JDgreen227
Super Member
As we all know, most JD's have no real toolbox or carrier, so I have made my own. I have another version that I use in the summer, it's a cut down Craftsman GTO (great tool organizer) plastic box. I cannot use it in winter, because I have to move the drawbar on the back forward so the rear blade doesn't hit the clevis when I swivel it 180 degrees.
The carrier, as you can clearly see, is a gasoline can. The bottom is very thick plastic, and I drilled two holts in the bottom. The front hole has a carriage bolt that fastens on a "U" shaped metal bracket that fits over the drawbar front. The back hole has a half inch carriage bolt that goes through the large hole in the drawbar, and is secured with a wing nut. The carrier holds both a long heavy duty tow strap and 25 foot chain, best of all, the materials were almost free, the can dated back to 1988 !!
The carrier, as you can clearly see, is a gasoline can. The bottom is very thick plastic, and I drilled two holts in the bottom. The front hole has a carriage bolt that fastens on a "U" shaped metal bracket that fits over the drawbar front. The back hole has a half inch carriage bolt that goes through the large hole in the drawbar, and is secured with a wing nut. The carrier holds both a long heavy duty tow strap and 25 foot chain, best of all, the materials were almost free, the can dated back to 1988 !!
