Powered Trailer Turns Tractor Into 4-WD

Powered Trailer Turns Tractor Into 4-WD MOWERS Mowers (31H) 20-3-6 You'll like this powered trailer a Danish farmer built from old tractor parts to give him extra power and flotation for early spring field work. "I pick rocks by hand in the early spring when it's often very wet," says Jens E. Andersen, Kerteminde, Denmark. "The trailer has zero rolling resistance and effectively gives my tractor the benefits of 4-WD. With dual 8.3 by 24-in. tires on the tractor and singles on the trailer I can barely see the tread pattern on even the softest ground when fully loaded. Best of all, it works in all forward and reverse gears." The powered trailer has load carrying capacity of 2,500 lbs. Anderson built it out of parts from a tractor identical to the one he pulls it with (a Porsche Junior) that he bought for spare parts. That way, rear end of the tractor and the drive axle on the trailer are identical. He turned the rear end on the trailer around so the pto shaft faces the pto on back of the tractor. A telescoping shaft connects the two. "I'm very happy with it," says Andersen. "It gets a lot of attention at shows I take it to." Out-of-pocket expenses were about $350 (U.S.). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jens E. Andersen, Hyrdevej 61, 5300 Kerteminde, Denmark (ph 011-45 65 32 16 69).

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