Jim Dyer

HC 74 BOX 146

Fort Davis, TX 79734

(432) 426-3435

jfdyer@hughes.net

Watch our Video

List of Trailer Locations

Trailer Inventory

Why We Started Big Bend Trailers

Contact Us

availableranches.com


**Big Bend Trailer given to Fort Worth Stock Show Grand Champion.**


Big Bend Trailer Features

  • All new orders come with LED lights and Powder-Coated paint
  • 16' to 32' lengths
    width's come in 5', 6', or 6'8"
    axles come in single,double, or triple
  • Exclusive non-rusting gap design on bottom for easy clean out
  • Unique spring loaded single position uncoupling of trailer (no more climbing over & around the truck bed to unhook)
  • No exposed wires for brush country
  • Rear gates can be slammed shut so heavy spring loaded pins on bottom of gate latch automatically into trailer frame (keeps you from getting the gates kicked back in your face) Rear gates can also be latched open to drag a critter into trailer
  • Top rail has four lazy L's welded so a rope can be flipped over it to drag cattle into back of trailer
  • Full 3' escape gate on front passenger side of trailer
  • Split middle gate for easier sorting between compartments, middle gates are supported when open or shut (not just bouncing up & down as you go over rough roads)
  • 7,000 lb rubber torsion axle, w/ 10 ply steel radial tires (load range E)
  • Wind resistant aerodynamic nose design makes trailer pull like it's not there
  • Bottom frame of trailer is built with 2 X 4 rectangle tubing and is much stronger than the normal gooseneck that uses angle-iron
  • Sides are built with solid steel and rectangle tubing so there are no places for water and manure to accumulate and rust out
  • Comes in half top , full top , or bow top
  • Runners under floor are 2.5 X 2.5 square tubing, no angle iron
  • All trailers come with a receiver hitch on the back of your trailer so you can pull another trailer or chute behind you
  • Front bottom and front of brush fender is Rhino lined to prevent rocks from chipping paint

 

These options are all standard on your Big Bend Trailer, when you are comparing prices to other manufacturers don’t forget to see what is standard on their trailers and what these additional options will add to their base price!

 

***Dealer Inquiries Welcome!***


 

back
Contact Us

Jim Dyer
432-426-3435

back

Why We Started Big Bend Trailers

We have been using gooseneck trailers on our ranches for almost 40 years. We operate ranches in about 5 different counties of West Texas ( The Big Bend Area). The country is big and it takes a lot of acres per cow. Therefore we pull trailers many miles over a lot of rough roads and it is pretty tough on trailers and equipment. We have spent a good deal of time fixing and repairing trailers over the years and have come up with some ideas to make the trailers more durable. These ideas and years of hands on experience have been incorporated into these trailers. I think you will find our trailer a very tough practical trailer that you can use in the harshest of conditions and it will hold up for you.

The reason for our non rusting gap design on the bottom of our trailer is because even in our dry West Texas country, after a few years the manure will pile up in the front end and down the sides of the trailer will rust out the metal around the bottom of our trailers. We left about an inch gap between the floor and the side of our trailer so this manure won't stack up in front or along the sides of the trailer. We found that the hoof action of the animal in the trailer breaks up the manure and pushes it out the sides of the trailer through the inch gap. It is a self cleaning type action.

We found a hitch that allowed us to run a cable though a pulley in the nose of our trailers so we can latch and unlatch our trailers (while standing at the jack handle) without having to crawl over the side of the pick-up. It didn't bother me when I was a kid, now I look for easier ways to do things. Talking about easier ways of doing things, I don't know how many times I have seen someone get the gate kicked back on top of them while trying to close it. A guy just kind of holds his breath until he gets that rear gate latched before that wild bull or yearling kicks the gate back in his face. We have come up with a real stout spring loaded pin that is set inside a pipe to keep the manure, dirt, and mud out of the spring action. These rear gates can be slammed shut while you are standing out of the line of fire.

We like the rubber torsion axles as it eliminated all the problems we had in the past with broken springs, U bolts, center pins, & equalizers. There are just a lot less things that can go wrong underneath your trailer . That is one of the reasons for using heavy 2 X 4 rectangle tubbing instead of the standard angle iron for the bottom frame of our trailer. I have had the angle iron break on me before but I don't think this tubing will.

We have built this trailer to last for years and be trouble free. That's why we keep all our wiring up inside steel to protect it from getting drug off by mesquite and other brush.

Thank you for your interest in our Product and for visiting our site.

Jim Dyer