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Homemade Garden Trailer
Homemade Garden Trailer. Garden trailers can be an expensive item to purchase but you may build one yourself for about 1/3 of the cost. Making your own garden trailer allow you to design the size that you need and hand tailor accessories to the jobs on which you will require its use. Accessories like adding a stake bed and a dump bed may save many...
Garden trailers can be an expensive item to purchase but you may build one yourself for about 1/3 of the cost. Making your own garden trailer allow you to design the size that you need and hand tailor accessories to the jobs on which you will require its use. Accessories like adding a stake bed and a dump bed may save many hours of hard labor due to their usefulness. Choosing durable materials that withstand repeated use and water will help your project to have a long useful life.
Materials
A homemade garden trailer requires construction materials that can withstand wear and tear and water. Using marine or exterior plywood increases the life of any wooden project. Specification of these types of wood allows them to withstand excess water and rain and they resist rot and decay. A garden trailer may carry items like sand and soil, which needs washing out of the trailer after its use. You may transport other items like fruit and vegetables that you do not want excess dirt and debris to cling to which supports the decision to use marine or exterior plywood for frequent washing without destroying a garden trailer. Galvanized bolts and hardware will also prove to be long-lasting items as well as waterproof glue.
Size
Calculate the size of your homemade garden trailer before entering the construction phase. Hank Adams, a master builder at Vintage Projects, notes, "It takes 5-1/2-7 hp to haul half-ton loads." 7 1/2 cubic feet of sand or stone will weigh approximately 1000 pounds or 1/2 ton. If your garden tractor or lawnmower is rated under 5-1/2 hp, you will need to scale down the homemade garden trailer to a size that it can easily pull without excess wear and tear on the engine. Another alternative is to tow partial loads in the trailer to eliminate excess weight.
Accessories
Stake bed sides allow a much larger volume of items to fit in a garden trailer at once.
They extend the sides of the trailer higher to carry tall bulky items like barrels without fear of overturning. Lightweight items like brush and limbs can be stacked much higher to accomplish a task in fewer trips and save time.
A dump bed is an addition to a homemade garden trailer that can save a considerable amount of time. The dump bed operates by pulling a pin, which allows the rear of the trailer to angle down backwards to the ground. Soil, rocks and other items will spill out the back without back breaking removal with a shovelful at a time. Driving forward while dumping can spread items as you drive the tractor, which saves time of spreading items with a hoe.
