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[AirForcePOL]

Last weekend I traded a junk lawn mower that I probably would have paid someone to take away for a pop up camper trailer that had been converted to a flatbed trailer.  It needs a deck put on it, some paint and some sides and it will be ready to haul some firewood!  I will probably put some reinforcements in the frame when I tear the deck off because it doesn't seem to be real sturdy but it pulls good.  here's some pictures  http://s40.photobucket.com/user/01amercer1988/library/trailer

[MattyNH]

Wow..Yeah I say you got the better end  of the deal..Not sure why someone would want a junk mower lol. You would get more at the scrap yard for the mower.. Man its flat and wide open where you live...

[AirForcePOL]

He said he had a engine and plow that he wanted to put on it.  I work with the guy and I'll guarantee that he never does anything with it lol.  I am having some problems with the title right now.  It changed several hands and was never transferred.  Well someone had signed the title and then used white out on it.  I took it in today to try and work something out and they said I needed a letter from the person who was on the title.  Well a quick google search told me that he died in 2007    we'll see how it goes from here.  I might just end up trying to get like $150 for it without the title.   

It's very flat where I live.   There's hardly any trees around my house either.  When it gets windy here it gets crazy.  It's going to be -4 tonight with 30 mph winds.  The house is gonna struggle to stay warm!

[Speed]

If you are going to strip it and make a wood hauler, why not just make all your modifications to it and get an assembled title? Could save a lot of hassle, and it really will be assembled after you are done since it will be a completely different trailer than original.

[AirForcePOL]

I thought about that also.   But since it's been titled before I don't want to go through all the work to fix it up and then not be able to get a title for it.   I have heard they are really strict about that stuff in illinois now. 

[jtepn87]

Take the serial numbers off so it can't be linked to the title, then apply for home made.

[AirForcePOL]

I'm trying to sell it right now. I don't think it would be sturdy enough to haul firewood.  I bet the axle is only rated for like 1000 lbs.  So far I've been offered $50 for it. I just want it gone lol

[Fourced]

Looks like an old pop up camper frame to me, should be rated fro at least 2000 lbs. Our pop up had 8 ply tires and was rated for 3500 lbs.

That tag on the front left corner should tell you what its rated for.