I never thought i would see a powered trailer. Looks like it helps a lot. Now to make a steerable front axle that clips in the hitch and you wouldn’t even need a tractor!
@@Edibleacreshomesteading we just used it for the first time today, so far it’s great! It may work better with a torque converter, but first I’ll see how long the clutch lasts.
You might wanna put a skid plate on that trailer to protect that sprocket 'cause it looks pretty close to the ground just a suggestion but cool Build I like the idea
@@TractorDad if taking it uphill, I’ve already had a large cooler full of ice, 4 Milwaukee lanterns, about 8 Milwaukee batteries, a few hand tools, a couple bags of groceries. The most we’d be hauling up is stuff like that, chainsaws etc. when coming downhill, I don’t think it needs to have much more than a couple hundred pounds in it. Just the trailer weighs about 190 pounds dry. So 400 pounds gross is pretty heavy. This version of it was a prototype. It does work pretty well. It still slides down the steepest parts of our trail. However, it’s so much more controllable. It alleviates a lot of stress on “normal” downhill parts. In the past we’ve had to physically push it or hang on when it was going down. It doesn’t hold a whole lot of items, but it’s ok because I’d rather drive up and down more, than walk up and down while pushing, pulling. I think in the future we’ll modify the larger trailer much the same. Only it’ll have the engine outside of the box. Probably in the front mounted on brackets. It’ll be a more powerful engine with a torque converter. Also a bigger disc brake.
@@TractorDad but to answer the original question, I think it’d hold as much weight as you could stack in it. When it was stock it had a 3/4” axle. This is a 1” plus it’s harder steel for use in go carts. With 3 pillow block bearings and the reinforced frame under it, I’d say it’s stronger than it was stock.
@@Tennesseemountainhomestead 400lbs is probably more than reasonable with all the new components and things you have taken up and down the trails and let’s face it, the whole point of this was 4 wheel drive I like the idea of lots of trips. I’d be making as many as possible if it was me! Can’t wait to see how the next one turns out. Keep up the good work Jason!
@@TractorDad thank you! And also, yes this was an experiment to see how it would work and simulate 4 wheel drive. I’d say the main reason I wanted to do this was for the boys’ safety. In the past Steffen would drive the trailer up and down behind the Wheel Horse. He’s had several close calls and at least one of them could have gotten him seriously injured. Just having brakes on it was a huge improvement. If you haul much (which I’m sure you have) you know having brakes on a trailer makes all the difference. I love electric brake controllers and I set them up where I can just feel it braking a little harder than the truck. It stops straighter and lessens the stress on the truck’s brake system. Same with this little trailer. I noticed I can steer comfortably around two of the switchbacks without sliding. Where even without the trailer, I’d slide. And the extra help of the trailer pushing itself up is great. I’ve had to push with all my might on the trailer before while Steffen’s Wheel Horse sat there and spun tires on inclines. It just depends on how dry the trail is. But the bottom line was safety, and I feel pretty confident it’s much, much safer!
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I never thought i would see a powered trailer. Looks like it helps a lot. Now to make a steerable front axle that clips in the hitch and you wouldn’t even need a tractor!
@@AbbyNormalGarage Ethan already said that 😄 he wants a bar stool with a wheel under it and handle bars!
Definitely works good 👍
@@DustyLaman-tz7yr thank you!
Love it guys! Great work!
@@Rob-p2j thanks Rob!
So cool I love it!!
@@creepycrawler43 thank you!
That thing is cool. Id love to make one of those when my pole barn is finished soon!
@@Edibleacreshomesteading we just used it for the first time today, so far it’s great! It may work better with a torque converter, but first I’ll see how long the clutch lasts.
@@Tennesseemountainhomestead yeah no doubt. definitely let us know so i can plan for my build
That’s really cool
@@LaneProductions327 thank you!
You might wanna put a skid plate on that trailer to protect that sprocket 'cause it looks pretty close to the ground just a suggestion but cool Build I like the idea
@@freetroy yes sir I had thought about doing that, the dang sprocket was $64 😅
pretty cool!!
@@hotlapgarage thank you! It gets down 😄
This is bad ass
@@redzz02 thank you! Now I need to do another with a 420 and torque converter 😄
Woohoo!! Now we won’t freeze in winter 😂
@@mamamalone949 Steffen has no excuse now 😄
Nice job... I'll definitely watch the build video.
@@MightyRaze thank you! Working on that now…
You guys should make a fourweeler with a lawnmower transaxle
@@Njf4192 sky’s the limit boys! 😄
Genius
@@thelawnboyz5023 thanks Boyz!
When’s the weight test limit of this trailer? I think it needs some sides. Double the hauling capacity
@@TractorDad if taking it uphill, I’ve already had a large cooler full of ice, 4 Milwaukee lanterns, about 8 Milwaukee batteries, a few hand tools, a couple bags of groceries. The most we’d be hauling up is stuff like that, chainsaws etc.
when coming downhill, I don’t think it needs to have much more than a couple hundred pounds in it. Just the trailer weighs about 190 pounds dry. So 400 pounds gross is pretty heavy.
This version of it was a prototype. It does work pretty well. It still slides down the steepest parts of our trail. However, it’s so much more controllable. It alleviates a lot of stress on “normal” downhill parts. In the past we’ve had to physically push it or hang on when it was going down.
It doesn’t hold a whole lot of items, but it’s ok because I’d rather drive up and down more, than walk up and down while pushing, pulling.
I think in the future we’ll modify the larger trailer much the same. Only it’ll have the engine outside of the box. Probably in the front mounted on brackets. It’ll be a more powerful engine with a torque converter. Also a bigger disc brake.
@@TractorDad also had a 24 case of water bottles in it with the cooler that night, and 4- 2 liters of soda. We took it camping that night.
@@TractorDad but to answer the original question, I think it’d hold as much weight as you could stack in it. When it was stock it had a 3/4” axle. This is a 1” plus it’s harder steel for use in go carts. With 3 pillow block bearings and the reinforced frame under it, I’d say it’s stronger than it was stock.
@@Tennesseemountainhomestead 400lbs is probably more than reasonable with all the new components and things you have taken up and down the trails and let’s face it, the whole point of this was 4 wheel drive I like the idea of lots of trips. I’d be making as many as possible if it was me! Can’t wait to see how the next one turns out. Keep up the good work Jason!
@@TractorDad thank you! And also, yes this was an experiment to see how it would work and simulate 4 wheel drive. I’d say the main reason I wanted to do this was for the boys’ safety. In the past Steffen would drive the trailer up and down behind the Wheel Horse. He’s had several close calls and at least one of them could have gotten him seriously injured. Just having brakes on it was a huge improvement. If you haul much (which I’m sure you have) you know having brakes on a trailer makes all the difference. I love electric brake controllers and I set them up where I can just feel it braking a little harder than the truck. It stops straighter and lessens the stress on the truck’s brake system. Same with this little trailer. I noticed I can steer comfortably around two of the switchbacks without sliding. Where even without the trailer, I’d slide.
And the extra help of the trailer pushing itself up is great. I’ve had to push with all my might on the trailer before while Steffen’s Wheel Horse sat there and spun tires on inclines. It just depends on how dry the trail is. But the bottom line was safety, and I feel pretty confident it’s much, much safer!