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Budget Heap Hauler.

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by Freakingstang, Nov 24, 2014.

  1. Freakingstang

    Freakingstang

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    I love it! Another scrapyard score but only found the one. Drilled the hole and added a safety pin just in case. Wood pushing on the gate could be a lot of weight.
     
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    Definitely. I pin all closures/latches/etc that'll see pressure or movement
     
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    Great job and some great ideas incorporated there.
     
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    guess I didn't show a pic of the gate opened... duh... I'll nab some pics of the hinge I made up out of all bushings I had laying around. It turned out pretty slick for what it was and the investment. I think I had around 10 bucks in stuff from the scrap yard for the gate, and it works much slicker than using slide in 2x10's The only complaint is it isn't self propelled... its abandoned in my backyard right now with the weather warming up and thawing the ground out.....

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    I guess it is abandoned! It had a lot of weight on it,I'm not surprised that it sunk!
     
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    How much wood does it haul?


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    It didn't sink the POS truck did.. lol. Thanks again bud.

    If I stack it it should hold about 1 3/4 cord according to math and volume... 62" wide, 14.5' long, sides are 37" tall. Loose thrown I'm guessing 1 1/4 to 1 1/2ish. I'll let ya know in a few as I just as I just got it unloaded. I still have to stack it. It has a dump feature I didn't know about.


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  8. HuskyFan

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    That's a petty cool trailer and build. Ive bien looking at scrap trailers to make a firewood hauler out of