DIY Dump cart?

raykos · Nov 1, 2008

bjr:
You're right about the 'brainstorming', finding myself reading these responses and going Hmmm i.e.,

I like the clamshell idea

How about a car top luggage carrier? Don't know their cubic volume, but I have seen some big ones? And probably could find used ones real cheap?

excelagator · Nov 1, 2008

I like Iplayfarmer's idea.

You could mount a cheap hand winch on the tongue. Also mount a latch from premature dumping? Put a ball hitch and you use it beside your 3 point tractor.

Dan

easygo · Aug 25, 2010

How about this one? If your primary use is leaves the design should be plenty strong. Goes along the same idea that was posted before.
www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/178242-all-terrain-vehicle-dump-trailer.html#post2030932

JohninCT · Aug 26, 2010

raykos said:
I built my own "doghouse" to pull behind and collect the leaves from the blower using a standard 10 cubic foot cart, but the disadvantage is, the cart pivots on the wheel axle,(in the middle), and doesn't tilt far enough to allow the chopped up leaves to slide out.

Disconnect the box from the pivot bracket and make a "spacer" to raise the box higher. This will give you more dump angle. Go to any store that sells them and look at the difference between dump and non dump garden carts. This is how it's done with the dumpers.

JohninCT · Aug 26, 2010

Another option instead of a dump trailer is to make a mini version of the pickup cargo unloader (you know the thing that has a crank at the tailgate and rolls a tarp sheet and the load of stuff out of the pickup bed). Make a roller at the trailer front and one at the back and a small slot at the bottom front so the sheet (a piece of rubber conveyor belting or whatever you can find) can pass around in a continuous loop. You will probably need to modify the box attachment at the axle bracket to allow the belt to pass through but that could be something like a big "U" bracket where the belt passes through the middle.