With the start of the new school year, I lucked out and found a new job in an AMAZING little school. It came down to the literal wire - having put in my resignation last March effective at the end of the year. Luckily, I was hired at 10pm on Tuesday night, asked to be there at 7:30am Wednesday morning with school starting Thursday! It was a great rush, and has been the best place I've ever worked as a teacher in my 6 year career. Anyway, as a teacher, I also drive a school bus route in the afternoons. As such, I've been driving past this little farm trailer for the last 7 or 8 weeks and noticed a few days ago that it had artillery wheels on it! Today I finally had a chance to stop and take a look at it. It has a pair of 5 lug (should be Ford?) bolt pattern wheels, one oddball looking 5 lug artillery wheel with some funky outer ring around the hub opening, and one stock wheel on it. The little trailer also has what I believe are Model A front axles mounted to the front and rear, along with A rear springs supporting it. I see a custom fabricated setup using the A split wishbones as well. The spindles on the front end have been welded up with some funky arm adapter to allow for a draglink and a steering arm attached to the tongue of the trailer. The old trailer appears as if it were designed to haul 10' or so posts as it has a 'cradle' on each end to keep'em from rolling off. I'll try to get some pictures of it tomorrow if I have a chance, but I was wondering what a pair of 16" artillery wheels, 2 sets of split bones, a pair of "A" rear springs, and a pair of "A" front axles'd all be worth? Dunno if I'd be up to parting it out, or just keeping it intact for future cannibalism for future projects. The old 6.00x16 tires on it are just plain and pure trash, but might be interesting wheels for my Dubble A project. I'd just have to find 2 more! LOL.
A few companies had 5 lug, even Chevy. I have a set of Chevys with that 5 on 4.25" pattern that fits nothing but stock.
Take a close look at those axles and spindles before making an offer as most of them have the spindles welded to the axle when they put them under a trailer and that usually ruins both pieces. The also weld a plate to the front axle for the tongue to mount on and turn the tie rod with another connection of some sort to turn the trailer. I've no idea of what they might need for them.
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