fabiodriven
03-15-2014, 06:07 PM
Not the most exciting thread, but what the hay...
I grabbed this trailer today off Craigslist. I desperately needed one both for around the yard and at Trikefest. I figured I'd run up to Tractor Supply Company and grab one, but they were a bit more expensive than I had imagined. This one was actually more money than a new one, but it was made by Gravely which means there's no question of the quality. This thing has seen probably 40 or 50 years already, so it's not a question of how long it will last. Not only that, but I know what I'll be asking of this thing and I'd end up crushing one from TSC or it would rot out in two years. I'm a truck driver and I always end up hauling heavy. I loaded about 4 or 5 hundred pounds of logs in it and it was handling great, I got up to 3rd gear no problem. Once I got on the grass though, the pizza cutter tires dug right into the soft ground. I'll definitely end up with either bigger tires or maybe put duals on it.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r275/fabiodriven/IMAG0579_zps1e341700.jpg (http://s146.photobucket.com/user/fabiodriven/media/IMAG0579_zps1e341700.jpg.html)
I grabbed this trailer today off Craigslist. I desperately needed one both for around the yard and at Trikefest. I figured I'd run up to Tractor Supply Company and grab one, but they were a bit more expensive than I had imagined. This one was actually more money than a new one, but it was made by Gravely which means there's no question of the quality. This thing has seen probably 40 or 50 years already, so it's not a question of how long it will last. Not only that, but I know what I'll be asking of this thing and I'd end up crushing one from TSC or it would rot out in two years. I'm a truck driver and I always end up hauling heavy. I loaded about 4 or 5 hundred pounds of logs in it and it was handling great, I got up to 3rd gear no problem. Once I got on the grass though, the pizza cutter tires dug right into the soft ground. I'll definitely end up with either bigger tires or maybe put duals on it.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r275/fabiodriven/IMAG0579_zps1e341700.jpg (http://s146.photobucket.com/user/fabiodriven/media/IMAG0579_zps1e341700.jpg.html)