Transport Hitch For Farm Pickups
"When people see me pulling an 8-bottom plow with my pickup I tell them I've got the world's most powerful farm truck," jokes Ronald McCoy, Crookston, Neb., who actually only uses the pickup to transport the plow from farm to farm using a special lift frame he built for his pickup that lets him transport equipment at road speeds.
He mounted the rectangular frame, made out of steel tubing, at the back edge of the pickup box. It's held in place by a triangular brace that attaches to the fifth wheel ball hitch. A chain winch hangs from a hook at the top of the frame and fastens directly to the trailing equipment.
"Lets me tow equipment at 40 mph down the road between farms. I always get strange looks from people when they see me pulling a big plow or other equipment with the pickup," says McCoy.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ronald F. McCoy, Box 11, Crookston, Neb. 69212 (ph 402 425-3224).
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Transport Hitch for Farm Pickups HITCHES Hitches 17-1-28 "When people see me pulling an 8-bottom plow with my pickup I tell them I've got the world's most powerful farm truck," jokes Ronald McCoy, Crookston, Neb., who actually only uses the pickup to transport the plow from farm to farm using a special lift frame he built for his pickup that lets him transport equipment at road speeds.
He mounted the rectangular frame, made out of steel tubing, at the back edge of the pickup box. It's held in place by a triangular brace that attaches to the fifth wheel ball hitch. A chain winch hangs from a hook at the top of the frame and fastens directly to the trailing equipment.
"Lets me tow equipment at 40 mph down the road between farms. I always get strange looks from people when they see me pulling a big plow or other equipment with the pickup," says McCoy.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ronald F. McCoy, Box 11, Crookston, Neb. 69212 (ph 402 425-3224).
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