Implement dollies.

mopardude318 · Dec 23, 2018

I'd like an idea for a hydraulic auger mount. They are sorta clumsy.

Diggin It · Dec 23, 2018

^^ A few ideas: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/54029-post-hole-digger-stand.html

mopardude318 · Dec 26, 2018

Diggin It said:
^^ A few ideas: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/54029-post-hole-digger-stand.html

Thank you. Nice ideas for pto augers. But what about SSQA hydraulic augers?

foggy1111 · Dec 29, 2018

I have lots of implements.....and keep those with a PTO inside my pole shed. Some implements need to stay outside in weather.....and they may cost more to get under the roof than the implements cots.....thus they stay outside. Most of my inside Implements are put on dolly's.....or are easy to pick up with the tractor. I have a few that are difficult to handle....and I bought an engine hoist to handle those. It really works slick to pick the 3 point post hole digger from my tractor and move it to a spot in the corner of my shed where I hang it from a 2x4. Mostly I use this cherry picker to hold and move my tiller....where it performs nicely. I paid $100 for a used cherry picker (engine hoist) on Craig's List....and there were several to chose from. Good investment.

dstig1 · Dec 30, 2018

Here is my skidding winch dolly. I custom made the base from swivel casters and 2x4's so it would fit right. These are awkward to handle, so this one is set up with a prop bar that it leans back on (towards the wall) that is captured so it can't slip out. You can roll this up to the tractor, tilt it forward slightly, pull the prop and mount it directly to the 3pt. PTO shaft stores on the dolly too. This is about the minimum space it can take and still be stable.

TheMan419 · Dec 31, 2018

Only one I have had to make was for my brush hog. So just a couple HF Furniture movers tied together with 2x6's. Some of the ones in this thread are awesome!

Diggin It · Dec 31, 2018

I'm still trying to wrap my head around all the concrete floors in barns and sheds that allow people to roll heavy things around on itty bitty casters.

ededic · Dec 31, 2018

Diggin It said:
I'm still trying to wrap my head around all the concrete floors in barns and sheds that allow people to roll heavy things around on itty bitty casters.

I grew up on a small dirt farm. We scrimped, scrapped and cherished every lousy flat piece of concrete we had. When we built the dairy cow barns, my father had us haul field stones from the rock piles and we lined the bottom of the concrete pad before pouring concrete. It saved a lot of concrete and none of that concrete ever cracked.

When we poured the new shop back then, we poured 6 ft of floor around the inside walls to walk and roll welders, compressors and carts around what we were working on but the center was dirt. We were always crawling around under equipment, trucks, and tractors in the dirt. When we finally had enough money, dad poured the middle part in sections as we could afford it. Always used the left over concrete for ramps up from the dirt part.

When I built my new shop I not only poured the entire floor with radiant heat, drains and high polish, I poured as large of an apron around the outside as I could. Was it expensive? Yes. Would I do it over again? Every single time.

Jchonline · Dec 31, 2018

Diggin It said:
I'm still trying to wrap my head around all the concrete floors in barns and sheds that allow people to roll heavy things around on itty bitty casters.

For me mainly to preserve the equipment and organize space in the barn. I have hydraulics and hoses on my grapple and rear blades.

Xfaxman · Dec 31, 2018

Yep, I have concrete floors because back in 1984 my storage building had a dirt floor

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Now a whole nother dolly build idea.

Started with an old office chair base, two 2 by scraps screwed on from below. Then a mini movers dolly with the casters stolen for a bigger dolly, screwed on to the 2 by scraps: