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ATV-Pulled Dump Trailer
Tom Allison hauls a lot of firewood out of the woods near his Orofino, Idaho, home. To make the job easier, he built a 2-wheeled ATV-pulled dump trailer.
The trailer measures 5 ft. long by 3 ft. wide and rides on big 2-ft. high, 10-in. wide ATV wheels and stub axles that he bought at Northern Equipment. The
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ATV-Pulled Dump Trailer ATV S Tom Allison hauls a lot of firewood out of the woods near his Orofino Idaho home To make the job easier he built a 2-wheeled ATV-pulled dump trailer The trailer measures 5 ft long by 3 ft wide and rides on big 2-ft high 10-in wide ATV wheels and stub axles that he bought at Northern Equipment The trailer’s box is made from 1/8-in thick sheet metal and tapers down to 2 ft at the bottom An electric winch mounted on the tongue is used to dump the trailer Cable rides up through a diagonal steel tube up to a pulley at the top and then down to a hook bolted on front of the trailer “It’s really handy to use ” says Allison “Besides hauling firewood I plan to spread gravel with it I use an adjustable chain to control the tailgate opening I can use the winch to pull a deer or elk up into the trailer with the cable going through a slot that’s cut into the top part of the trailer “I spent about $700 to build it I paid $360 for the wheels and stub axles $70 for the winch and $168 to have a local fabricator bend the sheet metal ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Allison P O Box 86 Orofino Idaho 83544 ph 208 816-0775
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