Rack Makes Toting Trees Fun

Rack Makes Toting Trees Fun 32-5-8 "I'm getting old, and it was hard for me to carry trees," says Charles Hudson, explaining why he built a tree tote rack for his garden tractor. The Piney View, West Virginia man planted a field of Christmas trees when he retired 12 years ago. He enjoys helping people select Christmas trees, and his rack makes delivering them to their vehicles much easier. He built the 2 by 2-ft. rack with a wooden tongue to pin to the crossbar of the tractor's 3-pt. hitch. The rack has a 5-in. hole in it to hold the tree trunk. The top of the tree is tied to two vertical 1 by 3-in. boards supported by an angle brace that slips on the tractor's frame behind the seat. It's very stable, Hudson says, and he has hauled trees up to 8 ft. tall. "My tractor is small so I can easily drive between the rows of trees," Hudson says. Built of scraps, the rack didn't cost him anything and it has made selling Christmas trees as pleasant for him as it is for customers. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charles Hudson, P.O. Box 108, Piney View, West Virginia 25906 (ph 304 253-6842).

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