2 Wheel Livestock Trailer

2 wheel livestock trailer LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous 15-2-34 I made this 2-wheel livestock trailer 3 years ago out of less than $100 worth of scrap measures 6-ft. wide and 12-ft. long with 5-ft. high sides. The floor is just 8 in. off the ground. It's fitted with an Allis Chalmers combine spindles and wheel with 6-bolt hubs. I built a drop-down axle between the wheels that's 6 in. below the center of the wheels. A 3 by 3-in., 16-ft. long IH cultivator toolbar serves as the tongue. I put a 2-in. pipe inside the tongue for added strength. Miscellaneous strap iron and truss rod, threaded at both ends, were used to make the frame. Steel decking came from a local manufacturer's scrap and 4-ft. wide corn crib panels were used for the sides. Lengths of 2 by 3-in. tubing run around the outside edge of the bed. I made the swinging and sliding gate out of used pipe and fitted the tongue with a used jack stand. The wheels are 8 ft. apart and off-centered about 12 in., fitted with 11L X 15 tires. One man can move the trailer around alone. I've pulled it loaded down the highway at 50 mph for 35 miles or more and it always trails straight. It eliminates the need for a loading chute in the yard or the field for loading hogs, sheep, cattle, or whatever. Becaue it's just 8 in. off the ground, they can easily walk right on. (Vernon Harris, At. 1, Box 200, Kenseff, Iowa 50448)

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