ATV Wood Hauling Trailers

MotoBoyMatt said:

I love your Harbor Freight trailer! It even still has that new trailer look! The paint is faded on mine now and it's pink. When I bought it, years ago, they were only $100.

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Thanks, it's funny I was looking at an old Popular Mechanics back issue from the early 90's and they had an ad for Kmart.

It had the same trailer listed at $200 and the fenders were an extra option.

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Wow! For $200 a person could have bought a much bigger trailer way back then even!

Are you going to put the fenders on yours? I wasn't going to, but then thought it might help protect the tires and axle a bit when rubbing against trees and dropping firewood. The fenders are a little droopy now, but I think they have helped.

MotoBoyMatt said:

Anyone own one of these?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47845

I was thinking of getting the one JeffRey suggested but not sure if the tires would provide enough flotation.

This one doesn't have springs but low pressure tires, I wonder which would provide a better ride.

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I have the Ohio Steel version of this trailer. The 1" axle runs the entire width...hub to hub. Greasable roller bearings. Haven't used it much yet, but it is very solid.

I have the HD 1500 TA from Polar Trailer. Here's what I like about it:

-Rated for 1500 lbs.
-the box is super tough polyethylene plastic, so it can't rust and doesn't dent
-Tandem axle follows the ground contours and sort of walks over most obstacles
-side rails are really high and increase the volume of wood you can carry
-dump feature...just hit the release and the body will dump the contents.

Here's a few pics of mine loaded with oak:



and over the articulating axle working over a deep rut left from a skidder:


-Mark

MotoBoyMatt said:

Probly not, with my luck I'll hit a tree with the fender, it'll bend and cut the tire.

I just realized your probly pretty close to me, were about in the Central Sands region do you live? If you're close enough I'd drop off my fenders if you want them. They're just taking up space in my garage right now.

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Thanks for the offer on the fenders, but mine will probably last a long time yet. You might want to put them on yours someday anyway. I've hit them pretty hard with chunks of wood and up against trees and they've only bent as far as you see in the picture. Not too bad actually, considering the price of the trailer!

I'm about 10 miles east of Castle Rock.

MotoBoyMatt said:

I have the Ohio Steel version of this trailer. The 1" axle runs the entire width...hub to hub. Greasable roller bearings. Haven't used it much yet, but it is very solid.

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How much did that unit set you back?

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$250 delivered

http://www.yardandgardendirect.com/atvcarts.htm

fyrwoodguy, where can i find one of those red things you are showing in your first pic? rn

mcote said:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200135074_200135074

I've got one of these for just this use, and it is perfect. Rugged and solid. You can put anything in it and it hauls no problem. Up hill, over rocks, etc. Good money, but well worth it!

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This is the exact trailer I use, and I use it a lot. When elk hunting I've hauled out my 800lb bull whole with no problem, granted the head and legs were sticking out and had to be secured. I have two trailers for wood, but this is by far my first choice. Besides the carrying capacity but the tilt bed is fantastic, just bring a load of wood where you want it, pull the handle that's on the tongue, let the bed tilt and pull forward. I tell you, if I could stack high enough on this trailer I know it will carry it's specified weight. The only change I made was I purchased some fairly agressive tread desgin ATV tires and mounted them versus using the turf tires that came with it. I find this tire to be a bit better in nasty mud but I only can appreciate that fact when hunting.

As the OP mentioned, it's a little spendy, but if you keep it out of the sun it will last a lifetime, and then some.

Deere 18 cu. ft. box. Bought used (in like new condition) for 30% of new, and I overpaid for what I got. Bushings, not bearings, light gauge steel, just junky for the money. There are grease fittings on the wheels that essentially lead to nowhere..... Perhaps for hauling leaves or marshmellows. I am getting by until a real solution comes along.

Pics of my atv Trailer's.



and another,



2 of these I got for Free, 1 from road side sitting there with FREE painted on side. other one was given to me by a friend since he no longer use's it. 3rd was built from some spare scrap metal.

sublime out.

Salvaged a crashed utility trailer was was discovered in a field during bush-hoggin'. Had to replace the tongue with a piece of 2inch box stock. Made it a little longer so that it would be easier to back up if needed. We hit the rust with the grinder. Welded some metal to replace damaged places. Gave her a coat of spray bomb paint. And gave her an all new treated lumber deck.

Here are my group the 2wheel green one is light duty but works pretty good . The larger 6x8 converted snow mobile trailer can haul a good load of split wood and the 4 wheel old JD is a beast can take all the wood you can fit and I have hauled well over 1000lb of blocks and brick in it . Can't live without any of them.

I ordered one of these last trailers for my Rhino last night http://store.yardandgardendirectstore.com/ulatvpoca12c.html
Said delivery 5 working days, and free shipping to a registered buisness address or shipping terminal. My neighbor owns a trucking company and is taking delivery for me. total price delivered is $ 299.00.

Here's mine....

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/my-new-multipurpose-forestry-trailer.52750/

Camping, moose hunting, garden, yard work, fire wood. Is a pretty good stable trailer for all around.

I built my own from a Harbor Freight trailer kit that was $350.00 and used a 20% off coupon. Final cost $279.99. The trailer has 12” tires, measures 48” X 96” and has a weight capacity of 1720 pounds.

I spent another $112.00 on treated 4X8 ¾” plywood and ¾” deck rails along with misc. carriage bolts and a trailer jack.
Assembly was pretty straight forward and would have gone a little smother if I had looked at the directions….
The end result is a nice trailer that works perfect for it’s intended use and cost less than $380.00.

I need to rebuild mine at some point. I had stacked about 50 sheets of plywood over the sides on it and tried to dump the load off in the yard. It bent he frame pretty good. I didn't really think it was all that heavy, but sheet of plywood is ~40lbs each, so I had about a ton on it.
Still works ok to haul wood around but I can't dump it anymore.

The bed is 2ftx4ft on mine and I used car dummy tires for the wheels running on a 1" shaft and some pillow blocks. It's nice that it's light enough I can move it around in the shed without fighting too much.

My Dad built one about 20 years ago out of 1/4" steel, a little bit bigger than mine and it's nearly a 2 person operation to move it around.

Here's a pic of my Saab trailer that I use to haul out the bucked up firewood out of the woods . . . it is a regular steel trailer that my cousin beefed up with rims from a Saab. Here it is being used at Camp Jakeawana -- a gathering that I host several times during the year at my house for some friends.

this is what I use and love it. I have an older version with more ground clearance, the one below must be the newer one. The TSC link has the one I own.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/ohio-steel-professional-grade-12-5-cu-ft-swivel-dump-cart-1027885

MotoBoyMatt said:

Picked up some wider tires at an auction, the stock pizza cutters made some pretty good ruts in the spring.

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Ja, I've been contemplating getting that Harbor Fright trailer and swapping out to wider tires. Don't want to wear out my welcome borrowing my neighbor's ATV trailer year after year.