Thats one slick ride ya got there! Do you run any tire prep on races?
No
Well, With my truck being lifted..it is a nightmare to get a mower up and into the bed...Then with it being a short bed..no room left over for all the extras needed at a race!!
I want an enclosed trailer, but not in the budget til next spring......so....
I ended up picking up a donor trailer frame. It was one of those NORTHERN TOOL 40" x 48" trailer with little 15" tall tires. I got it off ebay for $100.
The platform was way to small to put a tractor on. So a trip to the steel shop for some 2" angle. 30 feet ran me $60 cash.
Welded up a platform to mount onto the original 40" x 48" frame.
I had some 2x10's so that took care of the deck.
I wanted to put some type of stone guard...so I improvised and used an old formula car wing I had in the shed!
The original tires/wheels were in like new condition....but way to small. I needed to raise the trailers height in order to get it level. I'm already running a 8" drop hitch and hate the look of those dinky tires anyway!!!! So a trip to TRACTOR supply and $140.00 later got me some new skins.
So some quick math:
$100 initial donor trailer
$60 steel
$140 tires/wheels
About 6 hours of my labor ( I didn't even pay myself!)
This adds up to $300...Works for me!
Here are some pics!
I had some left over rattle can paint from the mowers paint job.....so the trailer got some of the same colors as the mower!
I had some ramps so that makes loading and unloading quite easy!
Now I have the entire bed of the truck to haul all the extras!
Just thought I'd share!