Garden Tractor Dump Body

[bobodu]

Here's another way to run a small pump. This is actually a P/S pump from a Sonoma that I won on ebay for 99 cents plus 3 dollars shipping!! There is a tank under the seat that I made from a short chuck of 5 inch pipe.

 

[dcyrilc]

Does that come with pedals?

bobodu,
Sorry for the joke. I couldn't help it.
The wooden hood is very creative! Had it been mine, since I don't weld, it would have still been uncovered with the engine exposed. Nice miters too.

 

[bobodu]

Didn't bother me a bit because I actually gave thought to adding some...

 

[David Devuono]

There are a couple of examples of zero turn type tractors hooked to a integrated dump trailer. I have been on the lookout for a second lawn tractor rear end to make a 4x6 dump tractor, among many plans to move dirt. If your land is flat one of those zero turn units would work. For me, using a 1,200lb 4x4 Kubota to pull up to 1500 lbs of dirt (maybe more) and I often get stuck even with tire chains on all four wheels. I almost always need the bucket full of dirt to pull the trailer up hills. If you plan to use a garden tractor, do something like bobodu, push the driving wheels back so the weight is over them.