Dollies For Moving Implements

[Stoner]

I was thinking about making a dolly for my five-foot tiller. I was thinking about using castor wheels on the dolly so I could roll the tiller out of the way when not being used. I would think it would be easier to line it up with the three-point hitch when you are putting it back on the tractor. Has anyone made their own dolly and I would like to see some pictures of any dollies that they made to move around their implements.

 

[Jagmandave]

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Harbor Freight has very inexpensive furniture moving dollies, as long as you're rolling on a smooth surface.........a couple of those would easily hold the weight of a tiller.

1000lbs capable for $20......

 

[roxynoodle]

I made dollies for all my implements except my rear finish mower, which has 4 wheels. I used 2x6s (I think 2x8s for the rotary cutter) and castor wheels. I can now hook up or unhook an implement in 2 minutes or less. They can also be rearranged easily in my corncrib. I can post a pic if you want to see one.

 

[Tom_H]

Most of mine are on dollies. Most of them are simple rectangles, but the one for my rear blade is triangular and has a special groove for the blade and a support post for the neck.

This next link is to a post with 6 attached photos of my chipper dolly with its removable support post:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/92701-dolly-3-point-hitch-dr.html

I have a simple homemade gantry/chain hoist in the trusses to attach and detach the PHD.

 

[RalphVa]

Our local TSC has a sale on furniture movers, $10.44 each. As mentioned, a couple of these underneath your rototiller would work pretty good. These are the kind with 4 castors and cushions on the other side, basically a square with pads to each side and castors underneath.

I made my own for my shredder/chipper out of some waste plywood and 2x4s around the edges to reinforce it, castors underneath. For a rototiller you'd need maybe some cross-piece 2x4s or 2x3s to reinforce it.

My carryall has 4 castors underneath it. The LX4 brush hog has a 1x6 with castors underneath the ends of it, with "L" brackets on the ends on the top to keep it from sliding off the edge. This is just put underneath the front running edges of the LX4. My back blade just sits on pieces of wood. It slides quite easily on them.

Haven't figured out a way to mount my soil ripper, other than to put it up on jack stands. Hmm. Wonder how a couple of those furniture movers might work on it? Might be able to affix a verticle couple of 2x4s to hold it up in the front, attached to the furniture movers.

 

[FarmGeek]

Several moons ago, I used one of these furniture movers as a mobile stand for my Honda generator. It worked quite well……for a while. When I went to move it, the most awful bumping and banging started as I rolled the rig across the floor. At first I thought something had stuck to the castor wheels. No, they’re clean. Then I thought it was a flat spot on the circumference of the castor. No, removal and testing showed them to still be round.

After careful research, aided by several frosty glasses of adult beverage while scratching my head, I discovered the problem. The little castors weren’t designed to hold weight for long periods of time. The inner axle of each castor had, with a hot garage and some time, managed to create an indention where it rested in the plastic wheel! There was no way to repair with for less cost than a new castor so I bought some with inner bearings and problem solved!

I think your idea is grand and will work great. Just be prepared to have a bumpy ride one day or pick up some better castors.

Roll On!

 

[rox]

Stoner,
i made some for my husbad. I used Pallets, however i added a 5th caster wheel in the center as our rototiller is heavy, having that extra wheel in the center really helps it from caving in towards the center. the dollies are very handy he appreciates them.

 

[RalphVa]

Rox,

That 5th castor wheel in the middle is a great idea. The plywood used for my MacKissic sagged some in the middle. I just put more screws in around the edges, into the 2x4s. A 5th castor wheel would have fixed it, too, and I may yet do it.

Had to change out the castors on the bottom of my carryall, which uses a pallet as its bottom. Kept forgetting to raise it and drug the castors. Put some heavier ones on it that'll take a little more of this neglect.

I've an extra pallet hanging around. Couldn't get Lowes to come get it.

Ralph

 

[flusher]

I was thinking about making a dolly for my five-foot tiller. I was thinking about using castor wheels on the dolly so I could roll the tiller out of the way when not being used. I would think it would be easier to line it up with the three-point hitch when you are putting it back on the tractor. Has anyone made their own dolly and I would like to see some pictures of any dollies that they made to move around their implements.

Here's the dolly I built for my 4-ft wide Yanmar RS-1200 rototiller. Works fine if you have a garage/shop with a concrete floor. Wheel the rototiller into place and hook it up to the 3pt in about 2 minutes time.

Used metal casters from Home Depot ($4.50ea) and some 1-1/4" pipe/fittings that I had lying around.

 

[Barnboy]

I made a tiller dolly for my LP 55" tiller. Its made with 2" square tube and some caster wheels. Here is some pics.