So my new hobby is landscaping, and while visiting my in-laws, my brother in law asked if I saw the trailer for free. I did not, it was up the street a ways and left on the curb with a "free" sign on it. The only things wrong with it were the tires were rotten and the axle made horrible noise and it was rusty.
A few hours of cleaning, grinding and painting, and replacement wheels from Harbor Freight, and I have a very usable yard tractor trailer. Now I can haul rocks, soil and plants to the back yard without needing to drive my truck back there anymore.
trucke
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8/18/14 11:51 a.m.
Awesome way to re-purpose something! Looks great! 
I'm sure it will be easier on your lawn than using a truck.
What do you pull it with? ATV or something?
fritzsch wrote:
What do you pull it with? ATV or something?
Most of those hook right up to any standard lawn mower I believe. That's a great find.
I wish I could find something like that or large enough to be road legal. All the ones for sale around here are beaten up and almost the price of a brand new one
Its just pulled by a riding mower. The new wheels in the picture were a hair off for the axle size, so they were exchanged form some that fit exactly and are 15" instead of 13". Still fit no problems. I'm thinking about using spray on bedliner as I will be hauling large rocks and gravel, etc. SWMBO wants to incorporate it in Halloween decor for a family friendly party. About $50 in paint and wheels. I wanted solid wheels at first, but they get expensive.
Fair warning regarding heavy loads and riding mowers. The braking system on mine wasn't much and hauling dirt downhill was more adventure and controlled chaos than I was comfortable with.
Uphill was a different story however, I made chains for the rear wheels and it would pull the fronts off the ground.
Yours has a braking system?
Updated and in action. These are bags of sand and/or gravel, and a bag of garden soil. I would guess around 250 lbs. Goes up hills and down and hauls with no problem. I sprayed Rustoleum bed protector in the inside. Yes, its the little things:
