On Tue, 17 May 2005 10:18:35 -0700, Grant Erwin
wrote:

I sold my boom truck awhile ago when I realized it just didn't make economic
sense because the insurance costs were eating me alive. Since then, I've been
trying to think of a reasonable way to come up with something that can move
any of my machines (top weight about 2500#). I have a concept that I want to
run by the "design review" board here :-)

My idea is to buy a junker 2-horse trailer, rip the body off it and build
a bed for it. My reasoning is there are tons of these around, and I do see
them occasionally for under $300. They have 2 axles, and many have electric
brakes. The frames are usually quite substantial, but the trailers are
pretty short. I don't want a long car-hauler type trailer, don't have room
for it, plus up here you pay by length when you go on a Washington State ferry
boat, so shorter is better.

What do you guys think?

GWE

Dad built one a long time ago for local delivery of levee rollers,
about 4500 lb of concrete spool and angle frame. It was short with a
very heavy angle frame, pivoting bed, and comealong for winching the
roller on and the bed down. The bed locked to the tongue / frame with
a very substantial clevis pin. He used an old truck axle and tires
for the load. It would be more difficult to load and unload a machine
tool, but a piece of cake with a forklift. The back was open. We
chained and boomed down the roller once aboard.

Pete Keillor