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Neil Frisch

08-21-2004 12:21:00




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I have a 1959 f750 dump truck tht I am restoring. I am about to get a 1556 ford tractor. I want to get a 1950s era trailer to pull the tractor behind the truck. can anyone share some info about trailers from that time span? Who made them what did they look like? I probably will build one from sctratch, but I would like for it to look authentic.




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Paul Janke

08-21-2004 21:10:38




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 Re: 1950 era trailers in reply to Neil Frisch, 08-21-2004 12:21:00  
In the early 60"s I was quite young yet, but it seems like the county used a tandem dual tilt bed trailer. It didn"t have the hydraulic cylinder to slow down the tilting like the new trailers. I would guess the tires were lowboy 15", maybe 8.25"s or 9.00"s.



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J.C. IN AZ.

08-21-2004 19:53:18




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 Re: 1950 era trailers in reply to Neil Frisch, 08-21-2004 12:21:00  
In N.C.Ill. in the 1950's the Implement Dealers were about the only ones who hauled any thing on a trailer and it was usually a 10-12ft. long by 8ft.wide tilt bed made from a two ton truck rear end.It may or may not have had a winch and if it did a hand operated one was the usual norm. Not much power assist like Hydraulics etc. Farmers drove their Tractor and Machinery to where it was to be used. This was not a big problem as they mostly had 160 -320 acres in one Block of the Section and road travel wasn't done. We did not have a Trailer to haul Machinery on our 280 acre Dairy Farm but had a variety of 4 wheel wagons with one 2 wheel feed wagon and two 2 wheel Manure spreaders.I remember some of these trailers which were Factory Made were Fruhauf Trailers. Road Contractors of course had Low Boys to haul their Construction Equip. on.

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john in la

08-21-2004 13:52:49




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 Re: 1950 era trailers in reply to Neil Frisch, 08-21-2004 12:21:00  
I sure hope the only thing authentic about this trailer is the look. To say the least they were not the safest things I"ve seen at least by today"s standards.



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how about

08-21-2004 13:12:46




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 Re: 1950 era trailers in reply to Neil Frisch, 08-21-2004 12:21:00  

an old Air Stream. Modify the rear for a power lift to open it up and a power lift to load your tractor with. A few logos on the side and you will be considered top of the line just like in the 50's.



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KenSWLA

08-21-2004 12:46:15




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 Re: 1950 era trailers in reply to Neil Frisch, 08-21-2004 12:21:00  
I have seen a picture of a trailer John Deere used for tractors but don't remember the year. I will look through my JD literature to see if the picture can be found. The way I remember it was a flat bed trailer.



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Allan in NE

08-21-2004 12:40:55




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 Re: 1950 era trailers in reply to Neil Frisch, 08-21-2004 12:21:00  
Hi Neil,

Are you talking about a semi-tractor trailer flat bed, low-boy, farm wagon or what?

Guess I'm not following you.

Didn't see many trailers drug up and down the road in those days; most folks hauled their tractors on straight trucks.

Allan



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KX

08-23-2004 07:44:21




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 Re: 1950 era trailers in reply to Allan in NE, 08-21-2004 12:40:55  
I agree with Allan. I am too young to have seen it myself but I have seen pictures of 12 foot combines sitting on the back of IH, Ford and Chevy 2 ton flatbeds. I have been told most of the cabs were damaged on top from the header riding on the top of the cab. There is a old truck a farmer set up like that for a yard ornament near Wakita, OK I saw once. I dont remember what make truck but it has a Massey Ferg combine sitting on the back of it and a "Need Work" sign in the windshield. IF you saw a trailer in the 50"s, chances are good it was made from the bed of a old truck.

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Neil Frisch

08-21-2004 12:22:34




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 Re: 1950 era trailers opps in reply to Neil Frisch, 08-21-2004 12:21:00  
My tractor was made in 1956 not 1556



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