2012 - Volume #36, Issue #1, Page #36

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Home-Built "Push Frame" On Front Of Sears Garden Tractor

Home-Built Push Frame On Front Of Sears Garden Tractor TRACTORS Miscellaneous Bill Reeks Cromwell Ky : “I used 2-in angle iron to build a ‘push frame’ on front of my Sears Craftsman garden tractor Metal braces extend from the top of the frame down at a 45 degree angle to the tractor frame I attached a 1 7/8-in ball hitch to it that lets me push small trailers around without having to look backward which helps a lot because I have arthritis in my shoulders and neck In fact I’ve mounted push frame-mounted ball hitches on several garden tractors “I also attached an eye-bolt on top of the push frame so I can lift the tractor with a chain hoist from the trusses in my pole barn It’s really handy for sharpening the mower’s blades I place a safety stand under the deck and then let the tractor down until it rests on the stand Then I can sit in a chair and sharpen the blades without having to remove the deck or bend over “I remove the hood from every garden tractor I own as soon as I get it home and never put it back on To me the tractor hood is just a nuisance I use the open space in the engine compartment to store stuff that I want to bring with me such as tools or an umbrella “I used a short length of wire to connect the chuck on my air compressor with the blow nozzle That way the nozzle is always there when I need it It’s really handy when blowing dust out of tractors or sweeping a floor ”