"Yard Roller" Made Out Of Metal Water Tank

"Yard Roller" Made Out Of Metal Water Tank FARM HOME Miscellaneous 26-5-18 "I built it entirely from scrap materials which kept the cost way down," says Mike Grace, Elberon, Iowa, about the pull-type "yard roller" he made out of an old water storage tank. The yard roller measures 7 ft. long and 54 in. in diameter. A steel pipe runs all the way through the center of the tank and is connected to a frame made from 3-in. dia. pipe. Both ends of the pipe that goes through the tank fit inside short lengths of larger pipe, forming an axle. Grace uses his Ford 8N tractor, which is equipped with big turf tires on back, to pull the roller. "I use it to smooth out earthworm mounds in my yard and also bumps caused by winter thawing and freezing " says Grace. "The 3-in. dia. pipe that I used to make the frame was steam pipe salvaged from a house. I fill the tank only about half full, which is about 4,500 lbs. That's about as much weight as my tractor can handle without spinning the rear turf tires when turning. "To reinforce the tank I crawled inside and welded a series of metal fence posts across it, but I don't think it was necessary. I also cut out several pipe outlets and welded them shut." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mike Grace, 3206 X Ave., Elberon, Iowa 52225 (ph 319 444-2906).

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