Handy Dump Box Mounts On Tactor 3-Pt

Handy Dump Box Mounts On Tactor 3-Pt TRACTORS Miscellaneous 24-6-6 Hauling feed and other cargo is easy for William Walsh, Kansasville, Wis., who built a 3-pt. dump box to mount on his Fordson 8N tractor. "It works better than a 2-wheel trailer because there's no problem backing up," says Walsh, who raises Watusi cattle and other exotic animals. He used 1/8-in. thick steel to make a 4-ft. sq. box with 12-in. high sides and a tailgate on back. The bottom center part of the box hinges on a pair of 1 1/2-in. wide steel arms welded to a triangle-shaped bracket that mounts on the 3-pt. Walsh welded a pair of angle irons to the bottom side of the box, one on each side. A pair of 3/4-in. bolts run through the angle irons to form the hinge points. The box is held in place by a spring-loaded pin that runs through the triangle-shaped bracket. To dump the load, Walsh raises the 3-pt. and then pulls the pin to release the box. The hinge bolts are positioned slightly forward of the center of the box which makes the box easy to dump. Lowering the 3-pt. and opening the tailgate makes the box easy to load and clean out. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, William M. Walsh, 4200 Vandenboom Rd., Kansasville, Wis. 53139 (ph 262 878-1937).

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