Next FFA Project

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Here's the trailer we are getting ideas from. We are planning on building one similar to this, with a few added features. Then we are gonna take our present cattle trailer and refab it to work like this one too.

The kids that built and showed this trailer, had a working video of it bein used. They took it out before any paint was put on it. The video is really what sold us on the design. It was somethin else. Makes short work of ropin and draggin a critter in the trailer.

 

[Canadian_Cowgirl]

Its a nice trailer, but it would be no good up here!

Katy

 

[Cal]

Very nice trailer. You must have an exceptional FFA program down there. Do you know if they used torsion axles?

 

[Denny]

If you need parts for them I can line you up with the company's I buy from.They have outlets in Texas..

www.redneck-trailer.com

www.polarcorp.com then click on Quality trailer products

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

They are 7000 lb torsion axels.

I've seen the trailers used up north....and they aren't feasible to use down here. At our salebarns all the cattle are tagged while still in the trailer. There have been a few times that I've seen hard top trailers pull thru there and those guys and gals that work the salebarn absolutely HATE those trailers. We have no need for the full sided and hard top trailers down here, since we don't get the cold weather you all do up north. Not to mention how hot the cattle would get while waitin in line at the salebarn in one of those. Summer time down here, cattle will over heat sometimes just standing in one of our "southern" trailers...ya gotta get em on the road and movin so there's wind to cool em down. A totally enclosed trailer would probably get you to the sale with some dead cows.

 

[Badlands]

Seems like that vinyl top might be removable?


We ran an open top trailer for years.

Before that, it was an International stock/grain truck with an open top.

Never saw a top over a pickup rack, either.


Badlands

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Thanks for the links Denny, I'll save them to favorites so that I'll have them when the time comes.

Our FFA programs in Texas are all exceptional. But it takes alot of work from these kids, and their parents involvement as well as havin a really good Ag Teacher. None of it would be possible without the cooperation from everone involved. Alot of the projects are paid for by local farmers, and ranchers that get with the FFA kids and have them build something they need. There are all shapes and sizes of trailers. From small utility trailers, to large flat beds, lowboys, welding trailers, cattle trailers, to full portable working pens with hydraulic chutes all in one package. Feeders, hay vans, had a hay converter brought by one FFA team this year that takes round bales...unrolls them, and then square bales them. Anything you can imagine that might be needed on a farm or ranch is there in some shape or form. Here's a couple pictures I took from the bleacher section up high that kinda shows a lil bit of everthang.

These were taken at San Antonio.

 

[Jassy]

It still amazes me that kids are responsible for that building full! It looks like something from the Denver Stock show...ya know commercial stuff. Nebraska has a good FFA program, but in no way do the kids put out projects like that! Impressive!