Gooseneck Grain Trailer

Gooseneck Grain Trailer GRAIN HANDLING Wagons (63E) 8-5-11 Ron Homan, Larchwood, Iowa, built this gooseneck trailer in his farm shop to cut down hauling time between the combine and bin. The dual-wheel axle was salvaged from a 50-series Chevrolet truck. The frame is 3/16 by 2 by 8-in. channel iron reinforced in the corners with 1/4-in. steel plate. The trailer is wired with lights and has vacuum-over-hydraulic brakes. Homan says the gooseneck hitch makes the wagon much easier to move into narrow spaces, or to back into storage buildings, than four-wheel trailers. The extra hitch on the back is used to pull empty wagons to the field to save an extra trip.

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