Teeter Totter Service Ramp For Garden Tractors, ATV's
"It provides me with a safe and easy way to clean the deck and sharpen the blades on my riding mower. I wouldn't be without it," says Graham Keeney, International Falls, Minn., about his home-built, drive-on service deck.
The ramps hold the tractor about 2 ft. off the ground and are made from corrugated and nonskid metal. They're 10 ft. long by 10 in. wide. The deck's legs are made from 2 1/2-in. sq. tubing, with skid plates allowing the unit to be pulled around Keeney's shop or yard.
What makes the service deck unique is how it tilts to the ground for loading, and then tilts back to a horizontal position once the riding mower reaches a tipping point. "The deck is balanced to stay in an angled position when not in use, but levels out to a horizontal position as soon as the riding mower reaches the deck's 'overcenter' point," says Keeney.
A small, 1-way hydraulic cylinder positioned under the ramp softens the up-and-down motion. The cylinder is attached to a bracket with a pair of metal pins that allow the cylinder to pivot as the ramp tilts. "I restricted the flow inside the cylinder so the cylinder moves nice and slow," says Keeney.
He also uses the ramps to drive a garden tractor or ATV into a pickup bed.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Graham Keeney, 3913 Hwy. 11, International Falls, Minn. 56649 (ph 218 283-2360).
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Teeter Totter Service Ramp For Garden Tractors, ATV's ATV'S ATV'S 34-4-39 "It provides me with a safe and easy way to clean the deck and sharpen the blades on my riding mower. I wouldn't be without it," says Graham Keeney, International Falls, Minn., about his home-built, drive-on service deck.
The ramps hold the tractor about 2 ft. off the ground and are made from corrugated and nonskid metal. They're 10 ft. long by 10 in. wide. The deck's legs are made from 2 1/2-in. sq. tubing, with skid plates allowing the unit to be pulled around Keeney's shop or yard.
What makes the service deck unique is how it tilts to the ground for loading, and then tilts back to a horizontal position once the riding mower reaches a tipping point. "The deck is balanced to stay in an angled position when not in use, but levels out to a horizontal position as soon as the riding mower reaches the deck's ćovercenter' point," says Keeney.
A small, 1-way hydraulic cylinder positioned under the ramp softens the up-and-down motion. The cylinder is attached to a bracket with a pair of metal pins that allow the cylinder to pivot as the ramp tilts. "I restricted the flow inside the cylinder so the cylinder moves nice and slow," says Keeney.
He also uses the ramps to drive a garden tractor or ATV into a pickup bed.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Graham Keeney, 3913 Hwy. 11, International Falls, Minn. 56649 (ph 218 283-2360).
