Trailer build

[BIGNASTY]

Have to build a hay trailer pretty quick!!! on the picture below im looking for the front spindles that can turn. You cant see them but there are tie rods the connect the two wheel hubs together and turn when the draw bar turns. I have been looking on-line and for the life of me CANT FIND THE DAMN THINGS. I would like to have JUST THE SPINDELS AND BACKING PLATES that the tie rods connect to. The reason being is that I have a 5200 lbs Dexter trailer axle with hyd brakes and would like to have the front axle the same width as the rear this way the trailer can have brakes (other than just the mules) + have more width for more feed, hay AND HAVE MORE CONTROL WITH BRAKES, only on the rear axle of course.





Thanks for any help

BIG

 

[NIsaacs]

Try E-Z Trail Inc. , they make farm wagons. They show (under parts) complete axles front or rear, also just the pieces. Left and right spindles, hubs, brakes ect.

Nick

 

[TNewby]

have you thought of using the axle and making a turn table like a set of doubles so that the whole axle turns not just the ends

 

[NIsaacs]

have you thought of using the axle and making a turn table like a set of doubles so that the whole axle turns not just the ends

I think at mule speeds, every time one of the front tires hits an obsticle it will throw the tow bar left or right and be hard on the mules. The hay rack would also need to be higher for the wheel clearance on a sharp turn. A king pin/tie rod steering axle is more stable for this type of use.



Nick

 

[BIGNASTY]

I went over to a buddy's house and took a look at what he's doing with a turntable and like posted above I think the CG is kind of high for our use this thing goes out into fields to feed stock and get hay the turntable is a small one but I still think about the height. I think that the twisting and twiching of the wagon is what made the frame break its not even ground all the time. The Green one is to show you one that he's rebuilding just a simple wheel turning tie rod but had a hard time finding the wheel spindles, the one with hay on it is the one the Son overloaded and broke the frame but its patched up and working but dont know how long. And the turntable that the guy is using on another piece of equipment hes building. What ever it turns out to be the draw bar will have to interchange from Pintle Hook for tractor use to Team bar to evener for mule team hook up not a big deal just a change out of the bar. Tractor got stuck in mud and snow the mules had to pull it out

 

[TNewby]

was not thinking about use with mules didnt dodge and ford use a straight axle in some two wheel drive one tons that could be modified to use as steerable axle

 

[fest3er]

was not thinking about use with mules didnt dodge and ford use a straight axle in some two wheel drive one tons that could be modified to use as steerable axle

Might's well use a 4WD front axle and put a 20 horse diesel underneath, gear it down, and make it self-propelled (for those times when it's too much trouble to hitch up the team or fire up the mule. And put a hyd. pump on it with a cherry picker on the front and make it a G. P. utility flatbed.



BN, doncha just love the ideas we come up with?

 

[BIGNASTY]

It ain't all about the MIGHTY CUMMINS/FORD/CHEVY/PETERBUILT TRUCK. Its getting it to move no traction no move. The gang and I have NEVER moved a big rig but pull peoples heads out of their A** and their cars and trucks out of the snowbank. They take a look at what we are doing plowing and WAMMM they are into a snowbank. When you click on below wait and another screen will pop up and show a vid. The other is a DODGE in trouble that is getting SOME HELP :-laf Have pulled FIL's Ford and Dodge out of the mud and snow and Sons Dodge with just 2 mules some just NEVER learn the trucks may be faster but not always better


http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mule...&tbnw=182&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:88,s:200,i:268

Other Vid is kind of like mud drying compared to Nascar but if your into mules its the big league.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlvaaLNvdY8