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hey all, i'm usually in the bolens forum, but this seems like the place to be for this. I've been looking for a trailer for a few months. I had a 4x8 that was too small for my Bolens 1250. the tires scrubbed the sides of the trailer and any front or rear attachment would hang over the ends. no way to get on it with the mower deck on.
anywho, my step dad found this trailer for me. he has some land in Wellsville NY, his neighbor there made this trailer a long while back. Its about 6.5 x 10 feet, has 3" square tubing as its frame and axle beam. its been sitting for quite awhile but is still in amazing shape. the deck is awesome, he made it from one of those big green highway marker signs, the ones ya drive under and tells ya what route you're on or what exit you're at. looks to be aluminum and pretty thick so i'll prolly just leave it.
the tires are dryrotted and one rim actually was rotted through so i had to piggy back it on another trailer to get it home. thankfully the neighbor also had a large back hoe and just lifted it up onto the trailer for me.
i have a question though, i need new tires atleast, possibly rims. he welded the front axle/spindle from an old beetle and the rims bolt to the beetles drums. the rims are 4x130 bolt pattern and don't seem to find any trailer wheels that size. so question is, can i get new hubs to fit onto the beetle spindles or do i have to have new axles installed to run new hubs? the inner spindle measures 1 1/8" and then tapers down to 11/16"
oh i forgot to mention, got the trailer for free! course nothings actually free, i have to replaced tires/wheels, new wiring, jack, tongue coupler, paint etc... but it'll be a fun project and i'll get some welding experience i'm sure. i've already chopped the rails down, they were almost 4 feet high. just gonna make a small rail approx 16" off the deck.
so i know we all like pics, so here we go....
anywho, my step dad found this trailer for me. he has some land in Wellsville NY, his neighbor there made this trailer a long while back. Its about 6.5 x 10 feet, has 3" square tubing as its frame and axle beam. its been sitting for quite awhile but is still in amazing shape. the deck is awesome, he made it from one of those big green highway marker signs, the ones ya drive under and tells ya what route you're on or what exit you're at. looks to be aluminum and pretty thick so i'll prolly just leave it.
the tires are dryrotted and one rim actually was rotted through so i had to piggy back it on another trailer to get it home. thankfully the neighbor also had a large back hoe and just lifted it up onto the trailer for me.
i have a question though, i need new tires atleast, possibly rims. he welded the front axle/spindle from an old beetle and the rims bolt to the beetles drums. the rims are 4x130 bolt pattern and don't seem to find any trailer wheels that size. so question is, can i get new hubs to fit onto the beetle spindles or do i have to have new axles installed to run new hubs? the inner spindle measures 1 1/8" and then tapers down to 11/16"
oh i forgot to mention, got the trailer for free! course nothings actually free, i have to replaced tires/wheels, new wiring, jack, tongue coupler, paint etc... but it'll be a fun project and i'll get some welding experience i'm sure. i've already chopped the rails down, they were almost 4 feet high. just gonna make a small rail approx 16" off the deck.
so i know we all like pics, so here we go....
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