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Ringwood, IL (NEIL) | My cousin and I built this 9'x30' hay wagon in our younger dumber days about 13 years ago. We had started a hay business and wanted a large wagon to deliver hay with. Well, in hind sight it was waay too big and cumbersome. The sides and rear (cage) were removable (stake body style). The sides were in three sections and the rear was one section. With the sides off it was used to haul bib bales and with the sides on it would hold 400 bales stacked and 250 thrown in from a new holland 575 belt thrower.the bottom was made of expanded metal. The running gear was a Meyer 15 ton walking tandem with semi tires. It was not only too big for practical use but over built as well. We put 2"x4" square steel tube cross ways notched in to the custom built I beam runners to keep the height lower. The 2x4 steel tubes were spaced 2' on center because we wanted to be able to haul a skid loader on it as well when hauling big bales. I've never seen one like it. Wondering if any of you have. It was a great project for a couple of young guys and eventually we sold it to a local farmer for hauling big bales from the field to the farm. It works great for that but for anything else I'd rather have a goose neck trailer or a couple of normal sized wagons. It's at an auction in the picture (where it didn't sell since no one had ever seen such a monster). Wish I had more pics of it. Lights are built in to the frame like on a semi trailer. Brakes were surge brakes.
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East Central MN | Great pic and interesting story.
I bet you had fun building it with big dollar signs in your eyes. |
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SW Ontario | We build 3 wagons out of wood and they would hold 200-220 thrown in...they were big, but not that big.
Built them over 30 years ago, sold them and they are still being used.
When we had them they never spent a night outside...never got wet...EVER.
That is a nice wagon you built there. Did any of the welds ever crack? |
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Ringwood, IL (NEIL) | It was a fun project. We both learned a lot by doing it. From design to engineering to hands on building. It was 100% steel. No wood. Never sat out when we had it but doesn't get shredded nearly as much with the current owner. No cracks in the welding and boy was there a lot of welding that went with building that thing. The whole wagon was built in the similar fashion as a normal wagon except each aspect was heavier, thicker, etc. with really added up weight-wise. We put way too much money into building it. Like many people, when ou get an idea you tend to think you can build something cheaper than you can buy it but things add up quickly. I'll put it this way. We sold it for $8k and still lost a couple thousand on it. Ouch. It sure was the talk of the town though. I have one pic of the fabrication process. I'll post it tomorrow if I can find it. |
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Lincoln County. NC | I know a guy in Kingston, NY that has 3 wagons that size. Not as nice & pretty, but the same size. |
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New Brunswick, Canada | Met a guy last fall that built 3 like that only no sides so he could load with his grapple. He would tow them as triples to move 1000 bales at a time. They sold for 4000$ each. |
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northwest tennessee | That looks like it is made right and nice looking. |
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Ringwood, IL (NEIL) | The only pic I have of the build process
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saskatoon saskatchewan | thats a lot of steel! |
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Did we build the worlds largest basket kicker hay wagon?
