Fertilizer Buggy Running Gear Converted Into Gooseneck Trailer Hitch
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I bought a used fertilizer buggy running gear at a sale and converted it into a gooseneck trailer hitch. It works a lot better than a 3-pt. or drawbar-mounted gooseneck hitch because to remove it all I have to do is pull a pin and go. Also, I can pull it behind my pickup at highway speeds.
I paid $125 for the 6-ton fertilizer buggy running gear which is 10 ft. long including the hitch. The box had rusted out. I welded a 10-in. wide channel iron across the frame from one side to the other and welded a ball on top of it. I then welded another channel iron to the underside of the frame for extra strength.
I can turn the trailer as short as I could if it was hooked up directly to a tractor. Another advantage is that it doesn't require a big tractor to pull the trailer, even when it's loaded, because the fertilizer buggy running gear carries most of the weight at the front of the trailer. All I need is traction. (Lee Hostetler, 2621 Center School Road, Cottage Grove, Tenn. 38224 ph 901 782-3210)
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Fertilizer Buggy Running Gear Converted Into Gooseneck Trailer Hitch FERTILIZER APPLICATION Fertilizer Application (58f) 23-3-36 I bought a used fertilizer buggy running gear at a sale and converted it into a gooseneck trailer hitch. It works a lot better than a 3-pt. or drawbar-mounted gooseneck hitch because to remove it all I have to do is pull a pin and go. Also, I can pull it behind my pickup at highway speeds.
I paid $125 for the 6-ton fertilizer buggy running gear which is 10 ft. long including the hitch. The box had rusted out. I welded a 10-in. wide channel iron across the frame from one side to the other and welded a ball on top of it. I then welded another channel iron to the underside of the frame for extra strength.
I can turn the trailer as short as I could if it was hooked up directly to a tractor. Another advantage is that it doesn't require a big tractor to pull the trailer, even when it's loaded, because the fertilizer buggy running gear carries most of the weight at the front of the trailer. All I need is traction. (Lee Hostetler, 2621 Center School Road, Cottage Grove, Tenn. 38224 ph 901 782-3210)
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