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3-Pt Mounted Dualchanger
"I was looking for a one-man dual wheel handler that would eliminate the need to manhandle duals," says Gene Wiemers, Melbourne, Iowa.
"The ones available on the market fit on the front-end loader. The problem with them is that you can't see the wheel hub from the tractor seat. There are others that fit on a ski
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3-Pt mounted dualchanger TIRES/WHEELS Handling 17-3-10 "I was looking for a one-man dual wheel handler that would eliminate the need to manhandle duals," says Gene Wiemers, Melbourne, Iowa.
"The ones available on the market fit on the front-end loader. The problem with them is that you can't see the wheel hub from the tractor seat. There are others that fit on a skid steer loader that have better visibility but you shouldn't get out of a skid steer seat with the loader up because you could hit the controls and let the loader down on yourself.
"I finally got the idea of mounting it on a 3-pt. hitch. I can pick up the wheel from storage and see where I'm going when I go to mount it on the tractor. The small wheels on the lift, which ride inside the rim, let me rotate the wheel making it easy to align the bolts. The ratchet handle attached to the linkage lets me swing the wheel back and forth slightly.
"Now I can get the wheel so it almost lines up and then climb off the tractor to line up bolt holes.
"I used miscellaneous angle iron and steel tubing to make the unit and bought the small wheels."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gene Wiemers, Wiemers Farms Inc., Melbourne, Iowa 50162 (ph 515 482-3238).
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