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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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Did we build the worlds largest basket kicker hay wagon?
