"No-Hydraulics" Rollback Trailer

"No-Hydraulics" Rollback Trailer WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 29-5-32 "Every time I use it, it draws a crowd," says Doug Brown, Columbia, Tenn., about the "no hydraulics" rollback trailer he built out of an old boat trailer. The trailer is equipped with an 8-ft. long, 5-ft. wide expanded metal deck that moves forward or backward up to 7 ft. Power is provided by a battery-powered, two-way winch. He used heavy angle iron to build a frame for the deck. The track and rollers came from an old barn door. "I use it to transport my racing lawn mower to races. It's really handy," says Brown. "I've used it for three years with no problems. All I do is push a button and the bed rolls all the way back to the ground. I built it because I didn't want to spend the money for a hydraulic-operated rollback trailer. I don't like trailers that have a big ramp on back that sticks up and rattles around and looks terrible." Brown says he's willing to custom build the winch rollback system for anyone who already has a trailer for about $1,000. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Doug Brown, 2904 Luke Moser Rd., Columbia, Tenn. 38401 (ph 931 388-1314; dkbrown13 @earthlink.net).

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