Deere-est Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 A tickle with the Dremmel and hey presto - a four wheel flatbed. My first conversion done. Gonna cut the wheel flaps off, put a head board/ladder on and give it some paint at a later date yet though. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Good use for that old trailer there Tris, will look good with a ladder up the front. I may have to try that if my Dremmel ever recovers from cutting the shock absorber nuts through on my Land Rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 29, 2006 Author Share Posted May 29, 2006 You tight git, no wonder it is ill if you used it for that!!! Simple way of getting an older type and size flatbed dolly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Looking good Tris...... Will look spot on with ladder on the front and a nice load of round bales...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 You tight git, no wonder it is ill if you used it for that!!! Simple way of getting an older type and size flatbed dolly. I'm not tight, the nuts were and i couldn't get an angle grinder in to cut them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 I'm not tight, the nuts were and i couldn't get an angle grinder in to cut them Don't get me started on angle grinders again please...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 should have had the 7840 pulling it! looks good, i may make one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Looks good Tris, nice little trailer for the smaller tractors I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Thats what I thought Sparrow/TBF. I have never seen a lowside four wheeler on a farm to this day so I though sod it, off with the sides. It does fit in with the older smaller Britains much better. When the 6180 is off baling the 7840 maywell be dragging her about Sparrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 hey good one Tris, looks like we got another convo guy here in FTF....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 Paint stripped off the bed for painting in a wooden colour and the beginning of the headboard. To do this I have ground off the lip left from cutting the original board off and cut a notch in either end. Glued a piece of Plastruct angle along the front of the bed to give somewhere for the two verticle pieces of angle to glue to, these pieces will slot into the notches I have cut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 are you going to make the ladders removable tris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Nice bit of thinking there, Tris. Couple of farms up here have 21' bale trailers like that. Won't be too small either - 16 feet - will carry 11 bales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Handy bit of kit for any farm tris,I like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 are you going to make the ladders removable tris? Yeah probably only, only making one for the front that detaches from the headboard if required hopefully. Just got the end verticles gluing in place now. Yeah cheers Ol and JDC. I know the AS and Dicky Western trailers are popular these days but you can't forget the good old days when these trailers were the norm. Hope to do one or two more variants when I get another couple of these trailers. Damn - forgot to go back for the one in a box for ?1.50 today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias71 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Looks great so far Tris! Smart idea to make that old trailer useful. It will look great after a Super Major Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Yeah probably only, only making one for the front that detaches from the headboard if required hopefully. Just got the end verticles gluing in place now. Yeah cheers Ol and JDC. I know the AS and Dicky Western trailers are popular these days but you can't forget the good old days when these trailers were the norm. Hope to do one or two more variants when I get another couple of these trailers. Damn - forgot to go back for the one in a box for ?1.50 today!! did you not get the trailer and forklift then tris, you picked them up. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 Cheers Mattias, nearly bought a Scaledown today but I am going to wait till I got more space in the spare room!! Yeah I forgot to go back and get them both OF, slipped my mind. .. . ?3 for the pair aswell!!! :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 Headboard done now, just requires tidying and painting the framework then I'll start on the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Looking good Tris......That'll be a cracking wee trailer...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Cunning plan! P.s your model glue was a rip off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I wonder what those joal trellis are for..... \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 Cunning plan! P.s your model glue was a rip off :D :D :D Antics in Bristol for ya IHP!!! I wonder what those joal trellis are for..... \ Got one axle done, it's a trial on my Britains AS grain trailer. If they look ok then I will do my three silage trailers with them. Trouble is, glueing metal wheels to metal axles is a bit fiddely and a pair of Trelle's is ?6 from farmmodels - thats another ?36 just to rubber up the silage trailers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 :D :D :D Antics in Bristol for ya IHP!!! Got one axle done, it's a trial on my Britains AS grain trailer. If they look ok then I will do my three silage trailers with them. Trouble is, glueing metal wheels to metal axles is a bit fiddely and a pair of Trelle's is ?6 from farmmodels - thats another ?36 just to rubber up the silage trailers!!! it would be alot more with a real one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 What do you think guys, she is nearly finished but I could do with a few opinions about the bed - the paint has taken to it really well but should I sand it gently to get an old look about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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