Re: Pumpkin Trailer
Don't forget to allow extra for the width or length of the pallet in case you want to put more then one on ..
Tandem axle is the way to go !
Bob.
pumpkinhead335@att.net wrote:
> A pumpkin with a 210" Circumference will have a
> diameter of about 5.5 feet. It may be longer or wider
> but it will average 5.5 feet.
> I would think a 6 X 6 trailer would be enough for
> almost any pumpkin. I would put a tandem axle on the
> trailer to make the ride a smoother ride.
> I plan on making one next year and these are the guide
> lines I have come up with for my trailer.
> John
>
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> > Gary,
> > I don't know what the record books list as
> > the l-o-n-g-e-s-t pumpkin but I have never
> > seen anything longer than the 754 Glasier
> > that Pete grew on his 940 Mombert '00
> > plant this year. The announcer at the scale
> > at Half Moon Bay said they measured it
> > at 5 feet long.
> > I don't know how wide the 1230 Daletas and
> > the 1167 Handy measured but I understand
> > they were wide to the extreme. I saw the
> > 1167 in Paul's patch when it was "only" 900 lbs.
> > and it was quite wide even then.
> > As far as height goes......the Hester 1028 was
> > way tall......Brett can probably give you that
> > measurement.
> >
> > George
> >
>
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