Canopy

[wolc123]

I made one for my tractor with a wood frame, canvas cover, and a couple steel supports. It took me about 2 hours to make and materials were free (stuff I had laying around). I made it larger and deeper than most of the store-bought ones pictured here, and that makes it do a better job blocking out the sun. It is light weight and can be removed quickly (attaches with 4 bolts) for trailering or to get the tractor into low overhead doors. I have been very thankfull for it under the hot sun the last 3 summers. Sorry I dont have a camera to post pictures. The dimensions are 5 ft wide at the back, 4 ft wide at the front, 5 ft long, 2" deep at the front, 12" deep at the back. Attaches to the top of roll bar 6" from the back with (2) 5/16" bolts (drilled thru the roll bar). Has a wood frame made from 1-1/2" square pine, and metal supports made from 1/2" dia rod that run from the roll bar to the center of the canopy lower edge on both sides at about a 30 deg angle. The tapered frame (5 ft wide in back, 4 ft in front) does a good job deflecting branches and lets you mow up close to trees. It is better in many ways than those you can buy, mainly due to its light weight, larger size, and ease of attachment. The canvas is an old, tan, fabric boat cover that blocks the sun almost completely. I tried a plastic tarp first but that just seemed to intensify the sunlight coming thru.