Ventilation for Barn?

[VaBeekeeper]

In addition to the Dolly's, do you have a quick hitch? It makes hooking and unhooking very quick and easy. Another option would be to find a chicken house fan and install it. Might help in the summer too

Brett

No, I didn't get the quick hitch option, because I have some older implements (an Agritec AT20-150 tiller and a scraper blade, both circa 1998) that my Kubota dealer said might not be compatible. Thanks for the idea about the chicken house fan.

 

[Xfaxman]

Great idea, think I'll build a couple for my box blade and bush hog. The blade weighs about 400 lb, while the bush hog comes close to 600. Wondering what load rating the casters should be, specifically whether I can assume that the weight distributes over all four wheels. However, it looks like the heavier part of the box blade is sitting over the rear pair of casters in your photo.

Also, are those 2x4s? And what fasteners did you use? I'm thinking of heading over to Harbor Freight...

They are 2x6s. used 5" casters rated at 450 pounds each, ordered from Surplus Center.

Wood screws from the bottom on the cross pieces.

For the casters I used some 1+1/2" long 5/16" hex head screws leftover from when the shop was built.

It doesn't take much to hold the caster in place. Here is a smaller one, put together with some scrap wood and 2x4s:

 

[Wagtail]

Great idea, think I'll build a couple for my box blade and bush hog. The blade weighs about 400 lb, while the bush hog comes close to 600. Wondering what load rating the casters should be, specifically whether I can assume that the weight distributes over all four wheels. However, it looks like the heavier part of the box blade is sitting over the rear pair of casters in your photo.

Also, are those 2x4s? And what fasteners did you use? I'm thinking of heading over to Harbor Freight...

I've only made one 'custom' dolly, and that was for my tiller. Everything else is on wheeled (caster) pallets. I used the small pallet that my ballast box came on, bolted on heavy-duty casters (the 'blue coloured wheel' ones) on and it hasn't failed me yet.

And when it comes to implements fitting a 3pt-QH... you can adapt implements to them using top-link extenders & bushings. I have an iMatch and had to fiddle with "not iMatch compatable" ballast roller to get it to fit. I had a custom-built extender fabricated and it has worked great ever since.

 

[VaBeekeeper]

Just out of sheer curiosity, I wonder whether anyone has tried those "magic sliders" that are used for moving furniture. Seems like they might actually work to slide implements on the concrete floor of my barn. On the other hand, maybe they would crack under such a concentrated weight as the narrow metal plate of a bush hog housing. Maybe I'll go buy a set and see for myself...

 

[NorTracNY]

Just out of sheer curiosity, I wonder whether anyone has tried those "magic sliders" that are used for moving furniture. Seems like they might actually work to slide implements on the concrete floor of my barn. On the other hand, maybe they would crack under such a concentrated weight as the narrow metal plate of a bush hog housing. Maybe I'll go buy a set and see for myself...

I believe those "magic sliders" would only work for something on much smoother surfaces than concrete. Let us know if that's not the case. Maybe they really are magic!

 

[VaBeekeeper]

I tried the magic sliders. On the smooth concrete floor of my barn, I could just manage to budge the bush hog. The box blade was a bit easier, but no piece of cake. So I went ahead and built a dolly for the box blade and bought a couple of Harbor Freight dollies for the bush hog (one for each side, as the front is lined with a rubber apron that I didn't want to deform). Problem taken care of. The magic sliders still found use for one of my lighter implements (a carry-all).