Patent ID: 6537008
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A01D,B62D

Abstract:
A multiple use farm trailer including a frame having longitudinal and lateral members supported upon at least one axle, a hitch attached to the front of the frame, a multiple section deck lying in a common plane supported by the frame:a pair of side walls pivotally mounted to the deck between a raised and lowered position about a horizontal pivoting axis, one on each side of the deck; releasable means holding each side wall in a raised position; the deck including a stationary center section extending longitudinally along the trailer; a pair of inner deck sections having inner and outer edges, one inner deck section on each side of the center section, the inner deck sections each being pivotally mounted to the deck about a horizontal axis along their outer edges; at least one locking leg on the inner edge of each inner deck section for retaining each section elevated at an angle to the plane of the deck, the elevated inner deck sections and their adjacent side walls in their raised positions form a cradle for support of a row of round hay bales.