P700 Had To Purcahse A New Trailer..

[Texas-Hunter]

Weldors don’t like drilling holes to bolt things together.

Well, it damn sure looks like I got one lazy ass welder then.. The holes were already drilled..

 

[Russ989]

Well, it damn sure looks like I got one lazy ass welder then.. The wholes were already drilled..

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Wow!

 

[Backwoods]

I got a black I would rather have a different color but l had a 5x10 my seven hundred would not go on so l bought a 6x12 .and that was the only Color they had.

 

[Gunslingertom]

Well, it damn sure looks like I got one lazy ass welder then.. The holes were already drilled..

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Hey TH, I have that same coupler and if I'm not mistaken, the holes are even threaded. No better than that weld is, I'd have run bolts in it.

 

[jwfirebird]

welds are cheaper than bolts especially if you are welding the rest of it anyway. cut off wheel on angle grinder should take it quick, then you can paint it

 

[Gunslingertom]

Got a good start on mine today. Looks big, but it's only 6 X 12. No railing on the sides. I hate railing. Then I can side load my golf cart or ATV. A little black paint, fenders and some 2 X's, and it'll be good to go. After all said and done, it should be right about $700.00

 

[jwfirebird]

tough to find one without a rail, mostly why I built mine too and I just like building stuff. over 7x18 made of c channel, two 3500 dexter spring over ezlube breaking axles, I can put three or 4 quads on the side or tractor. all the ones that I looked at were too low or you would have to load it from the back or both. also 3-4k and I had about 1500 into it, majority of that being the dexter axles but I wanted something that would last and be easy to maintain

 

[Texas-Hunter]

Got a good start on mine today. Looks big, but it's only 6 X 12. No railing on the sides. I hate railing. Then I can side load my golf cart or ATV. A little black paint, fenders and some 2 X's, and it'll be good to go. After all said and done, it should be right about $700.00

Nicely done! I would have built mine but it seems I just do not have the time anymore in the evenings and my weekends are tied up due to not having the time during the week..

 

[Gunslingertom]

Nicely done! I would have built mine but it seems I just do not have the time anymore in the evenings and my weekends are tied up due to not having the time during the week..

There might even be enough room for the smoker, TH.

 

[Gator]

Well Chit! New trailer and already jacked it up.. Apparently the tongue jack back out while driving to our hunting property this morning and when I went to drop off the wife in Waco at her friends house we drove through a dip in the intersection of a 4 way stop and BAM I heard something hit hard..

Yep jacked up the jack.. Dammit!! I would just replace it but I have to ask the question to those who build trailers why in the hell would you weld a bolt on tongue jack? They get damaged more often that not and it would make it a whole lot easier to just remove 3 3/8" bolts and pop a new on on.. View attachment 106200

It ain't a trailer until you've bent the jack. It took you damn near a week. If you have a grinder it will take you about 20 minutes to grind the weld out.

OR>>> Load your SXS and connect the winch to the top of the jack. Winch it back upright. Use a snatch-block if your winch doesn't have the strength.

 

[Russ989]

Got a good start on mine today. Looks big, but it's only 6 X 12. No railing on the sides. I hate railing. Then I can side load my golf cart or ATV. A little black paint, fenders and some 2 X's, and it'll be good to go. After all said and done, it should be right about $700.00
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Not a bad price for a trailer that size.

 

[Texas-Hunter]

It ain't a trailer until you've bent the jack. It took you damn near a week. If you have a grinder it will take you about 20 minutes to grind the weld out.

OR>>> Load your SXS and connect the winch to the top of the jack. Winch it back upright. Use a snatch-block if your winch doesn't have the strength.

Actually less than 24 hours.. Picked it up at 1PM That Saturday and bent it around 10:30AM Sunday morning.. My mother told me a LONG time ago I would tear up a steel ball with boxing gloves..

 

[Texas-Hunter]

There might even be enough room for the smoker, TH.

Tom! I thought it was you.. Great to see you here buddy.. Let me know if yu and the family will be making sorghum again this year.. I would love to buy a pint or quart from you..

 

[Gunslingertom]

Tom! I thought it was you.. Great to see you here buddy.. Let me know if yu and the family will be making sorghum again this year.. I would love to buy a pint or quart from you..

You bet we'll be making sorghum this year. PM me your address, and I'll send you a quart from last season. Might be the best we've ever made.

 

[jwfirebird]

what is sorghum?

made all these i guess i have a problem, the ones on the left i made first for side loading quads and was a light trailer, and the wood one i dont use much, was nice for doing bridges and crap for the club, metal wood trailer you can load up a ton.

 

[jwfirebird]

also made fenders that are ramps for loading the car and tractor

 

[kswaterfowler]

I like the trailers with dove tails myself. Mine is a 77x12 with a 2 ft dove tail so the gate is small. Other folks use it alot more than I do since we moved to the land.

 

[Gunslingertom]

what is sorghum?

Sorghum is a grass related to corn, milo, Sudan, etc. It's grown for forage, silage, molasses, ethanol, flour, etc. I grow sweet sorghum for sorghum molasses or sorghum syrup. It grows to around 14 feet tall and once the seed reaches maturity and the sorghum juice is at it's sweetest, we cut the seed heads off, strip the leaves, then cut the stalks or cane down, squeeze it in a 130 year old mill, then cook it until it reaches the constancy of honey. You use it on biscuits, pancakes, for cookie and candy making. It's high in iron so it's used as a supplement for iron deficiencies. Here are a couple videos. Our operation has changed a bit since these videos, but the process hasn't. It's very labor intensive, but a lot of fun.

 

[kswaterfowler]

I plant sorghum for bobwhite quail.

 

[Gunslingertom]

Actually less than 24 hours.. Picked it up at 1PM That Saturday and bent it around 10:30AM Sunday morning.. My mother told me a LONG time ago I would tear up a steel ball with boxing gloves..

I changed my mind on my trailer. I didn't think it was rigid enough, so went ahead with a rail. It really is too long for a single axle, but I'll be pulling it behind my 5th wheel travel trailer.

Hey look! Bolts!

Sorry the hijack your thread Ken.