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Post by jabba on Apr 8, 2008 19:23:03 GMT -5
"Cussin' me don't get you there no faster, so just relax and tip your hat to the man up on the tractor...
Driving my International Harvester"
You guys know the 3 most common lie told by farmers?
1. I PAID for this here hat! 2. I ain't makin' NO money!. 3. I REALLY was helpin' that there sheep thru the fence!
Jabba
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Post by srwshooter on Apr 9, 2008 15:12:46 GMT -5
Man... the wheels seem way far back on that thing. Is the tongue weight HUGE on it, or is it a trick of the camera and angle? I have a little 4x8 trailer that fits my quad perfectly. I have it loaned out at the moment, but I sure would like it back. It'll pull my Bombardier Traxter with a perfect balance of tongue weight. You can't even tell it's back there. That a pretty trailer, but I like sides. Too often I put some lumber on it to haul dirt or gravel or fire wood. But, everyone has their own preferances. Jabba the wheels are not to far back on this trailer ,just about all 12ft trailers have the axle 5ft from the rear. that will give a good balance without to much tongue weight. this trailer is only rated for 3500lbs anyway. 3 atv's only weigh 1800-2000lbs. if the axle were any father foward you would have be very careful how you loaded it to run on the interstate at 70mph. i have a 14ft single axle i built last yr,the axle on it is 6ft from the rear ,with it loaded even front to back it tows like a dream at high speed. this trailer was not built to haul lumber ,it was built for atv's,sides are a real PITA when loading atv's. i only have a 5x14 ,4x9,6x8 tilt,7x 14 dual axle car hauler and a 6x12 enclosed work trailer. oh, and a 18ft boat trailer.you might say i'm kinda trailer poor.
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Post by bounce on Apr 9, 2008 16:40:52 GMT -5
It's Real nice, You did a fine job.
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Post by jabba on Apr 13, 2008 16:25:18 GMT -5
It's nice bro, just not what I would need being totally trailer destitute, having only a 4x8 and 6x12.
What I saw must have been a trick of the camera angle. It looked to me like the axle was about 3'-6" up from the back, which would load A LOT of tongue weight.
Jabba
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