2 In 1 Hog Trailer

2 In 1 Hog Trailer HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 13-1-10 If you spend too much time hauling small loads of hogs or other animals to market, you might want to take a look at this home-built "2 in 1" hog trailer built by Bill Nelson, Cambridge, Ill. Nelson got the idea for the trailer after ,one long 6-week stretch during which he had to make daily trips to market hauling 27 hogs at a time in his small trailer. He decided to turn his 30-ft. Hillsboro 5th-wheel flatbed trailer, which he used to haul implements and other equipment, into a convertible hog trailer. He built the livestock hauling frame from 1 1/2-in. by 21/2-in. steel tubing welded together and covered with 1 by 6 and 1 by 12-in. boards. Except for the lumber, Nelson had everything he needed to build the trailer on hand, including the endgate from an old truck. Two interior gates made of wire panels on steel frames divide the trailer into three sections. The livestock hauling frame has its own floor and roof so that it stands alone when it's lifted off the flatbed with bin jacks for storage. The trailer is 6 ft., 6 in. tall, 8 ft. wide and can haul 59 hogs weighing an average of 240 lbs. each. It can also be used to haul cattle. Dual wheels and four axles (counting the pickup) make it legal for use on country roads year around. He pulls the trailer with a 1971 Ford 2-ton truck with a shortened wheelbase.

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