Dump Cart Powered By Walk-Behind Mower

Dump Cart Powered By Walk-Behind Mower FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 Pushing a loaded wheelbarrow around is an easy job for Ernest Schmucker Sturgis Mich who converted his heavy-duty walk-behind lawn mower into a self-propelled wheelbarrow “I use it for everything from spreading mulch on our garden to hauling manure and fencing supplies The conversion was easy to do ” says Schmucker He already had the Gravely 54-in hydrostatic mower which had a damaged deck He removed the deck from its frame and lag-bolted a pair of 2 by 10’s lengthwise on top He then used 3/4-in plywood to build a box measuring 4 ft wide 3 ft long and 18 in high It’s attached to the 2 by 10’s by a pair of door hinges “The box is balanced so that it stays down until I lift the back end to dump ” says Schmucker “I used it a lot recently to help neighbors clean up brush from a camping area they had cleared in their woods I bought a 4-wheeled dolly that pins onto a hitch I installed behind the mower so I can drive around in comfort ” He says the mower’s Vanguard 18 hp engine has plenty of power to push the biggest load “In fact if the load is too heavy the mower’s rear wheels will spin because there isn’t enough weight on back ” notes Schmucker Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ernest V Schmucker 24655 Sauger Lake Rd Sturgis Mich 49091 ph 269 467-6099

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