Frame for a Large Tractor?

[ElioraImmanuel]

I'm back to thinking about a tractor. If I have him build a large tractor say...10 x 20, give or take. What kind of frame should I be searching for to have him put it on?

You see if we move...I want to be able to tow it down the road. I don't think DH would be tooo happy to have to dismantle and re-assemble the coop.

 

[Tomhusker]

For something to be able to tow down the road, I think you are looking at metal framing, welded. Not to mention the licensing and lights required.

If you are talking about putting it on a trailer, I think most any style will work, as long as it is built well and secured well on the trailer when moving.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

We built a 10x10 tractor, 6' tall. The walls can easily be unlatched to add another 10x10 to it. So far we have not put 2 together.
As the above poster said, they can be put on trailers or even a Roll back wrecker to be moved.
However, ours can be easily disassembled and moved completely to another location in a pick up truck. Check out my website under Housing to see how.

 

[patandchickens]

It would be a considerable engineering project to make something 10x20 that will not rack itself apart when moved.

I would suggest, rather, building a conventional coop, perhaps 6x10 or 8x8, designed to withstand moving; then a run that breaks down into separate panels for moving.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

...I want to be able to tow it down the road

Anything over 8 ft is a "wide load" and requires special permits to haul on the road

It would be better to build it in sections that could be taken apart to transport​

 

[Chook-A-Holic]

A friend of mine is going through the same thing. He is moving and taking the coop/run with him. It is 12x34 total. He borrowed my dually and 40' flatbed goose-neck trailer. It took a lot of lumber to properly brace it so it could be loaded and hauled down the road. The permit cost $36.00 because it is over 102" wide. It's much, much, cheaper to buy the permit than to get caught with an oversized load on the highway. Not to mention that I wasn't going to loan my equipment to move it without him getting a permit. The ticket is written to the equipment owner not the driver. Business is business and I wasn't going to chance it.

 

[spiral_72]

I'd wonder if you could use a pop up camper or some other camper frame?? The bottom frame would include wheels and axle / bearings for the move. Someone might have a trashed camper they'd be glad to get rid of cheap or free...... The worst case you'd have to buy tires.

There's plenty of junk like that around these parts.