In 2003 an Electric Cooperative company, based out of southern Minnesota was looking for an alternative trailer supplier that was locally based. Having heard of Felling Trailers, the Co-op made the call and was put in touch with Laurie Engle, one of … [Read more...]
Felling’s “First Trailer” was Built circa 1958
December 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
In the late 1950’s Merle, founder of Felling Trailers, Inc., at the age of 10 was already building trailers for use on the family farm. The “first Felling trailer” was a rock wagon (circa 1958) that was built out of materials from an old Minnesota … [Read more...]
Felling Trailers Offers Manufacturing Facility Tours
November 20, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Felling Trailers offers manufacturing facility tours for students, non-profit organizations, and other local groups. The tours detail our entire trailer building process from start to finish. Our visitors get to see the machines (laser, saw, … [Read more...]
Fire Department Volunteers Employed at Felling Trailers
October 30, 2018 By Leave a Comment
October is National Fire Prevention month, so Felling Trailers has been showcasing our team members who volunteer for EMS and Fire Departments via social media. These team members range from welders, project managers, supervisors, and … [Read more...]
Stein Honors Wife by Winning MOCA Trailer for a Cause
October 17, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Felling Trailers, Inc. conducted its sixth annual online auction, Trailer for a Cause, of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization: Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA). The winning bid of $3,400 was placed in the … [Read more...]
Grow with Us: The People of Felling – Greg Waletzko
September 28, 2018 By Leave a Comment
As we are turning the corner towards 45 years in building trailers, we look back and see how much our company, along with our employees have grown. Many of you may already know the story of how Felling Trailers started as a small fabrication shop in … [Read more...]
Trailer for a Cause Auction Benefiting MOCA begins 9/15
September 1, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Felling Trailers, Inc. is conducting its sixth annual online Trailer for a Cause auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization. Felling Trailers wants to bring awareness of and support to those individuals who take … [Read more...]
Worley Joins Felling Trailers as Southeastern Regional Sales Manager
August 23, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Felling Trailers Inc., a national leader in industrial and commercial trailers, has hired Jason Worley as the new regional sales manager for the southeast, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for all trailer sales development, … [Read more...]
Utility Pole Trailers 101
August 6, 2018 By Leave a Comment
By Mark Rapp, Felling Trailers Utility/Telecom Product Manager When working on pole trailer specifications, there are a few items that need to be defined to set it up properly. Length of longest pole that will ever be transported. Length … [Read more...]
Rim Drive vs. Chain Drive: Powered Reel Winders Differences
July 18, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Felling offers two different types of hydraulically powered deployment (payout) / retrieval (take up) systems for utility reel trailers, Rim Drive and Chain Drive. Let's take a look at what makes the two drive systems in powered reel winders … [Read more...]
