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LAWN MOWER MUDDER Vice Grip


Age : 20 Join date : 2013-04-08 Posts : 883 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Central Pa
 | Subject: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:11 am | |
| So I had this old simplicity 6216 that was torn apart.. no engine, trans, etc. So I stripped it down to the frame today and I am going to put a gas tank off another mower on, a tool box and a seat... so I can bring friends. Pics will come shortly. | |
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LAWN MOWER MUDDER Vice Grip


Age : 20 Join date : 2013-04-08 Posts : 883 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Central Pa
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:16 am | |
| Ok heres what I have so far still need an axle and a drawbar so I can hook it to the rally. Also the gas tank will have a siphon on it incase I run out of gas on long trips.   " /> | |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:26 am | |
| not bad so far, I get the idea... thinking if building one using the harley cart parts and whatever roll cage tubing I do not re-use on nightmare (or to build the headache rack for my truck) |
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Doug Administrator


Age : 25 Join date : 2012-12-24 Posts : 2951 Forum Rep : 70 Location : Lebanon County, PA
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:07 am | |
| Looks good. I thought of making my trailer have a seat to lug people around, but I just make them sit on the toolbox lol. _______________________________________________ | |
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Stretch44875 Administrator


Age : 46 Join date : 2012-04-05 Posts : 957 Forum Rep : 8 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:45 am | |
| I can tell you pulling a trailer kills your off road ability. We do it sometimes, but it's not unusual to unhook the trailer in the woods to get unstuck, or up a hill. | |
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LAWN MOWER MUDDER Vice Grip


Age : 20 Join date : 2013-04-08 Posts : 883 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Central Pa
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:15 pm | |
| Yeah it's just going to be behind the tractor when I am driving to my friends house so I can carry tools and gasoline. It won't be going on romps or anything like that. | |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:35 pm | |
| I suppose it'd also be factored in if the balance of the trailer was off either by design or load... but I can see how it'd affect off-roading. What about building a trailer with ground clearance and an almost 0 balance factor so it could be lifted up front or rear with just a couple fingers? |
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LAWN MOWER MUDDER Vice Grip


Age : 20 Join date : 2013-04-08 Posts : 883 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Central Pa
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:58 pm | |
| What kind of tires should I put on it wide or narrow. I'm thinking wide cause I want it to float over the mud, water,and the mushy stuff that I would happen to drive over. Right??? | |
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Stretch44875 Administrator


Age : 46 Join date : 2012-04-05 Posts : 957 Forum Rep : 8 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:18 pm | |
| Wider, and even taller, the better, bigger contact patch.
Balance is a little tricky. It's not like a road trailer for a truck, where you want 10% of the weight on the tongue.
You want to add as much weight to the tongue as possible for offroading, to put weight on the rear axle of the towing tractor, and increase traction.
But, too much, the front end of the towing tractor will push, and you won't be able to steer. | |
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LAWN MOWER MUDDER Vice Grip


Age : 20 Join date : 2013-04-08 Posts : 883 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Central Pa
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:26 pm | |
| Yeah I'm going to put the tires just in front of the seat should that work? | |
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Doc Sprocket Administrator


Age : 47 Join date : 2013-04-22 Posts : 2911 Forum Rep : 20 Location : Ontario Canada
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Sat Jul 13, 2013 1:17 pm | |
| You definitely want some big wide tires for flotation. The other day I was hauling my little trailer around- it has wheelbarrow tires and is used for hauling garbage to the curb- and ended up getting stuck in mud that I normally wouldn't have a problem with. Thank god for winches! | |
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 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:06 pm | |
| - @LAWN MOWER MUDDER wrote:
- Yeah I'm going to put the tires just in front of the seat should that work?
That or a hair farther forward would probably do well. Looking at your pic again I'd say (using the current arrangement in the photo) to put it just under the seat side of the tool box. Still would shift balance to the front of the trailer and the rear wheels of the tractor without giving it too much to steer properly. |
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LAWN MOWER MUDDER Vice Grip


Age : 20 Join date : 2013-04-08 Posts : 883 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Central Pa
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Angchor Screwdriver


Age : 63 Join date : 2014-04-14 Posts : 491 Forum Rep : 2 Location : Index, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:11 am | |
| Pics or it didn't happen!  | |
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ThatOneTeen Screwdriver


Age : 22 Join date : 2014-05-22 Posts : 143 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Illinois
 | Subject: Re: Off road trailer from lawn mower frame Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:40 am | |
| I threw this togeather to pull a friend around awhile back  Was not the safest thing since the seat was not bolted down in any way shape or form | |
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