and 24 1/2-ft. - also available, as well as custom-built units.
For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Iron Steer Enterprises, Hwy. 23 East, Watford City, N.Dak. 58854 (ph 800 644-6247 or 701842-6247).
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