Curtis in Texas
Adventurer
Well I found a deal I just couldn’t pass up.
My new trailer project that I had to share with ya'll!
It’s made from an old 1951 GMC Pick up frame and bed.
Seems my Aunts farm still had this old trailer I last used back in 1966 on her farm when she passed away about 4 years ago and one of her sons took it to his house.
He decided he didn’t want it and he asked me if I wanted to buy it and take it off his hands.
I remember loading it down with bales of hay to throw out to the cows when I was 16.
I went after it today and brought it home. Sure thought the wife was going to hit the ceiling over the thought of having another trailer. I already have 5 trailers, so this will make 6 trailers now! She said, “Oh what a cute trailer!” Yea for me!
Not sure what I’m going to do with it. May sell it, but I hate to, as it’s in really great shape! A little sand blasting, a coat of paint, hammer out a few dents, a new upgraded axle and it will be quite a useful tool for hauling camping gear behind my Expedition Rig.
But, I need another trailer like I need another hole in the head. It’s got a light coat of surface rust but very little rust in the body at all. Nothing rusted through. Even the side stake bed pockets in the four corners are in great shape! I wouldn’t hesitate to put an overhead rack for a roof top tent in them.
They sure were built the tough back then.
The trailer bed measures inside at 50.5” wide X 78” long X 14” tall to the fold over.
The wheels are 4 X 3.25 bolt pattern.
The 235 75 R 15 Firestone tires still have plenty of tread on them but are weather cracked. I’ll bet if I regreased the axle bearings it would pull just fine!
The axle is still straight which is odd considering it is a farm trailer.
But that means there is no title so it will have to be registered as a home built.
It’s just begging for a 3500 lb axle and new fenders.
A lot of potential!
Yea, it was sprinkling rain when I shot these pictures.
The floor, as I remember it, has always been steel. But a quick look underneath show it was once OAK planking. It has some thick steel for a floor over the original wood floor and I would think it could be refurbished easier than replacing the Oak Flooring. But, an enterprising Guy could make a real nice wood replacement floor to show it off.
I can’t remember the last time I ever saw springs this narrow but there are 8 leafs.
And no telling what the rating is. They measure 36” long, but only 1.75” wide.
Even the shackles have grease Zerks in them!
I still remember pinching my hand using the trailer ball coupler.
The frame is still solid as ever.
The tail gate has taken a beating but still looks like it can be straightened and repaired with little welding. Remember this is a 1951 pickup bed.
The spot welds on the left side frame of the tailgate are separated, but nothing hard to fix. The metal is still solid.
Even the chains on the tailgate appear to be the originals ones from the GMC Pickup.
I know those are the same hooks I used 42 years ago.
Well that’s how it sits right now!
My new trailer project that I had to share with ya'll!
It’s made from an old 1951 GMC Pick up frame and bed.
Seems my Aunts farm still had this old trailer I last used back in 1966 on her farm when she passed away about 4 years ago and one of her sons took it to his house.
He decided he didn’t want it and he asked me if I wanted to buy it and take it off his hands.
I remember loading it down with bales of hay to throw out to the cows when I was 16.
I went after it today and brought it home. Sure thought the wife was going to hit the ceiling over the thought of having another trailer. I already have 5 trailers, so this will make 6 trailers now! She said, “Oh what a cute trailer!” Yea for me!
Not sure what I’m going to do with it. May sell it, but I hate to, as it’s in really great shape! A little sand blasting, a coat of paint, hammer out a few dents, a new upgraded axle and it will be quite a useful tool for hauling camping gear behind my Expedition Rig.
But, I need another trailer like I need another hole in the head. It’s got a light coat of surface rust but very little rust in the body at all. Nothing rusted through. Even the side stake bed pockets in the four corners are in great shape! I wouldn’t hesitate to put an overhead rack for a roof top tent in them.
They sure were built the tough back then.
The trailer bed measures inside at 50.5” wide X 78” long X 14” tall to the fold over.
The wheels are 4 X 3.25 bolt pattern.
The 235 75 R 15 Firestone tires still have plenty of tread on them but are weather cracked. I’ll bet if I regreased the axle bearings it would pull just fine!
The axle is still straight which is odd considering it is a farm trailer.
But that means there is no title so it will have to be registered as a home built.
It’s just begging for a 3500 lb axle and new fenders.
A lot of potential!
Yea, it was sprinkling rain when I shot these pictures.
The floor, as I remember it, has always been steel. But a quick look underneath show it was once OAK planking. It has some thick steel for a floor over the original wood floor and I would think it could be refurbished easier than replacing the Oak Flooring. But, an enterprising Guy could make a real nice wood replacement floor to show it off.
I can’t remember the last time I ever saw springs this narrow but there are 8 leafs.
And no telling what the rating is. They measure 36” long, but only 1.75” wide.
Even the shackles have grease Zerks in them!
I still remember pinching my hand using the trailer ball coupler.
The frame is still solid as ever.
The tail gate has taken a beating but still looks like it can be straightened and repaired with little welding. Remember this is a 1951 pickup bed.
The spot welds on the left side frame of the tailgate are separated, but nothing hard to fix. The metal is still solid.
Even the chains on the tailgate appear to be the originals ones from the GMC Pickup.
I know those are the same hooks I used 42 years ago.
Well that’s how it sits right now!
