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Old 01-08-2012, 09:01 PM
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Talking 70's Wilison Cattle Trailer

Well this is a trailer I have wanted to build for sometime but it has taking some coaxing from my oldest son to get going on it. It is a 70's style Wilison cattle trailer they were made out of wood and steal so this one we are going to build all out of wood as once it is painted you can not tell the difference for the most part. It is made out of Aspen and Poplar and Basswood NO balsa it is all rabbited and wood glued and air nailed together..

Here are some picks of a trailer that is in really bad shape but it is the only one I know of so we took all are numbers from it..

This trailer is a 44 footer in length same height as any other new cattle pot but the belly on these older trailers is higher than a newer trailer..





Here is what we have so far I ran out of Aspen and Basswood so I have a bunch coming in this week to finish it off..






There is a fair amount left to do before I paint it we have not done any sanding yet but that will wait till all detail work is done..





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Old 01-08-2012, 09:25 PM
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Nice job Paul...Looks like alot of time went into this baby..cant wait to see what horse gets the honors to pull that around..
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Great job Paul it looks really good so far.

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Old 01-08-2012, 09:38 PM
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Nice job Paul. It's it heavy? I know those are lighter woods but it adds up real quick.

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Old 01-08-2012, 09:59 PM
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Nice job Paul...Looks like alot of time went into this baby..cant wait to see what horse gets the honors to pull that around..
Thanks Much Jon I think Old School will be dragging it..

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Great job Paul it looks really good so far.

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Nice job Paul. It's it heavy? I know those are lighter woods but it adds up real quick.

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Thanks Much Ben.. No it is just about right Ill weight it when it is done..

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Great workmanship Paul keep the pics coming. Cant have a wood trailer down here cause of the termites...lol.
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Great work Paul,

Hey find out if the real trailer is for sale that would look good behind some of the units around me that are all in the 70's A model, cabover pete or KW.....if you know what I mean.

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thats some good looking wood work , trailer looks great :thumbs up:
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Paul, that looks really good. I didn't know what one looked like but it looks spot-on.
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Great workmanship Paul keep the pics coming. Cant have a wood trailer down here cause of the termites...lol.
Thanks Much Jeremy. I bet it would not be much of a trailer after being down there..

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Hey find out if the real trailer is for sale that would look good behind some of the units around me that are all in the 70's A model, cabover pete or KW.....if you know what I mean.

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Thanks Much Wade.. I do know the guy I'll try to catch him this week and ask him.. Thanks for all your info you provided over the phone too on these trailers too..

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thats some good looking wood work , trailer looks great :thumbs up:
Thanks Much Steve..

Guys a big thanks goes to my son Tristin he is the master of the router table and did all the router work and he has done most of the work on the other side too..
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wow, thats some nice looking wood
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Real sweet trailer, Paul. Something totally different. I like that. Now you just need a true '70 era KW or Pete to pull that thing.
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Old 01-09-2012, 08:06 AM
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Real sweet trailer, Paul. Something totally different. I like that. Now you just need a true '70 era KW or Pete to pull that thing.
Thanks Nate I have a late 70's rig to pull it with for now but I do have a 352 in the works..
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Nice job Tristin and Paul ! Another great build from one of the masters of the trade. Can you post a pic of the tractor your going to use ?
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Oh man, this brings me back to my RC plane days. We used to scratch build with wood. Of course that was only balsa, so no comparison in quality and strength with your trailer, but we were building to be as light as possible. Anyway, point is, I really appreciate RC scale woodwork and really, really admire your work here. Well done and keep us posted.
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Looks great, wood is such a nice material to work with. This will make for a very interesting and original trailer! I'd be interested in seeing the old school tractor you have in mind for this too.
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Looks real good Paul! Its gonna be a shame to paint it.
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