Hitch-Mounted Cargo Carrier Reworked To Fit Riding Mowers
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“My girlfriend wasn’t using her hitch-mounted steel cargo carrier basket any more, so I converted it into a pair of small cargo carriers: one for her Deere riding mower and one for my Sears Craftsman. They really come in handy for hauling 5-gal. buckets of feed and for other small jobs,” says Bill Wardell, Avoca, Wis.
Both carriers measure about 2 ft. square and have 8-in. high sides. Wardell occasionally pulls a trailer behind his mower, so he ran a 32-in. long, 3-in. wide metal drawbar through his carrier that extends 6 in. out the back side. Both carriers fit into receiver hitches already on the mowers and are supported by a pair of light chains, which snap onto rings bolted to the mower’s frame.
The original cargo carrier was about 5 ft. long by 2 ft. deep. Wardell used an angle grinder to cut 2 ft. off each end, then made a pair of metal brackets with receiver tubes and welded them onto the open side on each carrier. He used 1-in. angle iron to make side braces and bolted them onto the carrier and also the brackets.
“The carrier on my girlfriend’s riding mower fit nicely between the rear wheels. However, the rear wheels on my mower are spaced closer together so I had to set my carrier farther back,” says Wardell. “I also had to make a pair of metal knee braces to keep my carrier from swaying sideways.
“To remove the carrier I just unsnap the two chains and pull a pin from the receiver hitch.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bill Wardell, 2607 County Road I, Avoca, Wis. 53506 (ph 608 929-4801; ponyhitch@gmail.com).
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Hitch-Mounted Cargo Carrier Reworked To Fit Riding Mowers FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 “My girlfriend wasn’t using her hitch-mounted steel cargo carrier basket any more so I converted it into a pair of small cargo carriers: one for her Deere riding mower and one for my Sears Craftsman They really come in handy for hauling 5-gal buckets of feed and for other small jobs ” says Bill Wardell Avoca Wis Both carriers measure about 2 ft square and have 8-in high sides Wardell occasionally pulls a trailer behind his mower so he ran a 32-in long 3-in wide metal drawbar through his carrier that extends 6 in out the back side Both carriers fit into receiver hitches already on the mowers and are supported by a pair of light chains which snap onto rings bolted to the mower’s frame The original cargo carrier was about 5 ft long by 2 ft deep Wardell used an angle grinder to cut 2 ft off each end then made a pair of metal brackets with receiver tubes and welded them onto the open side on each carrier He used 1-in angle iron to make side braces and bolted them onto the carrier and also the brackets “The carrier on my girlfriend’s riding mower fit nicely between the rear wheels However the rear wheels on my mower are spaced closer together so I had to set my carrier farther back ” says Wardell “I also had to make a pair of metal knee braces to keep my carrier from swaying sideways “To remove the carrier I just unsnap the two chains and pull a pin from the receiver hitch ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bill Wardell 2607 County Road I Avoca Wis 53506 ph 608 929-4801; ponyhitch@gmail com
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