hayden
Veteran Member
I've been trying for a while to figure out a good way to store my implements more compactly in my barn. There are only so many places where I can back up and unhitch something, then once the implement is on the ground they are not easy to move.
So, I took a trip to home depot and bought a few moving dollies and some individual casters. I've now got a dolly for each of 4 implements, and am in the process of making them for what's left. They work great.
I can now lower the implement on to its dolly, unhitch, then roll the implement to whereevery I want to store it. I can pack stuff together very tightly now and it all takes up much less space. When I want to put something on the tractor, I just rull over the implement and hook it up. It actually makes reattachment much easier since the implement can be easily moved into position for hook up.
I was able to use ready-made dollies for my chipper and snow blower, and I made one for the winch because it required a somewhat odd size. I'm now making one for the backhoe that will be a three wheeler with two under the main unit and the third supporting the bucket/boom.
This of course requires that you have a smooth enought work surface to roll things around, so it wouldn't work too well outside, but in a shop/garage, it works great.
I'll try to snap some pictures this weekend.
Peter
So, I took a trip to home depot and bought a few moving dollies and some individual casters. I've now got a dolly for each of 4 implements, and am in the process of making them for what's left. They work great.
I can now lower the implement on to its dolly, unhitch, then roll the implement to whereevery I want to store it. I can pack stuff together very tightly now and it all takes up much less space. When I want to put something on the tractor, I just rull over the implement and hook it up. It actually makes reattachment much easier since the implement can be easily moved into position for hook up.
I was able to use ready-made dollies for my chipper and snow blower, and I made one for the winch because it required a somewhat odd size. I'm now making one for the backhoe that will be a three wheeler with two under the main unit and the third supporting the bucket/boom.
This of course requires that you have a smooth enought work surface to roll things around, so it wouldn't work too well outside, but in a shop/garage, it works great.
I'll try to snap some pictures this weekend.
Peter